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All 112 Styles of Folk Costumes of Romania

Romanian Folk Costumes: folkloric region TRANSYLVANIA. HATEG (Folkloric sub-region) Scroll down and see map Hateg Map
Hateg: Sarmisegetuza		Hateg: Lunca Cernii		Hateg: Meria--Rechitova		Orastie
Hateg, Man	Hateg,Woman Hateg Details	Lunca Cernii Man	Lunca Cernii Woman	Shepherd from Rechitova Hateg	Woman from Meria, Hateg	Orastie, Man	Orastie, Woman
In Hateg are preserved some of the most archaic folk costumes and architectural elements. Hateg, Transylvania, &Valea Bistrei, Banat, have many common elements, see MAP					....like a medieval lady	Apron Set 1 / Vest/Blouse Head Dress

Hunedoara		Petrosani ( Momârlani pe Jiul de Vest)		Petrosani ( or Valea Râului Jiu)		Padureni (Lelese)
Hunedoara, Woman	Hunedoara, Man	Momârlan, Man	Momârlan, Woman	Pertosani, Man	Petrosani, Woman	Padureni, Lelese Man	Padureni Woman
		Momarlan frrom Valea Jiului, Fall Outfit					Woman Vest

The highlighted area represents the stonghold of Decebal, the last king of Ancient Dacia, just before Dacia became part of the Roman Empire around 100A.D. Also, in this highlighted region (SW Sibiu, Valea Bistrei, Hateg, Orastie, Padureni, Tara Motilor,) the Romanian Folk Costumes retain some very old features: predilection for black and white; modest amount of embroidery; shipskin vests; caps (part of a woman head-cover,) and fringes (on aprons, coats, veils.) Fringes are considered a primitive feature.

2 Aprons,
Either mostly black
or red & black horizontal stripes.
Sheepskin vest.
Notice the "connecting" elements: back aprons are narrow with horizontal lines, just as in Central (Sibiu) or North (Somes) parts of Transylvania, while the front aprons are wider, but not as wide as those in "Tisa".

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