Macedonian national costumes are part of the material culture of the

Macedonian people Macedonians ( mk, Македонци, Makedonci) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identif ...

and they are an important branch of the Macedonian folk art.

Types

Macedonians wore 70 different types of national costumes, depending on the region where people lived, such as: Skopska Blatija, Skopska Crna Gora, Upper Polog, Lower Polog, Prilep-

Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

Plain, Upper Prespa, Lower Prespa, Ohrid Plain, Struga Plain, Drimkol, Malesija,

Mariovo Mariovo ( mk, Мариово) is a historic region in the southern part of North Macedonia, with an area of 1,390 square km and an elevation 1,050 m, situated among mountains. Geography Mountains * Selečka (highest peak - ''Visoka'' 1,471 m) ...

, Ovče Pole, Malesevo and many others. Every type of folk costume has its own characteristics, but common for all is the presence of the red, black and the white colour and the geometrical shapes on it.

Gallery

Image:Nosii-Galicnik(1903-1908).jpg, Folk costumes from Galicnik, Mala i Dolna Reka Image:Women from Prilep-beginning of XX century.jpg, Folk costumes from Prilep Plain Image:Kuchevishte-1900.gif, Folk costumes from Kuceviste, Skopska Crna Gora Image:Yankovets Selianka.jpg, Folk costume from Yankovec, Upper Prespa Image:Gostivarska Nosija.JPG, Folk costume from

Gostivar Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...

, Upper Polog Image:Kališta ženi 1909.jpg, Folk costumes from Kalista, Struga Drimkol Image:Oro in Romanovce-old.jpg, Traditional dance oro in Romanovce, Zegligovo

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