HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Setesdalsbunad or ''women's
folk costume Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing of an ethnic group, nation or region, and expresses cultural, religious or national identity. An ethnic group's clothing may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic ...
from
Valle Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina * University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colomb ...
in
Setesdal Setesdal (; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes. The Otra river flows through the val ...
'' as the original name, is a costume based on the costume traditions of Valle in
Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, ) was a county (''fylke'') in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . ...
,
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. In addition, this costume is one of the oldest costumes that have been used continuously for years, both in everyday life and for party use. Today is the Setesdalsbunad remains as an outfit to mark an anniversary, among them the
Norwegian Constitution Day Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as ''Syttende mai'' ("Seventeenth of May"), ''Nasjonaldagen'' ("National Day"), or ''Grunnl ...
on 17 May each year. In addition, there is also a traditional Setesdalsbunad used by men. The male version is characterized by the back part which partially is made of leather.Setesdal bunadssenter
in Norwegian


Gallery: Setesdalsbunad

File:Byklar med slipestein Lindahl.jpeg, Older picture from Setesdal where the locals are wearing the local version of the national costume. File:Bunadskledd ungdom fra Setesdal danser, ca 1905.jpg, Costume dressed youth from Setesdal dancing, about 1905. File:Brurepar fraa Sætisdalen.jpg, Bridal couple from Setesdal File:Setesdal -on the way to Church..jpg, Local youth on their way to church in the middle of the 20th century File:Setesdalsbunaden2.jpg, Setesdalsbunad for women. The back of the costume. File:Setesdalsbunaden4.jpg, Setesdalsbunad for women, for summer use or everyday use. File:Setesdalsbunaden8.jpg, Setesdalsbunad, the leftmost. Detail of the costume. File:Setesdalsbunaden9.jpg, Setesdalsbunad for men. Detail (1). File:Setesdalsbunaden11.jpg, Setesdalsbunad for men. Detail (2). File:Setesdalsbunaden10.jpg, The front of the costume for men. File:Setesdalsbunaden12.jpg, The back of the costume for men.


See also

*
Bunad ''Bunad'' (, plural: ''bunader''/''bunadar'') is a Norwegian umbrella term. In a broader sense, the term encompasses household, householding equipment, and livestock as well as both traditional rural clothes (mostly dating to the 18th and 19th ...
* List of national costumes of Norway


References

{{Reflist Setesdal Bunad