Bulgarian national garb

The women's costume are composed of: pinafore, skirt, buckles, apron, Bulgarian jewelry and others.

The men's costume are composed of: full-bottomed breeches, girdle, vest, shirt and others.

[1] Bulgarian traditional clothing is diverse, and every ethnographic area in Bulgaria has its distinct styles.

With the unification of the two peoples, the intertwining of embroidery ornaments from both cultures gradually began to be observed.

People believed that if someone cut off part of the embroidery of a garment, it gives way to evil spirits and makes a person more vulnerable.

The girls began embroidering their chaise at the age of 12, and this was the highest art form created at home by anyone else.

The crown represents the firmament (upper, celestial world) with its real and supernatural inhabitants - God, angels, saints, and birds.

It represents three intertwined eights, forming an endless labyrinth and is one of the symbols of protection used by Bulgarians' ancestors.

This figure contains the concept of the divine and earthly nature, of the masculine and feminine, of the pursuit of harmony and balance.

The Mother Goddess was depicted as a pregnant woman giving birth, with the sun and the moon on either side of her.

For many ancient peoples such as the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, red was also a leading color in rituals and ceremonies.

Yellow or "gold" is a symbol of the Sun and light, of the divine and the sacred, of moral purity and mercy, of prosperity and wealth.

Studies show that yellow helps to increase brain activity and improve memory.

In the Eastern Rhodopes, it is customary to make a wedding mask for the bride with white paint and colored beads.