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  2. National costumes of Poland - Wikipedia

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    The men wear a blue waistcoat with embroidery and tassels, striped trousers, a krakuska cap ornamented with ribbons and peacock feathers and metal rings attached to the belt. Lachy Sądeckie live in southern Lesser Poland, especially in Nowy Sącz County and Kotlina Sądecka. Western Kraków region. Eastern Kraków region. Kraków region.

  3. Cracovians (ethnic group) - Wikipedia

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    Cracovians ( Polish: Krakowiacy) are an ethnographic subgroup of the Polish nation, who resides in the historic region of Lesser Poland around the city of Kraków. They use their own dialect, which belongs to the Lesser Polish dialect cluster of the Polish language, and are mostly Roman Catholic . Traditional Cracovian folk costumes ( stroj ...

  4. Krakowiak - Wikipedia

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    Krakowiak. Folk dancers in traditional costumes from Kraków (regarded as Polish national costumes). Krakowiak rhythm on score. The Krakowiak or Cracovienne is a fast, syncopated Polish folk dance in duple time from the region of Kraków and Lesser Poland. [1] The folk outfit worn for the dance has become the national costume of Poland, most ...

  5. Lajkonik - Wikipedia

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    The costume of the Lajkonik is worn also by street disguisers as a tourist attraction. [4] However, the true Lajkonik is only the one at the festival on the first Thursday after Corpus Christi. Lajkonik-themed seats in a Bombardier NGT6 tram in Kraków. There are numerous souvenirs and folk art items depicting the Lajkonik.

  6. Siuda Baba - Wikipedia

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    Siuda Baba is an old Polish folk custom, celebrated on Easter Monday and surviving today in only a handful of villages surrounding Kraków. The character of Siuda Baba is performed by a local man who dresses up as a shabbily clothed woman whose face is blackened with soot. Siuda Baba walks from house to house, accompanied by other characters ...

  7. Culture of Kraków - Wikipedia

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    The Gallery of 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice, with the collection of some of the best known paintings and sculptures of the Young Poland movement. Jan Matejko Manor [2] Emeryk Hutten-Czapski Museum [3] Józef Mehoffer Manor [2] The City of Krakow has a Museum of Krakow that also has branches throughout the city:- Kraków Museum of ...

  8. Kraków Cloth Hall - Wikipedia

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    The Kraków Cloth Hall (Polish: Sukiennice, pronounced [sukʲɛˈɲːit͡sɛ]), in Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square in the Kraków Old Town (the historic center of Kraków), which since 1978 has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

  9. Polish folk dances - Wikipedia

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    Polish folk dances are a tradition rooted in ten centuries of Polish culture and history. Many of the dances stem from regional customs and historical events and are distinct from Czech, Slovak and Germanic styles. National dances include formal ballroom or ballet elements. Nowadays, the dances are only performed during major events, holidays ...