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The current Museo del Traje dates from 2004. The museum, despite being a newly created institution, has a long and curious history. Its origin lies in the Historic Costume Exhibition, held in 1925. In the keynote address at this event, the Count of Romanones raised the idea of making the temporary exhibition permanent. Two years later he ...
Bulgaria – Every town has its own design of a national costume , with different types of clothing items traditional for each of the ethnographic regions of the country. [41] [42] Croatia – Croatian national costume, Lika cap, Šibenik cap; Greece – Fustanella, Breeches (Vraka), Amalia costume.
The national personification, Hispania, is little used nowadays although it is present in different artistic expressions. The traditional symbolic animals of Spain are the fighting bull and the imperial eagle. The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on 12 October.
Students of Sinenjongo High School in Cape Town, South Africa. As in many other former British colonies, most South African private and public schools have a uniform, and it is compulsory in all public schools and in the vast majority of private schools for children above pre-school level. [289]
The tradition of boarding at Jan van Riebeeck High dates back to 1953 with the construction of the Huis Jordaan, the then girls hostel, on the school campus, after the Cape Town Administrator and its executive committee decided to make funds available for the construction of residences for the school in 1950.
In 2010, Rustenberg Girls' High School was placed third in a list of the top schools in the Western Cape [2] after placing sixth in 2009. [3] A 2013 survey by Fairlady magazine listed Rustenburg Girls' High School among the top 25 schools in the country. [4] In 2014, Rustenburg Girls' High School again qualified for inclusion in the official ...
The main event, however, will take place on Saturday night, when the winner of the best national costume will be announced — as will the new Miss Universe, of course, who will take over from the ...
The bunad movement has its root in 19th-century national romanticism, which included an interest for traditional folk costumes not only in Norway, but also in neighbouring countries such as Denmark and notably Germany. However, in Norway, national romanticist ideas had a more lasting impact, as seen in the use of folk-inspired costumes.