Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Research:
Eastern Europe- Eastern Europe consists of countries such as Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The dominant religion that is followed by most of the people in this region is of Christianity, however people follow different sector of this religion in this region. Most of the people living in this region speak the Slavic, Uralic as well as Baltic languages. Eastern Europe is very different than the Western Europe specifically economy wise, because not all countries in Eastern Europe work with Euro as their currency. Eastern Europe also has a really good education, and due to that there are many international moves to Eastern Europe in order to receive education. There are many festivals that are celebrated throughout Eastern Europe, and some of the really popular ones are Creepe Teepee, The Garden Festival, Hideout Festival, FOR festival, and even more; people travel from across the world in order to celebrate this colorful and full of joy festivals with their friends, family and their significant other.
Poland- A very well known head piece for men is a red peaked hat, and they usually wear a white linin shirt with belts around their vest, a coat and loosely fitting trousers which are tightened with boots. Women have many options, however the outfit consist of shirt, corset, skirt, shirt apron and shoes.
Slovakia- A very well known folk costume wore by Czechs and Slovaks is called Kroj. Kroj played a very important role in olden time, because it showed which village they were from, if that person is married or not as well as their social status.
Belarus- The traditional clothing of Belarus was very much influenced by the Kievan Rus. era. There are many different style of clothing. The most famous one is called the Puhavicki style, in it the women usually wear a blouse decorated with ornaments and a flowy skirt and an apron on top of it.
Southern Europe- Southern Europe consist of countries such as Portugal, Albania, Bosnia, Cyprus, Azores, Spain, Corsica, Iberian Peninsula, and Balkan Peninsula. One of the main religion that is followed by the people in the region is of Christianity, and there are some people who follows Judaism as well as Islam. The culture is very family-oriented, and people enjoy leisurely activates such as spending time with friends and family member. Family and business tend to have a traditional and hierarchy structure. It is not very appropriate or elegant to wear athletic shoes in the morning during job, however, one can wear but it is better to avoid them. Similar to other European countries, people in this region also tend to celebrate numerous colorful and fun festivals. One of the most well-known festival in which people participate from around the world which takes place in Spain is called La Tomatina. The festival started due to a person trying to get attention in 1945 by attacking people with tomatoes, which now is celebrated as a form of festival which usually takes place in the street of Spain for almost 4 hours; the people participating in the event attack each other with tomatoes and making a street a bowl for salsa.
Spain- Spanish clothing were very influential in 16th century. Men would usually wear a Gilet, sleeveless vest or jacket, with black pants. Women usually wore a dress with mantilla, a veil, and peineta, to hold the veil, during special occasions.
Corsica- Clothing for both gender in this region is pretty straight forward. Men usually wore a boots, a linen white shirt, colorful vest with a jacket over it. Women usually wore a large fluffy skirt, with an apron and a scarf on the face.
Bosnia- In olden time in Bosnia, pants were compulsory for both genders. Women's pants were fluffier in comparison to the men's, and they both wore a shirt with a short jacket layering on the top of it.
Africa:
North Africa- North Africa consists of countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. There are numerous religions that are followed in North Africa, but some of the main ones are Islam and Christianity. Alike religion, there are many different languages spoken in north Africa such as Arabic, Berber, Fulani and even more, but many of this languages are very isolative. This languages are part of the Afro-Asiatic family from the language tree. The people of North Africa are very diverse, therefore there are bunch of different minority group who have their own unique festivals and culture. Some of the well-known places which are known for its history in North Africa are the Giza pyramid complex in Egypt, Atlas mountains passing through the Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Art and music are something that s very significant in this region, one of the most popular style that is used in this region is of Chaabi, and oud, a stringed lute-like instrument.
Algeria- Men usually wear a burnoose, protects them from the sun in the morning and cold at night, and most of the clothing are hooded. Women usually wear different types of dresses, for example karakou, with full of color as well as rich gold jewelry.
Egypt- Women in this region usually wear a tob sebleh, a type of long dress, and underneath they wear wide trouser. Men mainly wear a long shirt and trousers. Both gender wear some sort of headpiece, for women it is hijab, while for men it is tarboosh.
Sudan- Their culture in general is influenced by both Islam and Christianity, so people have different ways of getting dressed in Sudan; however, both genders prefers to wear loose-fitting clothing. Men usually wear a loose-fitting robe with a turban, and women wear a wrapped-around cloth with a scarf around their neck
South Africa- South Africa consist of countries such as Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana,  Angola, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. South Africa, a country, is also called a "Rainbow Nation" because of its diverse culture. South African countries are very proud of their art and music, which have been highly influenced by the Christian missionaries in previous eras. Some of their style of music are kwaito, house music, mbube, Zulu vocal, and jazzy street style music. There are many languages that are spoken in this region such as English, Afrikaans, Southern sotho, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Venda, Northern sotho, Swati and many other indigenous languages. Like other countries, there are many festivals that are celebrated in South African countries. One of the most famous festival is of the Cape Town Jazz festival, which takes place in the streets of the Cape Town. The festival had grown so much popularity that there are almost more then 40 international groups performing, and people just have fun walking in the streets with their family and friends.
Swaziland- There are different ways of clothing for different ages in Swaziland. Traditionally women in their adulthood would wear an apron and a skirt, and after them giving a birth, they would put the apron over one shoulder. Men usually wear a loin skin cloth around their body.
Namibia- Women usually wear a long petticoat gown with a shawl around the chest, and they also wear an extravagant headwear. Their clothing is very influenced by the Germany, more specifically form the 19th century.
Lesotho- Both gender wear a blanket or shawl around the shoulder. Women traditionally wear a dress with bold colors and patterns. While men simply wear long sleeve shirt and some sort of pants with rubber boots.
Cite:
http://www.our-africa.org/algeria/people-culture
http://nationalclothing.org/africa/48-algeria/113-traditional-costume-of-algeria-three-civilizations-are-mixed-in-the-design-of-algerian-folk-dress.html
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/south-africas-top-ten-festivals/
http://www.raqs.co.nz/me/clothing_egypt.html
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Namibians.html

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