National costumes of Poland (Polish: ''stroje ludowe'') vary by region. They are not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays,

harvest festivals A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. ...

and other special occasions. The costumes may reflect region and sometimes social or marital status. Poland's inhabitants live in the following historic regions of the country: Greater Poland,

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a ...

Mazovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ...

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

Warmia Warmia ( pl, Warmia; Latin: ''Varmia'', ''Warmia''; ; Warmian: ''Warńija''; lt, Varmė; Old Prussian: ''Wārmi'') is both a historical and an ethnographic region in northern Poland, forming part of historical Prussia. Its historic capital ...

Masuria Masuria (, german: Masuren, Masurian: ''Mazurÿ'') is a ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the ...

, Podlasie,

Kujawy Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three ...

and

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

Lesser Poland / Małopolska

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

region: The woman's costume includes a white blouse, a vest that is embroidered and beaded on front and back, a floral full skirt, an apron, a red coral bead necklace, and lace-up boots. Unmarried women and girls may wear a flower wreath with ribbons while married women wear a white kerchief on their head. 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 Lachy may refer to: * Lachy, Marne, a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France * Lachy or Lendians, an ancient Polish tribe * Lachy Sądeckie, the Lachy culture of the Sądeckie region of Poland * Lachy, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a v ...

live in southern Lesser Poland, especially in

Nowy Sącz County __NOTOC__ Nowy Sącz County ( pl, powiat nowosądecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result o ...

and Kotlina Sądecka. File:43. TKB - Pilsko z Żywca 04.JPG, Western Kraków region File:Mazowsze 2011.jpg, Eastern Kraków region File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble p82.jpg, Kraków region File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble p58.jpg, Lachy Sądeckie men's costume File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble p54.jpg, Lachy Sądeckie, including married woman's costume File:07666 Polonia Francja Courcelles les Lens 1.jpg, Lachy Sądeckie, including unmarried woman's costume File:Józef Miniewski.jpg, Lesser Poland

Gorals / Górale

Gorals The Gorals ( pl, Górale; Goral dialect: ''Górole''; sk, Gorali; Cieszyn Silesia dialect, Cieszyn Silesian: ''Gorole''), also known as the Highlanders (in Poland as the Polish Highlanders) are an indigenous ethnographic or ethnic group primar ...

live in southern Poland along the Carpathian Mountains, in

Podhale Podhale (literally "below the mountain pastures") is Poland's southernmost region, sometimes referred to as the "Polish Highlands". The Podhale is located in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathian mountains. It is the most famous ...

of the

Tatra Mountains The Tatra Mountains (), Tatras, or Tatra (''Tatry'' either in Slovak () or in Polish () - '' plurale tantum''), are a series of mountains within the Western Carpathians that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They are the hi ...

and parts of the

Beskids The Beskids or Beskid Mountains ( pl, Beskidy, cs, Beskydy, sk, Beskydy, rue, Бескиды (''Beskydŷ''), ua, Бескиди (''Beskydy'')) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west ...

. Their costumes vary depending on the region. File:Polenez Dance Group, Surrey Fusion Festival 2010 a.jpg, File:Young Gorals of Zywiec 2008 10.jpg,

Żywiec Żywiec () (german: Saybusch) is a town in southern Poland with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). Between 1975 and 1998, it was located within the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, but has since become part of the Silesian Voivodeship.It is the capital of Ż ...

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Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...

(1938) File:Szczawnica in Poland 1939.jpg,

Szczawnica Szczawnica is a resort town in Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. As of June 30, 2007, its population was 7,378. Szczawnica has been a well-known resort town since the mid nineteenth century. Due to the presence o ...

(1939) File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble singer7.jpg, Gorals from

Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, Śląsk Cieszyński ; cs, Těšínské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český T� ...

File:Przewodnicy tatrzanscy 1877.jpg, Tatra Gorals in 1877 File:Assumption of the Holy Mary Mass in Juszczyna, 2016.jpg, Żywiec Gorals in 2016 File:Grojcowianie in folk costume 01.jpg, Żywiec Gorals in traditional costume File:Members of the 'Wiyrchowianie' folklore group in Podhale costume 02.jpg, Podhale Gorals in traditional costume

Subcarpathian region / Podkarpacie

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian ...

* Uplanders * Lasowiacy File:07702 Polonia Francja Pogórzania Polish Uplanders.jpg, Pogórzanie File:43. TKB - Ziemia Myślenicka z Myślenic 01.JPG, Pogórzanie File:Z rzeszowskie.jpg, Rzeszowiacy File:43. TKB - Połoniny z Rzeszowa 13.JPG, Pogórzanie File:07826 Bilder von der Marktplatzeröffnung im Freilichtmuseum Sanok durch Minister Zdrojewski, am 16. September 2011.jpg, Sanok (Kamraty) File:Regional costume of Lasowiacy (Masurians), 2010 Bukowsko.JPG, Lasowiacy (Mazurians) File:06615 Holiday Folk in Niebieszczany.jpg, Rymanów (Pogórzanie) File:00361 Folk band Liszna.jpg, Liszna (Sanok) File:Carpatho-Rusyn sub-groups - Sanok area Lemkos in original goral folk-costumes from Mokre (Poland) ..jpg,

Lemkos Lemkos ( rue, Лeмкы, translit= Lemkŷ; pl, Łemkowie; uk, Лемки, translit=Lemky) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region ( rue, Лемковина, translit=Lemkovyna; uk, Лемківщина, translit=Lemkivshchyna) of Car ...

from

Mokre, Sanok County Mokre ( uk, Мокре, ''Mokre'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagórz, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zagórz, south of Sanok, and south ...

File:Carpatho-Rusyn sub-groups - Przemyśl area Ukrainians in original goral folk-costumes..jpg, Lemkos from Przemyśl

Lublin region

* Lublin region is represented by the Krzczonów folk costume *

Biłgoraj Biłgoraj ( yi, בילגאריי, ''Bilgoray'', ua, Білґорай) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 25,838 inhabitants as of December 2021. Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously located in Zamość V ...

File:Z lubeskie.jpg, Lublin region File:Polish Dozynki Festival in Adelaide, Australia, 2007.jpg, Lublin File:Stroj bilgorajski damski.JPG,

File:Stroj bilgorajski meski.JPG, Biłgoraj

Silesia / Śląsk

* Bytom /

Piekary Śląskie Piekary Śląskie () (german: Deutsch Piekar; szl, Piekary) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The north district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesia ...

in Upper Silesia *

, see *

Lower Silesia Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...

File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble dancers21.jpg, File:43. TKB - Wisła z Płocka 03.JPG,

File:58th birthday of Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble dancers10.jpg, File:Z dolnoslaskie.jpg, Lower Silesia File:Zespół Wilamowce.jpg,

Wilamowice Wilamowice (earlier ''Willamowice'', german: Wilmesau, Wymysorys: ''Wymysoü'') is a rural town in southern Poland, situated in the Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town is inhabited by a Germanic ethnic group of Vilamovians, who spea ...

, Vilamovians

Pomerania / Pomorze, Kujawy, Warmia

Kashubians The Kashubians ( csb, Kaszëbi; pl, Kaszubi; german: Kaschuben), also known as Cassubians or Kashubs, are a Lechitic ( West Slavic) ethnic group native to the historical region of Pomerania, including its eastern part called Pomerelia, in nor ...

inhabit

Kashubia pl, Kaszuby , native_name_lang = csb, de, csb , settlement_type = Historical region , anthem = Zemia Rodnô , image_map = Kashubians in Poland.png , image_flag ...

in north-central Poland. *

Pyrzyce Pyrzyce ( csb, Përzëca; formerly german: Pyritz) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland. As of 2007, it had 13,331 inhabitants. Pyrzycw is the capital of the Pyrzyce County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), which was previousl ...

File:Witamiwilno.jpg,

Kashubia pl, Kaszuby , native_name_lang = csb, de, csb , settlement_type = Historical region , anthem = Zemia Rodnô , image_map = Kashubians in Poland.png , image_flag ...

File:Dzewus w kaszebsczich ruchnach.jpg, Kashubia File:07669 Polonia Brazylia Araucaria 1.jpg,

Masovia and central Poland

Places in

Masovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ...

with distinctive costumes include: *

Łowicz Łowicz is a town in central Poland with 27,896 inhabitants (2020). It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). Together with a nearby station of Bednary, Łowicz is a ma ...

Kurpie Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of t ...

of the Green and White Primeval Forests * Wilanow *

Opoczno Opoczno ) is a town in south-central Poland, in eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a long and rich history, and in the past it used to be one of the most importa ...

Sieradz Sieradz ( la, Siradia, yi, שעראַדז, שערעדז, שעריץ, german: 1941-45 Schieratz) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivode ...

File:Małgorzata Czaczkowska & Mirella Kostrzewa.jpg,

File:Kurps in Warsaw-22-Baclawscy.jpg, Kurpie File:43. TKB - Ziemia Myślenicka z Myślenic 09.JPG,

File:43. TKB - Chodowiacy z Chodowa 03.JPG, Central File:43. TKB - Kurpianka z Kadzidła 01.JPG, Green Forest

File:Dziewczeta kurpiowskie-A.Chetnik-scan.jpg, Green Forest Kurpie in 1913

Podlaskie / Podlasie

* Podlasie File:8. MFF Pražský jarmark 3790.jpg, Podlasie File:Picnic.3 Harvest Festival 2011, Mońki.JPG, Stare Lewkowo

Greater Poland / Wielkopolska

Bambrzy Bambers, also known as Poznań Bambergians, are Poles who are partly descended from Germans who moved from the area of Bamberg (Upper Franconia, Germany) to villages surrounding Poznań, Poland. They settled in villages which had been destroyed du ...

* Szamotuly * Biskupianski File:Bamberki Boze Cialo2.jpg,

wearing unmarried woman's headpiece File:JKRUK 20090906 MIESZKANCY KROBII W STROJACH LUDOWYCH NA JASNEJ GORZE IMG 8126.jpg, Married attire from Krobia

Upper class

The '' szlachta'' were Polish nobles and had their own attire which included the kontusz, pas kontuszowy (sash) and a crimson

żupan Żupan (; lt, žiponas, cz, župan, sk, župan, hu, kabát, be, жупан, uk, жупан) is a long lined garment of West or Central Asian origin which was worn by almost all males of the nobility in the multi-ethnic Polish–Lithuanian ...

. File:Zespół Pieśni i Tańca "Śląsk" Koncert Moniuszkowski 07.jpg, Nobility File:Krakowskie bractwo kurkowe 01.JPG, Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków) File:Bractwo Kurkowe (9018851292).jpg, Bractwo Kurkowe (Kraków) File:Zygmunt Gonzaga Myszkowski.jpg, 17th century File:07615 Polonia Kanada Hamilton 1.JPG,

File:43. TKB - Beskid z Bielska-Białej 05.JPG, Żywiec File:Król Stanisław Leszczyński.JPG, King

Stanisław I Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cal ...

in a ''Cracovian'' costume

Burghers

''Mieszczanie'' were Polish burghers, among whom in 18th century czamaras gained a lot of popularity (especially in the

region, hence the alternative name ''Kraków coat'' for czamara). In 19th century czamara became a Polish national and patriotic attire. File:Чимари 1848.jpg, Men in czamaras File:Чимара 1848.jpg, Man wearing a czamara

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polish costume Polish culture Polish clothing Folk costumes