Title Traditional costumes and folklore dancing: review as preparation for digitalization of the cultural heritage /
Authors Kumpikaitė, Eglė ; Kyosev, Yordan ; Mikučionienė, Daiva ; Ragaišienė, Audronė ; Schmidt, Ann-Malin ; Herz, Sophie ; Priniotakis, Georgios ; Tzouganatou, Angeliki ; Plakantonaki, Sofia ; Kiskira, Kyriaki ; Nathanail, Georgios ; Karotsis, Vangelis ; Kazlacheva, Zlatina ; Zlatev, Zlatin ; Baycheva, Stanka ; Carvalho, Carlos Vaz de ; Cruz, Sandra
DOI 10.25368/2024.124
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Keywords [eng] traditional costumes ; folklore dancing ; German ; Bulgarian ; lithuanian
Abstract [eng] The present study is focused on a Virtual Reality Experience which will be serving educational purposes by providing a realistic visualization of ethnographic and folklore issues. More specifically, the V.R.E.’s subject is focused on traditional costumes, types of dances and dance movements which belong to the EU geographical area, including Greek, Bulgaria, Portugal, Germany and Lithuania regions. Heritage is the ways of living transmitting from generation to generation by a certain society, while culture is the characteristic peculiarities describing society - beliefs, religion, cuisine, music and arts, language, etc. Clothing/clothes have different uses: to protect body from different rough surfaces, cold or hot and injuries, to show our identity or individualism. „Dress” is a generalized term for clothing related to identity or activity, while “Costume” is a narrower term characterizing a particular style of social status, occupation or ethnicity. The entire ensemble of garments and ornaments which accompany the traditional costume functions as a useful methodological tool to distinguish whether a person comes from a village (rural costume) or a city (urban costume). Some dress characteristics express the identity of a person related to ethnicity, religion, age, social class etc. The informal traditional costume was used every day working the everyday work. Formal traditional costume was worn during different solemn occasions. Linen, hemp and wool are the most prefered raw materials in folk costumes. Silk and cotton started to be used mostly in the 19th century. [...].
Type Book
Language English
Publication date 2024
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