donderdag 13 augustus 2015

Folklore

Yesterday we visited a little village Spakenburg with a folkloristic market. In the old times women in the country used to wear costumes which indicated the village where they came from. So this one is typical for Spakenburg/Bunschoten.

Very special here is the shoulder piece called the "kraplap" which is not made of cardboard but from very starched fabric. It has different patterns and rhe fabric used to be handpainted.

The children had their own costumes and this lady explained to the public all the different ins and outs of the folklore.

This cutie was stumbling around in front of me.

And had to be comforted by her mom when she had fallen on the street.

The youngest were just looking beautiful in their pram.

Then we got a little dance by the children.

But it was a warm day and some had enough of the uncomfortable costumes.

So back to playtime again.

14 opmerkingen:

  1. What a delightful series of images Marianne.. especially the youngsters :)

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  2. Glad you explained about the shoulder pads as i thought they were made from cardboard. Those children did not look very happy to be performing!

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  3. I love to see people in their local costumes ! These little lace hats are so cute !

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  4. Prachtige foto's van deze oude traditie.

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  5. Not that dissimilar to what I've been showing lately... but very Dutch!

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  6. How interesting to see the designs and fabrics, especially the kraplaps which I have never seen before.

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  7. You show another enjoyable activity to help kids understand their history. it's too bad that we've begun to wear all the same clothes.

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  8. Prachtige reportage heb je er van gemaakt. Het blijft mooi om te zien die klederdracht.

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  9. I am always pleased when community honor their heritage and keep tradition alive. The baby in the pram is started quite young to dress for the event.

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  10. aw...cute!
    How distinctive those costumes are!

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  11. The little baby with her folklore dress is so cute.
    Lovely photos.

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