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Muhler
Imperial Majesty
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- Apr 18, 2010
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- Eastern Jutland
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- Denmark
Let's talk a little about the national costumes they are wearing today. - Most of the day, because they won't have time to change!
Judging from the style, I'd say it dates back from the early 1700's.
Men and women wear shoes with silver buckles.
The buttons of the men's outfit are made from silver, and such buttons are often presented as a baptism or confirmation gift.
Boys often wear wooden-shoes.
The colors are seemingly a matter of taste and in contrast to Greenland and Denmark apparently not an indication of where you are from and your status (Greenland) or a specific regional outfit (Denmark).
The outfits are expensive!
15-20.000 DKK = 1.800+ £ or 2.000+ € or 2.300+ $
There is a lot of needlework involved, M Payton.
ADDED: The outfits are a present from the Faeroese municipalities.
Here is a short video of a traditional Faeroese chain-dance:
The costumes are quite beautiful, eh?
Some of the songs and sagas dates back to events happening more than a 1.000 years ago, using the expressions and words of the sagas that were written down around 1200 and 1300's.
Here is such a saga (10 minutes) with English subtitles. It's almost hypnotic!
It's about an event in the 900's.
And you'll have plenty of time to look at the costumes...
And listen to what is basically a Viking dialect.
QMII who at least understand a good deal of Faeroese, although she isn't good at conversing in the language, usually sing along with the chorus.
Judging from the style, I'd say it dates back from the early 1700's.
Men and women wear shoes with silver buckles.
The buttons of the men's outfit are made from silver, and such buttons are often presented as a baptism or confirmation gift.
Boys often wear wooden-shoes.
The colors are seemingly a matter of taste and in contrast to Greenland and Denmark apparently not an indication of where you are from and your status (Greenland) or a specific regional outfit (Denmark).
The outfits are expensive!
15-20.000 DKK = 1.800+ £ or 2.000+ € or 2.300+ $
There is a lot of needlework involved, M Payton.
ADDED: The outfits are a present from the Faeroese municipalities.
Here is a short video of a traditional Faeroese chain-dance:
The costumes are quite beautiful, eh?
Some of the songs and sagas dates back to events happening more than a 1.000 years ago, using the expressions and words of the sagas that were written down around 1200 and 1300's.
Here is such a saga (10 minutes) with English subtitles. It's almost hypnotic!
It's about an event in the 900's.
And you'll have plenty of time to look at the costumes...
And listen to what is basically a Viking dialect.
QMII who at least understand a good deal of Faeroese, although she isn't good at conversing in the language, usually sing along with the chorus.
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First a huge Thank you to all who make this possible for us here to read and view as I am getting a tour of the Islands here myself.....
And Christian looks like he is following right in these footsteps, lovely.
