Macedonian folk dresses
Like the other cultural phenomena among our people, the national dresses of Macedonia depend on the varied conditions under which they have been developed, so that : "It is through clothing and jewelry that each social gradation can be traced". . . . In other words we can freely state that clothes and jewelry are a part of the material culture of every human community and their development is conditioned by the general cultural development of the same community.
In order to obtain a clear picture of Macedonian cultural dress as it is today, we shall follow the path of its historical development, beginning from early pre-historic times and going on till today, using in the process various cultural monuments and ancient written documents.
The ancient peoples who lived in the Balkan Peninsula before the coming of the Slavs, that is the Trachians, Illyrians, Greeks and Romans had their own fully developed national dresses which later exerted an influence on the Slavs.
The good word opens even the iron gate
The vineyard doesn't need a pray but a trowel.
Like father like son
The true friendship is the most rare bird in the world
If grandma lie, trench doesn’t lie.
If your wife is very beautiful, do not let her go alone on a wedding.
If I knew when I die, I would have dug my own grave.
If a man is drunk, the woman is a martyr.
If someone hit you with a stone, hit him with a bread.
The good word, opens royal doors.
A brave hero doesn’t die at home.
White money for black days.
Brother does not feed his brother, hard who does not have him.
Take care not to get sick, because it is difficult to get well.
The camel saw ears, asked for horns.
Macedonian Folk Sayings
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