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[bill cobbett]

To welcome our new members Panicos and Deniz to CF ... here is a suitable poll for a saturday night.

One public vote only.

Now if you had only one choice and had to make the choice which of the following would you wear... ??? ...

The traditional CY Vraga (or the traditional CY feminine outfit if you're so inclined)

The unisex Gr Foustanella

A Fez or a Burkha

[RichardB]

Shit I thought it said Traditional Cy Viagra

[supporttheunderdog]

For the Fez wearers

[kurupetos]

[supporttheunderdog]

And for the Burka wearers

A little Muslim kid, crying, can’t find his mother in the supermarket.

The store attendant says ‘What does your mother look like?’

The kid says “I have no fucking idea.”

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(with thanks to CBBB)

[supporttheunderdog]

and for the Foustanella /Kilt wearers

... the welsh have adopted the Foustanella ...

... because sheep recognise the sound of a zip....

[kurupetos]

[bill cobbett]

Oh ... forgot to add, you have to turn up in Free Kyrenia on Liberation Day as per your vote.

... oh dear, Toffoui won't be lasting the day.

[humanist]

thank you fro the clip ppl, I forgot how good the movie was

[GreekIslandGirl]

I would go with the Greek-Island-Spanning Vraga ..... From Crete to Cyprus proving we are ONE and the same!


Traditional Cretan costume
The famous Cretan costume, in its simplified form, is still worn today in some mountainous villages as men's everyday wear. In other parts of the island it is worn by both male and female only on the occasions of traditional national feasts and celebrations.

The multifarious designs display a combination of the arts of weaving and embroidering.
Men's costume appears in the 16th Century and includes the so called "sariki", a crocheted black scarf, which is wrapped around the head, as well as the "stivania", the boots belonging to the costume. ...The distinctive feature of the costume is the vraka, a kind of wide baggy trousers. The older type of vraka had a longer sela (the part which hangs behind) reaching down almost to the ankles. A sleeveless waistcoat, the yileki, and sleeved jacket, the mindani, are worn the one over the other. The zounari, a sash about 8 meters long, is wrapped around the waist and a silver knife, the basalis, is tucked through it. The kiousteki, an ornamental chain for the watch, is an indispensable accessory. The boots, known as stivalia, are white or black. A black kerchief of special knit edged with a fringe is tied around the head. A cape, the capoto, flung over one or both shoulders, completes the costume.