Folk Costumes of Sardinia

[askra]

i'm opening this thread after a request received yesterday by an user of apricity!

every town, also the least populated village, in Sardinia has got own traditional costume! these costumes are today dressed during folk festivals, but it's not rare see aged people dressing them daily.


i begin with one of my favourites, the Costume of Desulo
Province Province of Nuoro (NU)
Area
- Total 74.8 km2 (28.9 sq mi)
Elevation 886 m (2,907 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total 2,737
- Density 36.6/km2 (94.8/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Ollolai/Ollolà

Province Nuoro (NU)
Area
- Total 27.34 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation 970 m (3,182 ft)
Population [1]
- Total 1,579
- Density 57.8/km2 (149.6/sq mi)
Demonym Ollolaesi (Ollolaèsos in Sardinian)

[askra]

Costume of Alghero/L' Alguer
this is the costume of Catalan community of Sardinia

Province Sassari (SS)
Area
- Total 224.43 km2 (86.7 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (1 January 2009)
- Total 43,831
- Density 195.3/km2 (505.8/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Osilo/Osile

Province Sassari (SS)
Area
- Total 98.3 km2 (38 sq mi)
Elevation 672 m (2,205 ft)
Population (31 December 2008[1])
- Total 3,317
- Density 33.7/km2 (87.4/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Quartu Sant'Elena/Quartu Sant'Aleni

Province Cagliari (CA)
Area
- Total 96.28 km2 (37.2 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
- Total 71,165
- Density 739.1/km2 (1,914.4/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Busachi

Province Oristano (OR)
Area
- Total 59.2 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total 1,574
- Density 26.6/km2 (68.9/sq mi)

[Meerkat.86]

My contribution to the thread
I try to follow the criterion set by Askra

Costume of Sassari

Province Sassari (SS)
Area
- Total 546.08 km2 (210.8 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2009)
- Total 130.656
- Density 238,96 /km²


These are only the costumes of peasants but they exist several kind of other costumes.

[askra]

My contribution to the thread
I try to follow the criterion set by Askra
Costume of Sassari

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Costume of Alà dei Sardi/Elà

Province Olbia-Tempio (OT)
Area
- Total 189.2 km2 (73.1 sq mi)
Elevation 700 m (2,297 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total 1,937
- Density 10.2/km2 (26.5/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Fonni/Honne

Province Nuoro (NU)
Area
- Total 112.30 km2 (43.4 sq mi)
Elevation 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Population
- Total 4,371
- Density 38.9/km2 (100.8/sq mi)

[askra]

Costume of Silì/Sibì

Province of Oristano (OR)
Area
- Total 84,63 km²
Elevation 11 m
Population
- Total 3,400





Costume of Villaurbana/Biddaobràna

Province of Oristano (OR)
Area
- Total 58.4 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation 80 m (262 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
- Total 1,783
- Density 30.5/km2 (79.1/sq mi)