Culture Costumes Lykoursi women's costume Lykoursi women's costume Γυναικεία φορεσιά του Λυκουρσιού
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1 Chemise Embroidered at the cuffs, the hem and the chest opening. 2 Sigouni A long sleeveless woollen garment to the ankle, fitted at the chest and full below, hooked at the waist and open below it. Dark blue or black. 3 Vest Worn over the jacket, with the same cordwork as the apron. 4 Jacket With slit sleeves, which could be worn or left hanging at the back. 5 Apron Red, with cord appliqué. 6 Belt A belt with a large buckle that holds the apron. 7 Tsoupari A red fez with an ornamented silver plate, the korona, at the front. A red kerchief hangs behind, and a black one is tied over it and under the chin. 8 Socks and tsarouchia Heavy patterned woollen socks and tsarouchia.
Costume Women’s
Occasion Festive The costume of Lykoursi, east of Saranda. After the failed Epirote uprising of 1878, people from the village crossed to Corfu and kept their costume for some time in Garitsa. It is marked by the dark ankle-length sigouni, the red apron with cordwork and the red fez with a silver plate at the front.
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