Iráklion Independence Day Festival
Item
File name
sackett_122 See all items with this value
Title
Iráklion Independence Day Festival See all items with this value
Description
Mid-action photograph of women and men in traditional clothing. For women this includes a red head scarf, a white undershirt with a black long-sleeve jacket and a long white skirt. The men are wearing dark blue jackets with a red cloth band in their waist and dark blue pants made with the same material as their jacket. See all items with this value
Place name
Iráklion (inhabited place) See all items with this value
Subject
People
Notes
Heraklion is a coastal town located in the northwest direction from Knossos and was an ancient senttlement and Roman port. For the clothes seen, men's traditional clothing includes a wide "vraka" breeches which are tucked into their boots. Their waist coat is called a "maidanogileko"; moreover, it is known that women's traditional clothing are much less common today than those of men.
Date photographed
April 1980
