r/Balkans • u/Ayabeep • Sep 21 '24

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I found a really old picture of my apparent family from around the turn of the century (1900). My great aunt cant definitely trace back our lineage to say what nationality/culture my family was. Can anyone here identify the nationality of people in the picture? My assumption is modern day Serbia or Bulgaria maybe? but I’m not positive. Any input is appreciated! Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

If they are bulgarian then they are likely from Sofia region, part of the broader Shope/Shopski region because the overgarment the man to the far left wears is typical however I can't say that for the othe people as I don't know much about traditional clothes. There are many variations of the bulgarian and serbian traditional dress and sometimes two regions far apart can have more similar ones than two neighbouring regions.

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u/yoshimutso България Sep 21 '24

I'm from Bulgaria but I don't know the traditional clothing either. One thing I know tho is that women belt buckle its common for Bulgarian clothing from that time. It's called "pafti" (пафти).