#Poland & Slovakia

[zoyazoy]

I love drawing European folk dress so much even though I am Thai ♥

[theinconvenientlifestyle]

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

Levels of understanding other slavic languages

oh we also have X and it means the same!

that looks like X but misspelled

that's just the archaic variant of X

this sounds a lot like Y from another slavic language I know which means X in mine so this almost 100% also means X

this word is completely different but I can kinda tell the meaning from the morphology

what

okay right now I'm gonna have to dissect the entirety of this language's history to figure out how the FUCK did y'all get to the point of calling X that and not something more normal

I wanted to ask for X and accidentally called someone a whore

[jagalart]

Lemko

A very special picture for the great @ YachtRockDragon matching with one I've done a while ago. This time featuring a nb take on a traditional Lemko clothing and Spring in Ukrainian/Polish/Slovakian mountainside. I grew up surrounded by their culture and language so it was really cool to make this ❤️

[pangeen]

" Tatras Mountains " // © Boris Michaliček

[meanpersonaart]

Brazilian Miku this, Czech Miku that, how about..

FUCKEN JANOSIK/HARNAŚ GAKUPO

(for mu Polish/Slovak followers)

[feliks-rodzinka]

So I was recently thinking about making a steampunk AU, and I made some designs. I know they're not as good, and my drawing skills are not the best, but I'm still learning.

Also, I don't really care if someone already made something similar and probably better, because it's a lot of fun for me and I'm not going to stop anyway

[iko66]

Dunajec River, Poland & Slovakia

[captaindusk]

me a slav when other slavic countries on eurovision perform songs in their languages and i can sometimes understand what they'r saying

[anastasiareyreed]

Ukraine is under daily russian shelling, people are being killed and cities are being destroyed by russia, while Ukraine's borders are blocked by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Black Sea. Ukraine is surrounded from all sides, the authorities of neighboring countries are doing nothing to free the borders for the transportation of humanitarian and military aid to Ukrainians.

what is humanity turning into? the world is helping russia to commit genocides in Ukraine and Syria and wage the largest war in Europe since World War II.

it is very sad that the Poles, Slovaks and Hungarians don't understand that they will not be able to block russian tanks the way they block Ukrainian trucks with military and humanitarian supplies.

what is happening in Ukraine and Syria is a consequence of the world's passivity to the criminal terrorist actions of russia. the world must unite to defeat evil.

the citizens of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary should demand from their authorities to do everything to free the borders if they don't want the war to come to their homes one day.

Ukraine is fighting against the second army of the world. terrorist russian army. remember that only the victory of Ukraine can ensure the peaceful life of the whole world, because only by defeating russia we will show that evil will always be punished and destroyed.

[slavinkka]

Braids & Ribbons🎀

In most Slavic cultures, it was a tradition for unmarried girls to have their hair in braids, and in some cultures, tied with a ribbon too.

Once a girl got married, she would have to tuck and hide her hair in a headdress, headscarf or cap/bonnet. (I will talk more about this in my next posts)

In many cultures, as part of the marriage ceremony, girls would have their hair braided into two parts, then put into a crown hairstyle as shown above, before finally having their hair covered during or after the ceremony.

Braids and ribbons can symbolise a young girl's beauty and freedom

In many areas, ribbons are worn on the tail of the braids as shown above, at the top from the Łowicz region, Poland🇵🇱 & from the Brest (Брест) region, Пружаны, Belarus🇧🇾

An embellished ribbon from Očová, Slovakia🇸🇰❤️

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[mothmiso]

Tatras (2) by picsforabuck

[maureen2musings]

Tatra Mountains

karolnienartowicz

[match-notes]

Whether they were looking to arrive in Germany in style or simply marking the occasion with a group photoshoot, the national teams at Euro 2024 were showing off their fashion in the build-up to the tournament. Let's take a look at some of the fits.

In no particular order:

Denmark NT

Beige, beautiful but boring- the suit looks good but overall this seems a little too safe. Have some fun Denmark!

Netherlands NT

Utilitarian! A laidback but put together look, this looks like a mega boy band poised to take over the world but somehow also like a plumbers firm taking a company picture for their new website.

France NT

Elegant and expected, France did not feel the need to reinvent the wheel nor did they have to, they look flawless.

Hungary NT

A little unexpected but still a nice look, a very welcome change from the usual suit and jacket. Dominik Szoboszlai is giving ‘my father will hear about this’ country club realness with the sweater over the shoulder look.

England NT

We can see what they were trying to do but the execution wasn't the best. Having one half of the team wear beige and the other half in black was already a bold choice but when you add the different jackets and shirts with the different necklines it all ends up looking just a tad too disorganised. Call us old fashioned but we think a team event is the perfect time to have everyone match.

The whole thing seems to have confused poor Aaron Ramsdale who clearly didn't quite understand the memo and decided to do his own thing.

Poland NT

Unfortunately this doesn’t quite do it for us. Perfect for a casual summer dinner with the family but maybe not stylish enough for a grand entrance at the Euros.

Slovakia NT

Unexpected but a little badass. The all black has the potential to be a bit underwhelming, but the heavier fabric of the shirt as well as the pocket detail add some dimension to the outfit. Sure, there's some underworld vibes being given off but we can't deny that they look good.

Slovakia came dressed like they mean business!

Germany NT

Another casual look but still stylish. The outfit works best without a jacket in our opinion, the knit top is just 🧑‍🍳💋.

Portugal NT

Another navy blue suit but not quite as flawless as France (womp womp). Maybe Portugal can do a repeat of 2016 and best them where it really matters?

Note: This is all done in fun and just our opinions. Feel free to let us know who you think looked best or if we missed any other teams that ditched the sportswear who you think looked good.

[moody-skyz]

Hetalia Siblings Week Interest Check

I was thinking of making a week to celebrate all the sibling relations in Hetalia!

You wouldn't be just limited to Canon sibling relations too:

Canon: It's confirmed in canon that they are siblings (Veneziano and Romano; America and Canada; Germany and Prussia, etc)

Historical/Cultural: Interpreting cultural or historical relations as a sibling dynamic (Slovakia, Czechia, and Poland being siblings due to their shared Western Slavic origin; Estonia, Finland, and Hungary being siblings due to their shared Uralic origin; The Germanics; etc)

Fanon: You've seen characters interact with each other and interpret their relationship as sibling like (Such as France claiming to be the big brother of Europe, The Baltics; Germany and Austria, England and America/Canada, etc)

Purely Aesthetics: You've never seen these characters interact in canon but you think it would be cool to see them with a sibling type bond (found family if you will)

*Of course, there is overlap among these four categories

If enough people are interested, I'll create a separate blog, poll for the prompts, and select a week. Please reblog for a wider outreach <3

Thank you so much for reading all this!

[mioritic]

Embroidered motif from a men's jacket typical of Orawa Highlanders

Lipnica Wielka, Nowy Targ County, Poland, ca. 19th-20th century

Muzeum Etnograficzne w Krakowie