2017年7月20日 · Heroic, virtuous and honourable men with a lively wit and vivid imagination with an exceptionally dogged urge for freedom. Cretans are a proud and independent people and their behaviour reflects their long history and their struggles against occupying forces. Friendship is believed extremely important – second only to family.

One of the best ways to see Cretan men wearing moustakia sarikia and stivania is at a village wedding, or high in the mountain villages and especially in Anogeia or Sfakia. Here you can see the moustakia, sarikia and stivania in the traditional costume worn by dancers at the Agreco Farm near Rethymnon, Crete:

This study is interested in the way Cretan men of different generations and in different places understand their identities. It explores the significance and nature of masculine and national identities in relations to how Cretan men present themselves, including clothes they choose.

2022年5月25日 · The men’s traditional attire with the breeches, the vest, the “Meitani” and boots makes its appearance in the early 16th century, with various opinions about the appearance of the “breeches” as they were unknown in Crete before the conquest by the Turks.

3 天之前 · Discover essential Cretan culture etiquette: from dress codes to dining customs. Avoid cultural missteps & connect meaningfully with Cretans in Crete, Greece. ... Greeks, including Cretans, tend to dress up for social gatherings, even for casual dinners or coffee. Men often wear trousers and collared shirts, while women opt for stylish yet ...

2017年12月7日 · For men, the main elements are baggy dark-blue or black trousers called “vraka” (allowing freedom of movement), a richly embroidered waistcoat called “meidanogileko”, high black leather boots called “stivania” to protect against the thorny brush, and a crocheted black scarf called “sariki”. The scarf is worn wrapped around the head of a man.

2023年4月4日 · …that represents the traditional headgear of the Cretan men today, with dense fringes like tears, introduced for the first time in the second quarter of the 20th century in Central Crete. It is said that its long fringes attest to the number of years of Ottoman rule in Crete and also symbolize the mourning for the victims of the uprising ...

Men's Cretan Costume The traditional men’s costume of Crete dates back to the beginning of the 16th century. It consists of the vraka or breeches (βράκα), vest (γελέκι) and jacket worn over the vest called mitani (μεϊτάνι).

You’ll still find men and women wearing traditional Cretan clothing, especially in villages. Many aspects of the costume are symbolic, such as the knitted sarikia worn on their head by men, with little hanging knots representing the ‘tears of Crete’.

2018年9月4日 · What does it mean to be Cretan? And what does it have to do with that strange Greek word, “kouzoulada,” that describes a combination of craziness, passion and excess unique to this island? Shortly before midnight at the Venetian fountain, in the heart of the city, four young men are walking arm in arm, singing.