Tradition On The Wall

You picked three very meaningful ones, my favorites too. Stay tuned as there's more to come. There were so many good ones you could hardly choose one favorite.

Yes, indeed, the original photos are fantastic.

Hello spring chicken 😆😜 Ok, jokes aside, hi @nanixxx! I'm glad you like the photos, there were so many special, meaningful ones.

Yes, Scots are wearing skirts, but here, honestly, I've never seen such folk costumes and not just that, but have never even heard any region to have skirts.

Aaaand, I thought let's see if I'm right or what's the secret here and asked AI to tell me which region has such a folk wear and this is what I got:

No, the man in the picture is not wearing a skirt. Instead, he is wearing a very distinctive, richly fringed apron (also known as a surc or előkötő) over his trousers, which is a traditional element of the Kárásztelek folk costume.
You can actually see this on the small informational plaque in the bottom right corner of the frame, which reads: “KÁRÁSZTELEKI VISELET” (Folk Costume of Kárásztelek). This represents the traditional festive attire of Kárásztelek, a predominantly Hungarian-populated commune located in Sălaj (Szilágy) County.
The main features of the men's attire from this region are:
• Fringed apron (surc): Men tie a brightly colored (often red), richly decorated apron with long fringes over their light or dark trousers in the front. From a distance or to an untrained eye, this striking element can look like a skirt, but it is actually an apron worn over trousers.
• Vest (lajbi): A dark, tight-fitting vest is worn over a white shirt that often features embroidered or decorated sleeves.
• Boots: High-topped black leather boots are an indispensable part of this festive attire.
While wide linen trousers (bő gatya) or aprons were common among men in various Hungarian folk costumes across the Carpathian Basin (such as in Kalotaszeg or the Transylvanian Plain), a true skirt was never part of traditional men's clothing in the Sălaj region.

It's really crazy as at a better look, I see the skin of his legs, but AI says that's his trousers 😲

No, the man is not wearing shorts either. What you are seeing is an optical illusion caused by the specific way the boots and trousers are worn.
The man is actually wearing long white linen trousers (gatya) or dark cloth trousers that have been tucked into the shafts of his boots.
The apparent "bare skin" or flesh-colored area above the boots seems that way due to a few reasons:
• The wrinkling of the boot shaft (the accordion effect): Traditional Hungarian stiff-topped leather boots naturally fold and wrinkle around the ankle and calf. In the photo, what you see is the lighter brown leather lining or the folded upper rim of the boot. Because of the lighting and the fact that you took a picture of a photo behind glass, this can look like skin color from a distance.
• The tucking of the trousers: Trousers or wide linen gatyas were tightly gathered and tucked inside the boot shafts. Below the knee, the fringed apron (surc) covers most of the legs, and just above the boot line, the fabric of the trousers bulges out slightly over the top of the boot.
In Hungarian folk costume—especially in festive attire—shorts were absolutely unheard of. Men always wore long undergarments and trousers. Showing bare legs during festive occasions strictly went against the social etiquette and traditions of the time.

Soooo, it's optical illusion 😆 at least that's what AI says 🤓

I'm glad you liked, it was impressing indeed.

I agree, the photographer is very talented and special thanks to him for these photos. It's not easy to convince people to dress up and participate in a photo shoot, which is why these photos are really precious.