FROM: SOLOLÁ

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Sololá

En Sololá es común ver a las personas tradicionalmente vestidas. El color rojo es dominante y los hombres llevan pantalones y camisas con rayas.En esta región es común ver que las lanas son amarradas y teñidas antes de dar inicio al proceso de tejeduría. De esta manera, se obtienen patrones borrosos con variaciones en la intensidad del color.


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Guatemala

FROM: SANTO TOMAS LA UNION, SUCHITEPEQUEZ

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Costume The first inhabitants were originally from Zunil and wore the costumes imposed by the Spanish colonizers in their region: the female outfit had a white huipil with green, purple and red prints, a red sash that supports the black cut, and a ribbon or tocoyal worn on the head, a chachal and earrings; On the other hand, the male outfit was made of white shorts and a purple and white shirt. This original dress has been lost, and now the ladies wear simple blouses, with cuts of various colors and sometimes güipiles, tied at the waist by bands as well as the sut or sutes earrings and sometimes necklaces or chachales; As for men, they have abandoned the use of the colonial dress and have adopted the one of the European cut suit consisting of dress pants and shirts, and most of them wear hats.
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FROM: SAN SEBASTIAN RETALHULEU

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Saint Sebastian The meaning of the typical San Sebastian costume is Yagual Feathered Serpent. Chachal: Wealth of Mayan peoples Cirio: Light, guide White blouse: the neck has the four cardinal points. The color: Dignity of the woman Cut: Represents the colors of the four ears The cloth: Respect for women Bare feet: Direct contact with Mother Earth.
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TRADITIONAL COSTUMES FROM GUATEMALA

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The typical Guatemalan costumes are characterized by an explosion of color, design and fabrics. Guatemalan clothing varies according to the region where I know it is from. The traditional Guatemalan Indigenous Costume is a representation of  the country´s cultural wealth. Some religious aspects, others the sacred calendar, and many where inspired by the impacts of the spanish hill. They are made of wool, silk, rayon or synthetic fiber, which they are the sacred tones from the war of the pre-Columbian era.
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