Coustoms and tradition

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General
Styria is Austria’s second largest province. Because of its extensive forests, Styria is also called the „Green Province“. 56% of the province’s territory is forested. Three-quarters of Styria is mountain terrain.  
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Even though traditional costume varies in appearance from region to region and even from town to town, the roughly 70 different types of Styrian women’s costume all have their basic elements in common.  
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Customs and tradition in Western Styria
Western Styria is chiefly known as the home of Schilcher wine. In this hilly landscape with its mild climate, the blue Wildbacher grape grows especially well, as a trip along the Schilcher Wine Route will prove.  
Customs and tradition in Western Styria
Traditional costume in Western Styria
The southern Gleinalm region of Western Styria is home to a form of traditional costume which, unlike many other dirndl types, has a stand-up collar rather than a low-cut neckline. In addition to the collar, another characteristic feature of this style is the cotton fabric, pattered in small red and white or blue and white checks, which is used for the bodice.  
Traditional costume in Western Styria
Farmhouses in Western Styria
Along the Mur, farmhouses of the Hakenhof and Streckhof types are common. However, these types may also be found in Western Styria. The Streckhof type has the residential building, stables and barns arranged in a straight line.  
Farmhouses in Western Styria
Customs and tradition in Central Styria
Central Styria consists of the central Mur area, the Graz Basin, the Grazer Feld and the Leibnitzer Feld. The landscape is dominated by hills and mountains. The capital city, Graz, has roughly a quarter of a million residents, which is 25% of the total population of Styria.  
Customs and tradition in Central Styria
Farmhouses in Eastern Styria
The Vierseithof and Dreiseithof farmhouse types are very widespread in Eastern Styria. The Vierseithof type is a completely enclosed unit. The Dreiseithof type usually consists of three single-storey tracts which surround a farmhouse courtyard.  
Farmhouses in Eastern Styria
Farmhouses in Upper Styria
he farmhouses typical of Upper Styria are the Paarhof and Streckhof types. In both types, the living quarters are located in a separate building from the barn. The Paarhof consists of two double-storey buildings which are almost identical on the outside.  
Farmhouses in Upper Styria
Traditional costume in Southern Styria
Like all the regions of Styria, the Leibnitz and Radkersburg districts which make up Southern Styria have many different styles of traditional costume. The Wildon dirndl is presented here as an example of these styles.  
Traditional costume in Southern Styria
Traditional costume in Central Styria
The Grazer dirndl is a costume consisting of a pinafore which usually has a plain blue, red or green bodice and a skirt in a contrasting colour with a pattern of stripes or flowers. A blue, purple, grey or black apron is worn with the pinafore.  
Traditional costume in Central Styria
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