Silesian Gorals
Silesian Gorals[a] are a subgroup of the Gorals living in the Silesian Beskids and Moravian-Silesian Beskids within the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. They are one of the four major ethnographic groups of Cieszyn Silesia.[1] HistoryVlach colonization of the Silesian Beskids began in the late 15th century, roughly around the time when Brenna was first mentioned in 1490. It peaked in the following two centuries. The group shares many cultural traits with other Gorals of the Western Carpathians, stemming from a common way of living from shepherding in mountainous pastures, but they are also characterised by various different cultural and spiritual elements like dialect, beliefs, customs, costume, etc. Wincenty Pol in his survey of Gorals in the middle of the 19th century subdivided Silesian Gorals into four groups:[2]
Gorolski Święto is an annual international culture and folklore festival held in Jablunkov, aimed at presenting the folklore of the local Gorals. Gallery
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