Barretina

A "barretina" is a traditional Catalan hat that was frequently worn by men. It is a hat in the form of a bag, made of wool, usually red, or sometimes purple. In its different variants, people wore it in parts of the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean sea such as Catalonia, Valencia, Ibiza, Provence, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, part of Naples, part of the Balkans and parts of Portugal. In Catalonia and Ibiza, men wore it until the 19th century, especially in rural areas.

Today, the "barretina" is no longer commonly worn in everyday life, but is still used in folkloric dances, or as a symbol of Catalan identity. Salvador Dalí re-popularized the "barretina" in the first half of the 20th century. The Catalan Christmas figure "caganer" also wears a barretina.

See also

*Tuque

External links

* [http://www.somiserem.org/barretina.htm Description and history of the barretina]
* [http://www.shambalah.com/barretines.html Graphical history of the barretina]
* [http://www.barretina.com Barretina.com, all you need to know about barretines and catalan culture]
* [http://www.eivissaweb.net/sabodega/cat/imatges.html Colla de sa Bodega (traditional Ibiza clothing and dancing)] .