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A bokreta (from Hungarian bokréta) is a bundle of flowers, used as a panache. It was a common headdress for medieval woman, who often gave it to a knight who wore them on their helmet. Later it was pinned on the hat of any boy. It is still a tradition to attach it to the gables of the houses that have been built.[2]
The pearly bokreta was also to be pinned to boy's hats.
In the 18th century Szekler Transylvania commoners also started using silver-coloured silk panaches (pántlika). Their headware usually consisted of a Hungarian pántlika, large feathers and flower bokretas. These flower crowns were usually 8 inches tall but the ones used for the weddings were much bigger. For the rich, this was accomponied by a beaded centerpeace and ostrich feathers.[3]
At traditional weddings, both the witnesses and the best mans had to wear a bokreta, showing their connection to the couple.[4]
As with the hat-brooches of other European peoples, the Hungarian originally wore the bokretas on the right side. Since 1848, the bokreta has been worn on the left side, to commemorating the painful events. The exception of Magyarpalatka, where it was worn on the right side, because there the Hungarians and Romanians were on the same side.[1]
See Also
edit- ^ a b "kócsagtoll | A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "bokréta | A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Apor Péter: Metamorphosis Transylvaniae. Budapest 1987. 41., 42. l.
- ^ gm-admin (2020-06-10). "Lakodalom régen és ma". Göcseji Múzeum (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.