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Sarakatsanos



Sarakatsani was originally a nomadic group which now has settled in three areas: Thrace, Epirus, and Attica. The Sarakatsani of Thrace is the last group which abandoned the nomadic life. A section of the Greek Sarakatsani population is nowadays in Bulgaria when they were cut off by the drawing of the borders. Their costume is a woollen foustanella which is worn with black or white woolen leggings.