Songs, dances and traditional games of rugovians

Abstract

Rugova is a mountain region located to the north of the city of Peja in Kosovo. It is 
the third region of Cursed Mountains, and is also known as the Albanian Alps. In 2013, it 
was designated a national park by the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo. Rugova is 
the third region of Cursed Mountains is an ethnographically with a great importance for 
the literary branches of lexicology, etymology, onomastics and musicology like songs, 
dances, clothes and traditional games, respectively Rugovian folklore. The Rugovians are 
the autochthonous of this region and are distinguished for their folklore and their unique 
dialect that for many linguists is a pure dialect of Albanian language. Characteristic of 
this area is the wardrobe, because has particularities and is distinguished from other 
Kosovo regions wardrobes. Characteristic of the wardrobe is the rich coloration that 
makes it distinguished. The songs and dances are another characteristic of this region; 
the mountain songs of Rugovians are very special compared to the other Kosova regions’ 
songs. The songs are similar to the songs of north Albania and Montenegro highlands, 
this because Rugova is close to these regions. The traditional dances are another 
particularity of the region, the dances of this region are distinguished from others. Even 
Rugova folklore it was always autochthonous and represented the rich culture of this 
region still is very close to the traditional cultures of other Illyrian peninsula cultures. 
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