User:Deliaradu0821/sandbox/Karagouna
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Karagouna is a greek dance founded in plain of Thessaly in Middle Greece. It is a traditional wedding dance. As for the costume, it is said that there are three or four variants depending on the region. According to local traditions, it used to be a dance for women only but nowdays is performed by both men and women.
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[1]== Name and etymology ==
The name Karagouna is by black scarves that was weared by woman in central Greece,Thessaly.
Over the years many arguments have been posed, concerning the origin of the name "Karagouna".One of them claims that it derives from the word kara and gouna (black fur) [[2]] while another one says that it comes from the prefix kara and the word Yunan, meaning black native Greek [4].
More versions exist, like the one that says that it originally came from the words kara and kouna (due to the dancers' habit to move –“kouna” their heads while dancing) or that it is borrowed by the people living there under the name Karagounithes, who are farmers and shepherds in the Thessaly plains