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261: 249: 237: 225: 34: 204:. There are also hand-embroidered silks and handwoven woollen bedding, together with domestic furniture, utensils both decorative and utilitarian of the nineteenth century, numerous documents of the nineteenth century and personalia of Macedonian freedom fighters. Naturally, the museum also has traditional agricultural implements (a plough, mattocks, water troughs, gin traps) and the accoutrements of weaving (a loom, spinning wheels, spindles, shuttles). 62: 183:
It was founded in 1991 by Christos and Katerina Alevras. It is housed in a new two-storey building on 18 Dimitriou Kakkavou St. and its purpose is to preserve the folk tradition and culture and initiate the younger generation into the secrets and beauties of folk culture.
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On the ground floor are displayed folk costumes—men's and women's formal and everyday wear—from all over Macedonia, including
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website, commissioned by the Macedonian Heritage foundation, written by Vlasis Vlasidis, and
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In the basement are some impressive barrels for wine and the local raki known as
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Greece
Goumenissa
Greece
Coordinates
40°56′53″N 22°26′50″E / 40.948145864129216°N 22.447329968535815°E / 40.948145864129216; 22.447329968535815
Art museum
Greek
Goumenissa
Kilkis regional unit
Central Macedonia
Greece
Thessaloniki
Sarakatsan
Thracian
Macedonian freedom fighter
tsipouro
A loom
Women local costumes
Impressive wine barrels
Traditional agricultural implements



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