1. Pontus …
is a historical
Greek
designation for
a region on the
southern coast
of the Black Sea
, located in
modern-day
northeastern Tu
rkey. The name
was applied to
the coastal
region
in antiquity by
the Greeks who
colonized the
area, and
derived from the
Greek name of
the Black Sea:
Πόντος
Εύξεινος Pontos
Euxeinos or
simply Pontos.
2. Traditional Pontian Men's
Clothes The clothes worn
by Pontians in the
past all depended
on the area that
they lived in. To
understand this
you must look at
the Geography of
the Pontos region.
Like Greece
Pontos (which is a
bigger area) not
only changes it s
costume from
state to state, but
in many cases
from village to
village (same as
traditions and
habits)
3. Traditional Pontian Women's
Clothes
The clothes worn
by Pontians in
the past all
depended on the
area that they
lived in. To
understand this
you must look at
the Geography of
the Pontos
region.
