text: Tracht () refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolean and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-speaking peoples have them, as did the former Danube Swabian populations of Central Europe.
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  The word "Tracht" comes from the verb "tragen" (to carry or wear); thus the derived noun "Tracht" means "what is worn". So "Tracht" can refer to the clothes which are worn. The noun also has other uses deriving from the verbal meaning, e.g. a load, a device for carrying a load on the shoulders, or the load of honey carried in by the bees). It also appears within the German idiom "eine Tracht Prügel" (a load (of) beating or, alternately, "a good beating").
  "Tracht" is commonly used to refer to the manner of dress associated with a particular ethnic group (Volkstracht), social class, or occupation (Arbeitstracht). Most often it refers to clothing, although it can also describe a way of cutting one's hair (Haartracht) or beard (Barttracht).
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  Descriptions of different tracht customs