Traditional dress of Nicaragua is so marvelous and colorful, although it is not in daily usage these days, but it is commonly observed in the festive ceremonies and cultural dances of Nicaragua.These cultural and traditional dances are mostly being eliminated in their original forms but still they are not completely disappeared. The dancers normally wear such traditional costumes of Nicaragua those were created throughout the country and they were having the valuable illustration of regional traditions that helped shape Nicaragua’s festive and colorful side.
Traditional costume of Nicaragua during folk dance – Image by welshkaren
In the Las Inditas dance which is normally performed in the traditional festivities of Masaya, the women wear the white dress with red ribbon, as well as other decoration in the braided hair and a basket on top of the head. It represents the hard-working women in this town. Similarly, in the traditional clothing of mestizo or indigenous women, the dress is white with colorful lines on the upper and bottom parts.
A dancer in the traditional dress of Nicaragua – Image by bill_bly_ca – flickr
Mestizaje Costumes, both for the men and women, demonstrate the prominent Spanish influence on the Nicaraguan clothes. The countrymen costumes of the Northern parts of Nicaragua comprise of long-sleeved shirts for the women wrapped around their bodies, with a large kerchief at the top. The men wear long white trousers with a white shirt, and a scarf around their necks.
The countrymen traditional clothing from Nicaragua – Image by ejglalala -flickr
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Look at these fantastic images of 50 colorful butterflies, captured from different parts of the lovely planet. We’ve also dedicated the fabulous sayings to these awesome images of 50 colorful butterflies. Really magnificent gift of nature ;
1- “Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
An attractive orange and black butterfly – Image: adwriter Patrick
2- “The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.”
― George Carlin
An appealing butterfly – Image: Aunt Owwee
3- “He said that we belonged together because he was born with a flower and I was born with a butterfly and that flowers and butterflies need each other for survival.” ― Gemma Malley, The Declaration
So graceful colors of a butterfly – Image: Amy Lloyd
4- “Butterflies are self propelled flowers. ” ― R.H. Heinlein
An elegant butterfly – Image: B_cool
5- The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore
A beautiful capture of a Butterfly – Image: TanWei
6- “You can only chase a butterfly for so long.” ― Jane Yolen, Prince Across the Water
So eyeful – A butterfly green and black – Image: Choo Yut Shing
7- The butterfly is a flying flower, The flower a tethered butterfly. ~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun
What a smashing beauty – Image: Chris Potako
8- With the rose the butterfly’s deep in love, A thousand times hovering round;
But round himself, all tender like gold,
The sun’s sweet ray is hovering found.
~Heinrich Heine, “New Spring”
A brilliant orange butterfly – Image: Choo Yut Shing
9- Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes !
The striking image of a butterfly – Image: Derek Keats
10- “How does one become a butterfly?” she asked. “You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
A gorgeous butterfly – Image: Ton Rulkens
11- Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring.
A superb butterfly – Image: Victoria Pickering
12- Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. – Mohammad Ali
So imposing image of a butterfly – Image: Derek Keats
13- I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? - Zhuangzi
An impressive image of a butterfly – Image: E mar
14- The green grass and the happy skies court the fluttering butterflies. ~Terri Guillemets
A butterfly with radiant colors – Image: Cloudtail
15- Never touch a butterfly’s wing with your finger. - Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
A chivarlic butterfly – Image: Frank Peters
16- I wasn’t a social butterfly at all. - Kate Bosworth
An excellent photograph of a butterfly – Image: Frank Starmer
17- We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
A splendid photograph of a butterfly – Image: Garry Wilmore
18- A million butterflies rose up from South America,
All together, and flew in a gold storm toward Spain…
~Winfield Townley Scott, “Annual Legend”
A dazzling butterfly – Image: Gustavo Durán
19- This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still. ~Joseph Conrad
A classy yellow butterfly – Image: Helene Schmit
20- As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive of one’s attending upon you; but to question the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists. ~Marianne Moore, “To a Steam Roller”
A cute butterfly – Image: I’m[Nannie]
21- The tulip and the butterfly; Appear in gayer coats than I:
Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still. ~Isaac Watts
An angelic butterfly – Image: Jean in TX
22- I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man. ~Chuang Tzu
A butterfly with an alluring look – Image: Kurt Qvist
23- I have four or five ideas that just keep floating around and I want to kind of just let one – like a beautiful butterfly, let it land somewhere.- Gillian Flynn
A ravishing butterfly – Image: Lars Hammar
24- “Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.~Jeffrey Glassberg”
A charming butterfly – Image: Maia C
25- “I have butterflies in my stomach, I have the biggest smile on my face and I’m totally crazy about the boy who are giving me these feelings!”
A lovely photograph of a butterfly – Image: Mark Philpott
26- “Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you turn your attention to other things,It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.” - Henry David Thoreau
So sighty photogrph of two butterflies – Image: Mike Renlund
27- Not everyone can give you butterflies, so don’t just let them fly away !
A stunning butterfly – Image: Thierry
28- Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works. - Alma Gluck
So fascinating image of a butterfly – Image: Tatiana Gerus
29- LOVE IS LIKE A BUTTERFLY, IF YOU HOLD IT TO TIGHT IT WILL DIE, IF YOU HOLD IT TO LOSE IT WILL FLY AWAY.
An exquisite butterfly – Image: Nigel Jones
30- “Happiness is like abutterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
So colorful butterfly – Image: nottsexminer
31- “Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases where it goes”
An enticing photograph of a butterfly – Image: OZinOH
32- I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.~Charles Dickens
A bewitching butterfly – Image: pamsai
33- And what’s a butterfly? At best,
He’s but a caterpillar, at rest. ~John Grey
A persuading image of a butterfly by OZinOH
34- We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.~Maya Angelou
A butterfly with her seducing beauty – Image: Phil Parsons
35- Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave. The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.~Rabindranath
A butterfly with enchanting colors – Image: photoholic1
36- “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”
A magnetizing butterfly – Image: Phuong Tran
37- ”Nature’s message was always there and for us to see. It was written on the wings of butterflies.”~ Kjell B. Sandved
So tempting image of a butterfly – Image: Piers Hallihan
38- ”This great purple butterfly,In the prison of my hands,
Has a learning in his eye Not a poor fool understands.”~W.B Yeats
A matchless butterfly – Image: plancas67
39- ”Love is like a butterfly, It can fly away.”
A butterfly with incomparable beauty – Image: Richard Taylor
40- ”To make a wish come true, whisper it to a Butterfly.
Upon these wings it will be taken to heaven and granted, for they are the messengers of the Great Spirit.”
~Native American Legend
A meticulous butterfly – Image: Ronald Saunders
41- ”We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it’s forever.” ~Carl Sagan
A peerless butterfly – Image: Scorpions and Centaurs
42- ”Happiness can be as elusive as a fluttering butterfly, But as easily attainable as a crawling caterpillar. Put aside the net and let it happen.”~Brian G. Jett
A dainty butterfly – Image: starrynight1
43- ”How does one become a butterfly?” she asked pensively. ”You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give
up being a caterpillar.” ~Trina Paulus
So pretty image: Photographer: Steffen Ramsaier
44- Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man. - Vladimir Nabokov
A butterfly with admirable colors – Image: Stephen Klein
45- Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. William Moulton Marston
The rare transparent butterfly – Image: warrenski 2
46- What’s a butterfly garden without butterflies? - Roy Rogers
A wonderful butterfly
47- We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. - Gerald Brenan
A beauteous butterfly – Image: warrenski
48- “Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” - Hans Christian Anderson
A glorious butterfly – Image: Victoria Pickering
49- The green grass and the happy skies court the fluttering butterflies. - Astrid Alauda
A fabulous butterfly – Image: animantis
50- The fluttering of a butterfly’s wings can effect climate changes on the other side of the planet. - Paul Erlich
A hanging butterfly – Image: Tambako The Jaguar
These lovely 50 Colorful Butterflies are really the magnificent Gift of Nature.
Women of the Lovely Planet have played the integral part in every sphere of the life of the humans around the globe. Specially in the modern era, they’ve come out strongly from the oppression and discrimination. They have proved themselves as the influential segment of their respective societies through their wisdom, dignity and grace. Today, the women are very actively performing many jobs that were beyond imagination in the past. This is the final part of the women of the lovely planet series and we’ve tried to pay tribute to them by giving them due honor and adoration.
These are the remaining images of the women from different countries of the world ;
131- A working woman from Qatar
A working woman from Qatar
132- A beautiful Romanian woman – Romania
A beautiful Romanian woman (Image: Hilde Bakering-Pilkington)
133- A pretty Russian woman from Moscow – Russia
A pretty Russian woman from Moscow (Image: Ricardo Nuno)
134- A smiling girl from Rwanda
A smiling girl from Rwanda (Image: Alex Motrenko)
135- A native girl of Saint Lucia
A native girl of Saint Lucia (Image: Alan Shipley)
136- A Samoan woman from Samoa
A Samoan woman from Samoa (Photo: Raphael Bick)
137- A graceful lady from San Marino
A graceful lady from San Marino (Image by Bootsman40)
138- A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe
A smiling woman of São Tomé and Príncipe (Image: Andre Pipa)
139- A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A working woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
140- A local girl of Swaziland
A local girl of Sawaziland - By: Alan Shipley
141- A Scottish woman in her traditional costume – Scotland
A Scottish woman in her traditional costume (Image: Martin)
142- A smiling girl from Senegal
A smiling girl from Senegal (Image : Boudewijn Olthof )
143- A woman from Seychelles
A woman from Seychelles (Image: maapu)
144- A native girl of Sierra Leone
A native girl of Sierra Leone (Image by Lindsay Stark)
145- A woman from Singapore wearing hat
A woman from Singapore wearing hat (Image: Sean Lowcay)
146- The Slovak lady from Slovakia
The Slovak lady from Slovakia
147- A woman from Solomon Island
A woman from Solomon Island (Image: Tom Perry)
148- A Somali girl in her traditional dress from Somalia
A Somali girl in traditional dress from Somalia_(Image courtesy: whotalking.com)
149- The typical South African woman – South Africa
The typical South African woman (Image by Stephen Bess)
150- An elegant lady from South Korea
An elegant lady from South Korea (Image: John Arbouw)
151- A woman of South Sudan
A woman of South Sudan (Image by Lindsay Stark)
152- An exotic image of a Spanish girl – Spain
An exotic image of a Spanish girl - Spain (Image: Latina Power)
153- A Serb woman from Serbia
A Serbian Woman ( Image: williewonker )
154- A smiling girl of Sri Lanka
A smiling girl of Sri Lanka (Image by Hana Hettiaratchi Sklenarova)
155- A Sudanese woman – Sudan
A Sudanese woman - Sudan (Image: Marwa Rustam)
156- An indigenous woman of Suriname
An indigenous woman of Suriname (Image: Henk Nijssen)
157- A Swedish girl – Sweden
A Swedish girl - Sweden (Image courtesy:juliana-photography)
158- A Swiss girl from Switzerland
A Swiss girl from Switzerland (Image courtesy: fastfoodforthought)
159- A Syrian woman in her colorful dress – Syria
A Syrian woman in her colorful dress (Image: Alan Shipley)
160- A girl from Taiwan
A girl from Taiwan (Photo: Yueh-Hua Lee)
161- A fabulous girl of Tajikistan
A fabulous girl of Tajikistan (Image by Marusia)
162- A Tanzanian woman from Tanzania
A TANZANIAN GIRL FROM TANZANIA (Image: Eric Lafforgue )
163- A girl of Thailand
A girl of Thailand ( Image : King Of Nor )
164- A local girl from Tonga
A local girl from Tonga ( A U Jay's Image )
165- A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire – Tunisia
A Tunisian woman in her traditional attire (Image by ramiszaki)
166- A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey
A beautiful Turkish girl from Turkey (Image: Garry Knight)
167- A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan
A girl in her traditional costume from Turkmenistan (Image: dolek flickr)
168- A dancing woman of Tuvalu
A dancing woman of Tuvalu ( A U Jay's Image )
169- A woman from Uganda
A woman from Uganda ( Image: gisela gerson lohman-braun )
170- A woman with all her grace from Ukraine
A woman with all her grace from Ukraine ( Image: dbmmedia )
171- A woman of Uruguay
A woman of Uruguay (Image by Jimmy-Baikovicius )
172- A graceful girl from the USA
A graceful girl from the USA (Image : Sandy Leidholdt)
173- An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan
An Uzbek girl from Uzbekistan (Image by Alex)
174- A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume
A girl of Venezuela in her colorful costume (Image : powerfocusfotografie)
175- A girl of Bulgaria
A girl of Bulgaria ( Photo by Vesela )
176- A Vietnamese girl – Vietnam
A Vietnamese girl - Vietnam (Image by Lon&Queta)
177- A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress
A girl from Yemen in a lovely dress (Image : Khalid Alkainaey)
178- A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume
A Woman from Yugoslavia in Croatian Costume (Image: Dave G. Houser/Corbis)
They’ll dedicate you everything they have, if loved. Even, if the women belong to any walk of life or whatever position or status they’re enjoying, they’ll never ignore their main responsibilities. Women of all races, sects, religions or nations deserve true respect and prestige. The purpose of the Women of the Lovely Planet series is to pay a special tribute to the women of the world. We honor the roles of the mother, the sister, the aunt, the wife and the daughter as they toil the most for their families. The women of the lovely planet are the special gifts of God on earth and they are created to be loved as they love us for our all defects.
Check out these fantastic images of the women of the lovely planet taken by some wonderful photographers;
86- A beautiful lady from Georgia in stylish pose
A beautiful lady from Georgia in stylish pose
87- The woman of Ghana
The woman of Ghana (World Bank Photo Collection)
88- A smiling Greek girl from Greece
A smiling Greek girl from Greece (Joseph Sakalak's Image)
89- A woman from Grenada while dancing
A woman from Grenada while dancing
90- A girl from Haiti
A girl from Haiti (United Nations Photo)
91- A native woman of Honduras
A native woman of Honduras (Image: Lon&Queta)
92- A gorgeous woman from Iceland
A gorgeous woman from Iceland (Image by Anna Guðmundsdottir)
93- A magical smile of an Italian woman – Italy
A magical smile of an Italian woman (Image by Pulicciano)
94- A native girl from Kiribati
A native girl from Kiribati - Image: M-J Field
95- An elegant lady of Kosovo
An elegant lady of Kosovo (Azem's Image)
96- A beautiful Krgyz woman of Krgyzstan
A beautiful Kyrgyz woman of Kyrgyzstan (tracingtea images)
97- A lady of Kuwait holding candles
A lady of Kuwait holding candles (ARABISC's Image)
98- A girl of Laos in her colorful dress
A girl of Laos ( Image by Vueltaa )
99- A working woman from Lesotho
A working woman from Lesotho (DIFID's Image)
100- A local woman of Liechtenstein
A local woman of Liechtenstein
101- A gorgeous girl of Luxembourg
A gorgeous girl of Luxembourg (Image: Clem Mason)
102- The Macedonian woman in her cultural dress – Macedonia
The Macedonian woman in her cultural dress (Bob Symons Photo)
103- The indigenous girl of Madagascar
The indigenous girl of Madagascar ( Image by Daniele Romeo Ph )
104- The woman from Malawi
The woman from Malawi (Image by Sean Hawkey)
105- A Tuareg woman of Mali
A Tuareg woman of Mali (Mark William Brunner's Image)
106- A local girl of Maldives in Malay
A local girl of Maldives in Malay (Image: Trent Burkholder)
107- A woman of Marshhall islands with her kid
A woman of Marshhall islands with her kid (Image: eoopilot)
108- A smiling lady of Mauritania
A smiling lady of Mauritania (Image: Karin Lakeman)
109- A lady from Mauritius with a fantastic smile
A lady from Mauritius with a fantastic smile ( Image: Suri JV )
110- The Moldovan woman in Moldova
The Moldovan woman (Image by Stella Knight)
111- A lovely girl of Monaco
A lovely girl of Monaco (Photo: Louis Galanos)
112- A Mongolian woman in her traditional attire
A Mongolian woman in her traditional attire (tanjakanca images)
113- A lady from Montenegro sitting on a rock
A lady from Montenegro sitting on a rock (Image by cooinda)
114- The woman of Mozambique in traditional Make up
The woman of Mozambique in traditional Make up ( Image: Leonid Plotkin )
115- A Kiwi woman from New Zealand
A Kiwi woman from New Zealand (Image: Infinite Monkeys)
116- A smiling Irish lady – Ireland
A smiling Irish lady (Image : OKie surfer-Ireland)
117- The woman from Nicaragua-Jinotega
The woman from Nicaragua (An image by Lon&Queta-Jinotega)
118- The native village woman of Niger
The native village woman of Niger - By: etrenard
119- A Nigerian woman on sewing machine – Nigeria
A Nigerian woman on sewing machine (Mennonite Central Committee's Image)
120- A woman from North Korea
A woman from North Korea (Image by Raymond Cunningham)
121- A snowy woman from Norway
A snowy woman from Norway (Image: Dieter Müßler Nordland Fylke)
122- A BEDOUIN WOMAN IN SINAW, OMAN
A BEDOUIN WOMAN IN SINAW, OMAN ( Eric Lafforgue )
123- A Pakistani girl in her traditional dress and a random capture of a Pakistani urban woman – Pakistan
A Pakistani girll in traditional attire ( Ingrid92x )
A random capture of a Pakistani urban woman (Image: Sohna Munda)
124- A Palestinian girl in scarf – Palestine
A Palestinian girl in scarf (Image courtesy: yourolivebranch.org)
125- A woman from Panama
A woman from Panama ( Image: etrenard )
126- A graceful lady from Papua New Guinea
A graceful lady from Papua New Guinea (Image Courtesy: Eric Lafforgue)
127- A native girl of Paraguay
A native girl of Paraguay (Image:Henk de Boer)
128- A Filipino girl from Philippines
A Filipino girl from Philippines (Image: Filipino girls)
129- A pretty Polish girl from Poland
A pretty Polish girl from Poland (By: dudesitsgabby)
130- A pretty Portuguese girl from Portugal
A pretty Portuguese girl from Portugal (Image: sandeepgill47)
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