{{Short description|Traditional hat worn by men in the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean Sea}} thumb|Catalan men wearing barretines
A '''barretina''' ({{IPA|ca|bərəˈtinə}}; plural: ''barretines'', diminutive of ''barret'' "cap") is a traditional hat that was frequently worn by men in parts of the Christian cultures of the Mediterranean Sea such as Catalonia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Provence, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Sardinia, part of Naples, part of the Balkans and parts of Portugal. It was also worn by Muslim men in Mallorca until the Christian conquest of the island in the Middle Ages.
==History== In Catalonia and Ibiza, men wore barretinas until the 19th century, especially in rural areas. Even in the 1940s and the 1950s, children in rural areas still commonly wore it. thumb|Country and small village life late 1940s and early 1950s, Catalan children, wearing barretines It took the form of a bag, made of wool, usually red, or sometimes purple.
Today, the ''barretina'' is no longer commonly worn in everyday life, but is still used in traditional dances, or as a symbol of Catalan identity. A watercolor image dated 1885 of a seller of newspapers (private collection) is perhaps one of the most iconic Catalan images, as it portrays a weathered man standing resolute, new independent newspapers falling from his portable wooden box, a look of tolerance and endurance in his face, while all the while wearing his barretina proudly. thumb|"The Newspaper Seller", unknown artist, 1885. Early social and symbolic Catalan independence painting Painter Salvador Dalí sometimes wore the ''barretina'' in the 20th century.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBARtnNIKg8 Salvador Dalí amb barretina]</ref> Some Catalan folkloric characters also wear a barretina, as: the Catalan Christmas figurine ''caganer'', the Christmas log or ''tió'', as well as the fictional characters Patufet, first drawn on the En Patufet magazine by {{ill|Antoni Muntanyola|ca|Antoni Muntanyola i Carné}}, and "The Catalan" drawn by {{ill|Gaietà Cornet i Palau|ca}}.<ref name="Cu-cut">Lluís Solà i Dachs, ''«Cu-cut! Setmanari de gresca ab ninots (1902-1912)».'' Ed. Bruguera. Barcelona, 1967</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:2012 Catalan independence protest (37).JPG|A Large group of Protesters wear Barretines and wave the Senyera at the 2012 Catalan Independence Protest File:Barretina musca.jpg|A Man is seen wearing a Musca Barretina File:Tio de nadal petit decoratiu.jpg|A Tió de Nadal (Christmas log) wears a Barretina </gallery>
==In popular culture== Moments before the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands, pitch invader Jimmy Jump rushed onto the field and attempted to place a barretina on the World Cup trophy before being apprehended by several security guards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-13 |title=World Cup 2010: Pitch invader fined for attempt to steal trophy |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/13/world-cup-2010-pitch-invader-fined |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *List of hat styles *Tuque *Revolt of the Barretinas *Phrygian cap *Beret
== References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat|Barretina}} * {{in lang|ca}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040302190319/http://www.somiserem.org/barretina.htm Description and history of the barretina] * {{in lang|ca}} [http://www.shambalah.com/barretines.html Graphical history of the barretina] * {{in lang|ca}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070519101733/http://www.barretina.com/ Barretina.com, all you need to know about barretines and Catalan culture] * {{in lang|ca}} [http://www.eivissaweb.net/sabodega/cat/imatges.html Colla de sa Bodega (traditional Ibiza clothing and dancing)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723113125/http://www.eivissaweb.net/sabodega/cat/imatges.html |date=2011-07-23 }}.
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