A
clog is a type of
footwear
made in part or completely from wood. Clogs are used worldwide and
although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often
remained unchanged for centuries.
Traditional clogs were often worn in heavy labor. Today they remain in use as
protective clothing in
agriculture and in some
factories and
mines. Although clogs are sometimes negatively associated with cheap and folkloric footwear of
farmers and the
working class, some types of clogs are considered as
fashion wear today, such as
Swedish clogs (
sv) or Japanese
geta.
Clogs are also used in several different styles of
dance.
When worn for dancing an important feature is the sound of the clog
against the floor. This is one of the fundamental roots of
tap, but with the tap shoes the taps are free to click against each other and produce different sound to clogs.
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The production of clogs
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Of course glogs or wooden shoes are always mentioned in connection with the Netherlands, but as you see, many European countries still use clogs.
In the Netherlands clogs are used by farmers, gardeners, and people who work in wet and swampy fields. They are popular because they are cheap, strong, warm in winter, and cool in summer.
However clogs or wooden shoes are also made and used in Asia.
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