Female costume from Gorjani

Prior to Ljelje, aka Kraljice procession, young women of the village (usually those in their teens) are selected to serve as either kraljice or kraljevi. Their hair is intricately braided; they don tall hats covered in flowers and beaded brooches, and they carry antique sabers. The kraljice, or queens, are dressed in similarly elaborate costumes but wear white, crown-like garlands on their heads like a bride might wear.