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Matyó
The
Matyó
are a
subgroup
of
Hungarians
. The Matyó
people
populate
an
ethnographic
region
in
Northern Hungary
, called "Matyó Land ".
Matyó Land
consists of
the town
of
Mezőkövesd
and its
vicinity
. The Matyó have
retained
distinctive
traditions
,
costumes
and
embroidery
.
Origin
Traditionally
, the Matyó and
Palóc
populations
were considered to
share
common ancestors
but
recent
researches
question
this
shared
origin
.