What is the difference between a costume and regalia?

Answer:
When you wear a costume, you are dressing up as something or someone that you are not. Regalia, is usually a traditional style of dress that has cultural and/or religious significance to the wearer and their culture. To wear regalia, is to identify with your own culture.
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