Chuga, a kind of wide Lemko cloak made of brown homespun woolen cloth with fake sleeves that were sewn at the bottom and served as spacious pockets, with a very long collar hanging over the shoulders to the level of the belt, which, in rainy weather or a storm, could be thrown over the head and serve as a hood. Usually worn draped over the shoulders like a cape, reaching mid-calf.
Chuga is decorated with long hanging threads, fringe, woven into braids or knitted in hemstitch, embroidery. Depending on the region, the chuga differed in decoration.
It was widespread among the Carpathian Lemkos and was considered a symbol of prosperity.
In Slobozhanshchina, a long caftan was called a chuga.
