There are issues with the rural garment from this period as the written and artistic sources differ visually but also show the garment from different parts of the state and from different times. Earliest Slavic dress, both for men and women, consisted of "rubaš", a long shirt made of coarse linen or hemp, which was often the only item of the costume. Married women would add an apron-type skirt ("ponjava") over the lower part of "rubaš", while over the top they would wear different types of short dresses. In modern Serbian, "ponjava" ("поњава") means "coarse blanket", but in the old times it meant "to understand", akin to modern Russian "понимаю". Girls would be allowed to wear "ponjava" only when they turn 15 after reaching maturity and acknowledging that they have understood they are grown up. A special ceremony was held in presence of the parents, cousins and friends. A girl would get on a bench, and mother would held a skirt saying to her daughter to jump into it if she understands that she is grown up. A girl would pretend to hesitate for a while, and then say "ponjala" ("I understood") and jump into the skirt. That way, the girl would announce she is ready to get married.