The Gypsies
Romania has the largest population of Gypsies in the World. Five to ten percent of Romanians are gypsie; more than two-million people.
The Gypsies have lived in Romania for hundreds of years but have not become socially excepted by the rest of the Romanians. They are a people who have always, and still are, greatly discriminated against.
Example of their discrimination:
Exploitation of Romanian Gypsies
By Liz Fekete
1 April 1993
Romanian Gypsies have been kept in conditions of virtual slavery by Hungarian farmers, according to an exposé in the Magyar Nemzet newspaper.
Fifty-one farmers from near the southern city of Mako have been fined for employing illegal workers.
These people are known for their natural, un-modern way of living. They live and travel in wagons and throw giant parties late in the night. They are generally very poor and live in large groups and poor conditions. However, these people are always smiling in pictures.
The Gpysies are very rich with culture. The women are often dressed in very bright colors, and the men are generally seen wearing suits.
Some of the Gypsies, however, do end up finding themselves living more comfortably later in life.
example from website listed:
Marin Grinea Stoica, bulibasha or leader of the gypsies of the relatively affluent village of Buzescu, sits with his wife and grandson, Alexandria, Romania. Marin describes himself as a businessman but doesn't elaborate, 'my family has always upgraded from a caravan to a Dacia and now to a Mercedes'
April 2000
10/11
The Romanian Gypsies have created music through they years that has sweetened the ears of many. (I'll right more about their music soon!)
The Gypsies have lived in Romania for hundreds of years but have not become socially excepted by the rest of the Romanians. They are a people who have always, and still are, greatly discriminated against.
Example of their discrimination:
Exploitation of Romanian Gypsies
By Liz Fekete
1 April 1993
Romanian Gypsies have been kept in conditions of virtual slavery by Hungarian farmers, according to an exposé in the Magyar Nemzet newspaper.
Fifty-one farmers from near the southern city of Mako have been fined for employing illegal workers.
These people are known for their natural, un-modern way of living. They live and travel in wagons and throw giant parties late in the night. They are generally very poor and live in large groups and poor conditions. However, these people are always smiling in pictures.
The Gpysies are very rich with culture. The women are often dressed in very bright colors, and the men are generally seen wearing suits.
Some of the Gypsies, however, do end up finding themselves living more comfortably later in life.
example from website listed:
Marin Grinea Stoica, bulibasha or leader of the gypsies of the relatively affluent village of Buzescu, sits with his wife and grandson, Alexandria, Romania. Marin describes himself as a businessman but doesn't elaborate, 'my family has always upgraded from a caravan to a Dacia and now to a Mercedes'
April 2000
10/11
The Romanian Gypsies have created music through they years that has sweetened the ears of many. (I'll right more about their music soon!)
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