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noun
- 1. a member of a people originating in South Asia and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language (Romani) that is related to Hindi; a Romani person.
- 2. a nomadic or free-spirited person: "why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?"
adjective
- 1. (of a business or worker) non-unionized or unlicensed: informal, dated US "gypsy trucking firms"
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In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, which most Roma consider a racial slur. The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including "Gypsy".
- Who Are The Gypsies and What Do They Believe?
- What Is The Origin of The Word “Gypsy?”
- What Was Life Like For The First European Romanies?
- What Is Life Like For The Modern Romani people?
- What Can Christians Learn from The Romani/Gypsy Lifestyle?
- How Should Christians Respond to The Romani people?
The term "gypsies"refers to an ethnic group of people called the Roma or the Romani (also spelled Romany). The Roma are not to be confused with Romanians or with the Romans, both of which are distinct ethnic groups from the Roma. The Romanies follow several different faiths, adopting the predominant religion of their particular country of residence...
The word “gypsy” originated in the 16thcentury and meant Egyptian, since Romanies were initially believed to be from Egypt. The word “gypsy” is often considered derogatory due to its usage to connote illegal behavior and a wandering lifestyle, instead of as an identifier for a particular race of people. The word “gyp,” which means to swindle, is al...
Historians believe that the original Romani population who migrated to Europe were distrusted by the Europeans as a displaced people with a strange, nomadic lifestyle. The Romani people (gypsies) have been discriminated against in Europe for centuries. Europeans have long portrayed the Roma/Gypsies as cunning outsiders who stealfrom local residents...
Europe has the largest Romani/Gypsy population, home to an estimated 10 to 12 million Roma, most of whom live in Central and Eastern Europe. Some European Romanies remain nomadic, living in camps or caravans and moving from town to town in cars and RVs. Today’s Roma (Gypsies) in Europe However, many of today’s Roma lead settled lives. Despite settl...
Any Christian partial to the classical music of Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Haydn, or Brahms, or any Christian awed by the beauty and rhythm of flamencocan thank the Romani, whose acclaimed musical heritage heavily influenced these musical styles. Further, although Christians will find some Romani traditions offensive—such as arranged marriages and brid...
Christians should respond to the Romani community in the same way that they would respond to any other child of God—by doing unto others as you’d have done unto you (Luke 6:31), and by remembering that whatever you do for the least of your brothers and sisters, you do for the Lord (Matthew 25:40). On a final note, we should never doubt the ability ...
Aug 12, 2015 · A People Without a Country: The Gypsies. Persecuted around the world and still subject to discrimination in modern day Europe, we look into the fascinating history of the Gypsy people. In 1332, a Franciscan monk from Ireland visited the island of Crete.
Jun 6, 2024 · Summarize this Article. Roma, an ethnic group of traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India but live in modern times worldwide, principally in Europe. Most Roma speak some form of Romany, a language closely related to the modern Indo-European languages of northern India, as well as the major language of the country in which ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Roma are an ethnic group of traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and today live worldwide, principally in Europe. Mo...
- The Roma people live principally in Europe, especially in the Slavic-speaking lands of the Balkans and central Europe. Many Roma live in Romania, B...
- The word Roma is the plural form of Rom. Many Roma refer to themselves as Rom, a generic name that means “man” or “husband.”
- Because the Roma are a traditionally nomadic people, they have often been blamed for many evils by local populaces and majority groups and persecut...
The migration of the Romani people through the Middle East and Northern Africa to Europe. The key shows the century of arrival in that area, e.g., S.XII is the 12th century. Romani people first arrived in Europe from north India, through Iran, Armenia, and Turkey.
Apr 3, 2023 · Romani is an umbrella term used to describe a diverse ethnolinguistic group of people with a historical presence in Europe and West Asia. The historically common term 'Gypsy' is based on the myth that they came from Egypt. In reality, the ancestors of the Romani migrated out of India in the 1st millennium CE.
May 23, 2011 · gypsies and tinkers had different origins although the terms are sometimes interchangeable. Gypsies came from northern India and adopted a wandering life-style, keeping their Romany language and traditions.
