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The Romani People ("Gypsies" / "Gipsies")

Romani? Roma? Gypsies? Or Bohémiens? How much do you know about this ethnic group which has no state but lots of culture?
*Hint: Tha Nazi concentration camp badges typically had a colour + shape.
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Last updated: November 30, 2024
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History
Modern-day country of origin
India
Country of origin they were thought to come from, hence the misnomer "Gypsy"
Egypt
Modern-day country of origin according to the French, hence the misnomer "Bohémiens"
Czechia (region of Bohemia)
Spanish-Romani dance that often involves castanets
Flamenco
Occupation of the "Rom Baro"
Tribal leader
Occupation of the "Ursari" (also known as "Richinara")
Training bears and other animals
Century when first Romani people came to America
15th century
Concentration camp where the mass murder of the Roma people took place on Aug 2nd, 1944
Auschwitz
Badge assigned to the Roma people by the Nazis*
Brown triangle
Date of the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
Aug 2nd
The Romani Language
Language family
Indo-European
Language branch
Indo-Iranian / Indo-Aryan
(English-)Romani word meaning...
"non-Romani"
gadjo
"police informer"
nark
"friend"
pal
"upper class, fancy"
posh
Symbols
Flag
flag colours
blue, green, red
object on the flag
"dharmachakra" - cartwheel
Patron Saint of the Romani people
Saint Sarah (Sara-la-Kâli)
Place to which a statue of the saint is carried during the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer pilgrimage
the sea
In Fiction
Hero and heroine from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by V. Hugo
Quasimodo
Esmeralda
The namesake of P. Mérimée's novella and G. Bizet's opera
Carmen
The antihero of E. Brontë's Wuthering Heights (possibly)
Heathcliff
The Fantastic Four's archenemy who rules over Latveria
Doctor Doom
Sister of Quicksilver from the Avengers known for her magic abilities
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
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