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Romani anthem. " Gelem, Gelem " is a song composed by Žarko Jovanović, often used as the anthem of the Romani people. The title has been adapted in many countries by local Roma to match their native orthography and spoken dialect of the Romani language.
e. 1552 woodcut of a Romani family. The Romani people are a distinct ethnic and cultural group of peoples living all across the globe, who share a family of languages and sometimes a traditional nomadic mode of life. [ 1] Though their exact origins were unclear, [ 2] recent studies show Kashmir in Northwest India is the most probable point of ...
Ederlezi (song) " Ederlezi " is a popular traditional folk song of the Romani people in the Balkans . The song got its name from Ederlezi, which is a festival [ 1] celebrating the return of springtime, especially by the Romani people of the Balkans, and elsewhere around the world. Ederlezi is the Romani name for the Feast of Saint George.
Romani is the feminine adjective, while Romano is the masculine adjective. Some Romanies use Rom or Roma as an ethnic name, while others (such as the Sinti, or the Romanichal) do not use this term as a self-description for the entire ethnic group. [106] Sometimes, rom and romani are spelled with a double r, i.e., rrom and rromani.
Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people. The Romani were nomadic when they departed India during the Middle Ages. They migrated widely, particularly to Europe, while other groups stayed and became sedentary. Some legends (often from non-Romani peoples) say that certain Romani have ...
2011: On September 1, 2011, a Romani academy of arts and sciences was founded in Belgrade to promote, organize, and disseminate research into Romani culture, language, and history. The academy has 21 regular members, including prominent Romani academics and public figures from 11 European countries, India, and the United States.
Romani by municipality, according to the 2011 Croatian census. The 2011 Croatian census found 16,675 Romani in Croatia or 0.4% of the population. [ 20] In 2001, more than half of the Romani population was located in the Međimurje County and the City of Zagreb. [ 21][ 22] In the 2011 census, the largest religious groups among the Romani were ...