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Other legends include the ability to levitate, travel through astral projection by way of meditation, invoke curses or blessings, conjure or channel spirits, and skill with illusion-casting. The Roma from Slavic countries believe in werewolves. [1] Romani chovihanis often use a variety of herbs and amulets for protection.
The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian communities resulted in an exceptionally vital and creative traditional culture.
Gypsy Travellers in 19th Century Society by David Mayall – A guide to the life and culture of the Romani gypsies of Britain in the 19th century. The Gypsies, Wagon Time and After by Denis Harvey – The Romanichal wagon its history use and construction. We are the Romani People by Ian Hancock – A look into the different types of Romani people
Romanian insults often involve the sexual behavior of men or women. Women are usually insulted by comparison to prostitutes. There is a rich vocabulary of insults involving prostitution in Romanian. CurvÄ is an insult meaning whore or prostitute, or, more generally, a sexually promiscuous woman.
A more realistic depiction of contemporary Romani in the Balkans, featuring Roma lay actors speaking in their native dialects, although still playing with established clichés of a Roma penchant for both magic and crime, was presented by Emir Kusturica in his films Time of the Gypsies (1988) and Black Cat, White Cat (1998).
Romani dress is the traditional attire of the Romani people, widely known in English by the exonymic slur Gypsies. [ a ] Romani traditional clothing is closely connected to the history, culture and identity of the Roma people.
In Britain, many Roma proudly identify as "Gypsies", [93] and, as part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller grouping, this is the name used to describe all para-Romani groups in official contexts. [125] In North America, the word Gypsy is most commonly used as a reference to Romani ethnicity, though lifestyle and fashion are at times also ...
Romani dances are influenced by Indian dances. A Romani dance that originated from India is the snake dance. Romani women perform the sapera dance with a cobra to awaken their reptilian powers, mantras and to curse menacing victims forever. Belly dance is performed by the Romani people in Turkey