Romani People
by The Romani are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to the Indian Subcontinent.
The Romani are widely dispersed, with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe and Anatolia, followed by the Iberian Kale in Southwestern Europe and Southern France. Deported to Brazil by Portugal during the colonial era [16] and via more recent migrations, some people have gone to the Americas [17] and, to a lesser extent, other parts of the world.
The romani are a group of people who traveled from India to Europe in the 1400s. The Romani have kept their own language, music,culture. Today more than half a million Romani linve in Romania. Significant Romani populations are found in the Balkan peninsula, in some Central European states, in Spain, France, Russia, andUkraine. there are still million Romanies may live out of Europe and americas.
They madeup 2.5 percent of Romania’s population. Sadly, the Romani are discriminated against. Today, many people in Romania and Europe believe that if you are Romani, you are a thief or a dirty person. The Romani were slaves in Romania from the 1400s until 1856. When slavery ended, there were new laws. The Romani had to give up nomadic life. It was illegal to spea Romani or wear traditional Romani clothes. For a short time it was even illegal for Romani man and woman to get married. During World War 11, many Romani Nazi death camps.
Today racism still affects the Romani people. Romani children don’t get a good education and therefore manyRomani are illiterate. If you are Romani, it’s difficult to get a good job. Romani are also harassed by police.
Dicrimination agains the Romani is a serious problem all over Europe. That’s why the European Union made 2005-2015 the decade of Romani Inclusion. They want countries to fight racism and help improve the education, jobs, and health of the Romani people.
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Post Commentpruelpo
On February 19, 2011 at 7:31 am
Well done friend. You educate me with this article. Thanks for sharing.
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On February 19, 2011 at 7:38 am
great article.=D
Rhodora Bande
On February 19, 2011 at 8:32 am
Thank you for this information. That’s the good thing about reading other Triond writers’ articles – we learn from each other.
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On February 19, 2011 at 11:27 am
i never like any of my history lessons in school :>
tiffi
On February 20, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Cool article! Very well written!
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On March 6, 2011 at 9:59 pm
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