Roma dance in front of the "Kermes" cafe

Monday, 06 May 2024
Roma dance in front of the "Kermes" cafe

There are places in Skopje known for their rich Roma tradition, which are now forgotten. Returning to those forgotten places and customs revives the memories of an old Skopje, with its specific color and atmosphere. We should remember them because they are part of the rich history of the city. The Roma are especially known for the celebration of St. George's Day, which symbolically marks new life and the arrival of spring. It is no coincidence that this holiday is associated with the holy great martyr George, and our ethnologists and folklorists say that it is a spring holiday (basically the celebration of nature), when all the vegetation wakes up again. In essence, it was not only Christians that celebrated, but "the entire population of Macedonia", as it is said in the interpretations on the occasion of this celebration. In nature, in a grove on Kaleto near the French cemetery,...

Tradition among the old Roma: May 2 - The day of the most beautiful lambs in Shuto Orizari.

Thursday, 02 May 2024
Tradition among the old Roma: May 2 - The day of the most beautiful lambs in Shuto Orizari.

Daniel Petrovski - Master of Ethnology and Anthropology wrote on his FB profile "Several Roma families traditionally presented their lambs early in the morning. The lambs, bought a few months earlier mostly from the villages of Kopanica and Rasce, announced the Erdelezi holiday, which is thought to be the period when winter ends and the new summer season begins. The lambs are big but they are young for a few months and they are still sucking milk. Although this day is called 'champion lamb day', all the lambs shown are actually the best and every owner who took part in the collective competition was proud."

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Tradition among the old Roma: May 2 - The day of t...

Tradition among the old Roma: May 2 - The day of the most beautiful lambs in Shuto Orizari.

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Brazil marks Brazilian Roma Day, video address by IRU President Zoran Dimov

Organized by the IRU, members from South America - Brazil, Elisa Costa and Michelle Christon, organized an event on May 21 via video conference to mark May 24, the day of the Brazilian Roma. This day was established in Brazil 15 years ago. This time the organizers tried to buffet made it to a higher level, and it involved senior officials from the top state of Brazil. Among others, the President of the IRU Zoran Dimov, as the main promoter of this celebration, had his return via video link. In that honor, the IRU delegates from Brazil, Elisa Costa and Michelle Christon, awarded and recognized by the IRU for the special contribution of 12 other representatives, various representatives who have been fighting for the Brazilian Roma for many years, such as the fight against Romanophobia and anti-Gypsyism, youth , misinformation, equality, justice, further education, literacy, inclusion, women, human rights, pandemic, culture, respect for the right to work, decent housing, peace negotiations, cultural heritage, music, Romani language, availability of vaccines, Roma literature and public politics, etc.

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