The period of Romanian democracy, between 1918 and 1938, led to a flowering of Romani cultural, social, and political organisations. In 1933, two competing national Roma representative bodies were founded, the General Association of Gypsies in Romania and the General Union of Roma in Romania.

In Britain, many Roma proudly identify as "Gypsies", [117] and, as part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller grouping, this is the name used to describe all para-Romani groups in official contexts. [118] In North America, the word Gypsy is most commonly used as a reference to Romani ethnicity, though lifestyle and fashion are at times also ...

From the 1920s, Romany Gypsies in the New Forest region of southern England were forced into a series of compounds. These were later replaced with a "Gypsy Rehabilitation Centre" at Thorney Hill, created for the purpose of forced assimilation, …

Jan 7, 2021 · Colloquially, and rather insultingly, known as 'gypsies', the history and culture of the Romani people is surrounded by stereotypes and misnomers, none more damningly pervasive than Esméralda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Dec 17, 2019 · The Roma, also known as “Gypsies,” represents one of Romania’s largest minorities. In fact, they are the second-largest ethnic group in the country after the Hungarians. According to the 2011 census, 621,573 Roma people live in …

May 10, 2003 · The new Romanian political class holds primary responsibility for perpetuating the social stigma in post-communist Romanian society, through their use of the Romani community as a scapegoat in their efforts to divert public attention from rampant corruption, nepotism and fraud.

Jul 20, 2015 · Romanian Gypsies are a problematic and fascinating people. For centuries they have maintained their unique culture in the midst of Eastern Europe.

Apr 3, 2023 · Gypsy is often used academically as an umbrella term to include both Romani and other nomadic peoples historically labeled 'Gypsies.' Numerous European languages use words derived from the Greek word Atsingani or Athingani to describe Romani, such as the French Tzigane or Portuguese Cigano.

Nov 20, 2018 · The Roma or Gypsies entered Romania's historic provinces, Wallachia and Moldavia, in the twelfth century. Over the next 200 years, the Roma, who had come to the Balkans from northern India, were enslaved. By the fifteenth century, the practice of Gypsy slavery was widespread throughout the two provinces.

It was into this milieu that some fifty to seventy-five thousand Roma (Gypsies) migrated. No one knows for sure the exact number of Roma people in Romania. Biased government statistics place the figure as low as 500,000, whereas European Union demographics estimate the Roma population at 1.5 million.