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The majority of the Greek Roma yet are Hellenized and Orthodox Christians who speak the Romani language in addition to Greek, [11] or the Romano-Greek language, like the Finikas Romika. [12] There are several other Dialects spoken by the Roma In Greece, as the Agios Athanasios- Balkan Romani , [ 13 ] the Parakalamos-Romacilikanes, [ 14 ] or the ...
In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [88] which many Roma consider to be an ethnic slur. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] [ 91 ] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [ 92 ]
The Romani of England are commonly known as Gypsies or Romani, or Romanichal in Angloromani. The Romani of Scandinavia are commonly known as Romer or Tater , or Romanisael in Scandoromani . In German-speaking Europe, the self-designation is Sinti , in France Manush , while the groups of Spain, Wales, and Finland use Calé , Kalé and Kaale ...
This was due to the fact that, at the time, U.S. legislation prevented entry to "Gypsies", making it problematic for those who were perceived to be easily identifiable as Romani by their appearance. [42] In 1999, the United States pledged to take up to 20,000 Kosovan refugees, many of them were Roma. [43]
On the season four premiere of "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding," dress designer extraordinaire Sondra Celli made history by creating the biggest, fattest wedding dress the show has ever seen.
According to historian Norman Davies, a 1378 law passed by the governor of Nauplion in the Greek Peloponnese, confirming privileges for the "atsingani", is "the first documented record of Romany Gypsies in Europe".
Aggelopoulos Manolis (1939–1989) – Greek singer and actor; Albert Lee (born 1943) – London born and raised country rock guitar; Andro (born 2001) – Russian singer; Antonio Flores (1961–1995) – Spanish singer-songwriter and actor; Ayo – A sinti and yoruba singer. Azis – Bulgarian singer
The Panhellenic Cultural Association of the Greek Gypsies, active under the Metaxas Regime, used a flag of unspecified color, adorned with the image of Saint Sophia. [53] In Britain, GLS affiliates such as Augustus John promoted the red-yellow-black arrangement as "Romany colours".