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  2. Romani people - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. History of the Romani people - Wikipedia

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    The Romani people, also referred to as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that primarily lives in Europe. The Romani may have migrated from what is the modern Indian state of Rajasthan, [1] migrating to the northwest (the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent) around 250 BC. [1]

  4. Romani crucifixion legend - Wikipedia

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    The condemnatory version states that as he made the nails to crucify Jesus Christ, the blacksmith and his kin were condemned to wander the earth and never settle. [2]The laudatory version states that a Romani stole the fourth nail of the crucifixion to repair his cart, the fourth nail being the one which would have pierced Jesus's heart, and that ever since God has granted the Romani people ...

  5. Romani folklore - Wikipedia

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    Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people.The Romani were nomadic when they departed India during the Middle Ages. ...

  6. John Faa - Wikipedia

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    The story runs that Faa, styled King of the Gypsies, ran away with a Countess of Cassilis. Her enraged husband caught up with them at a ford over the Doon , still called the Gypsies’ Steps. He hanged Faa and his followers on a Dule Tree on a mound in front of the Castle Gate at Cassillis while his wife was forced to watch from an upstairs room.

  7. The Creation of the Violin - Wikipedia

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    Wlislocki attributes his source to be Siebenbürgisch (Transylvanian) Gypsy, but admits the story is also known among the kortorar (nomadic gypsies [2]) in Southern Hungary. [ 3 ] An original text written in Romani , with the German translation appended, was published in Anton Herrmann [ hu ] (Antal Herrmann)'s paper; this text being presumably ...

  8. How much does Wisconsin figure in Lifetime's new ... - AOL

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    The story of Gypsy Rose's life before the murder of her mother, and the murder itself, take up less than half of the docuseries' running time, and Wisconsin's connection to the story even less ...

  9. King of the Gypsies - Wikipedia

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    As the term Gypsy is also used in many different ways, the King of the Gypsies may be someone with no connection with the Roma. It has also been suggested that in places where their crimes were prosecuted closely by local authorities the "King of the Gypsies" is an individual, usually of low standing, who places himself in the risky position of ...