Get them on a diet. They can only eat what they are offered right? One of mine is a gorger and it is difficult, but it's for the best to keep their weight in check.
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Examples Origin Usage. Slang dictionary gorger [ gawrj -er] What does gorger mean? I recently found out the family secret.
My mothers side is Gypsy. My grandmother passed away with alot of secrets, I would hear my mother cry, asking for mor information, but unable to.
My mother also keeps alot of secrets. But a picture was found of my g. I started reading up, getting nowhere. But everything starts to make since- always feeling like i have to go home, when i was home.
My mother just found out that her father, isnt her real dad, it breaks her heart. My grndma took everything to grave. But all my relatives are europe, and there is a lot. I met them once, but to young to get names. Ineed help, i dont know where to start. I think we arminan gypsy. I really appreciate your article.
I myself am part Romnichai or poshrat, which ever you prefer, my mother is full. I never knew that there were different forms of Romanes, all of my family speaks the same. I was really wanting to know if there was a way that I could actually trace when we came to the US.
I would appreciate if you would get back at me. Very interesting, I am from India. From where all the gypsies migrated worldwide. Last year I traveled to India, and I met one of the Russian gypsy traveled to Rajisthan state and there were about 50 people to receive her at air port.
Gypsy will never forget there roots. In India they are treated as untouchables or Dalits. My father was from the east Texas area. His family are gypsies who traveled working and trading as they went up until after ww2 then are family settled in lindale tx. I was born late in my daddys life and was exposed to much of these people to early to remember much. I have been to the campground of Texarkana, many of our kin are in dequeen ar and around orange tx.
I still do not know where are family originaly came from. Completely fascinating! I stumbled across this and could not stop reading. Please keep up the research. Ever since my father told me of my heritage I have been looking for more and more answers. I know that my grandma was 1 of 7 Romanichal women to marry 7 Shadden men. I know that I love music, dancing, art, and food. My family is very proud of being Romanichal, I didnt learn of all the struggles Romanichal people faced tell I started doing my reseach I also didnt realize how much we keep our traditions My family is not that big anymore but we do keep together and always cellibrate with a big feast, guitar playing, and dancing.
I never thought we was much different from other families so I didnt realize how much we still keep our traditions, but I guess I didnt think we was different cause we didnt care we enjoy what we do but Thank you so much for taking the time to make this article and shine a little light on my heritage!!!
O yea and there is definetly an unwritten language, but how do you kno enless you to are Romanichal? Mary Kerr. This article is very interesting. As a kid, I watched the highly romanticized old movies about stereotyped gypsies, and thought that was reality. This year, at 61, after accidentally discovering on the internet some news videos about the plight of the Rom in Italy, I developed an intense desire to learn about the reality of the Rom: their origins, history in Europe, Great Britain and the Americas, and especially their modern lives on those continents.
I read everything I can find, especially the world news stories and Roma websites. I also watched several movies by Tony Gatif, who is part Roma, and viewed several videos on YouTube made and posted by Roma themselves, including all the viewers' comments.
All this, just trying to learn and get some insight into the Roma and their traditions and culture. Don't really know why. They're next on my list of studies. My great grandparents were Romnichal.
My only living relative that knew anything about our heritage refused to teach me anything and she didn't want me to tell people what we were. I learned a few words of our language but would love to know more.
If anyone wants to share information that I might be interested in, please feel free to email me. I'm surprised that we don't hear about the holacoust of the Gypsies during the Nazi era. This would make an enlightening book or film. H T White. My heritage is of Serbian Roma Ciganin. We celebrate Slava St. Petka - the Serbian Ortodox Gypsy Slava , and as most, I was kept from the story of my heritage as something undesirable.
However, the photos of my Aunts and grandparents said it all. And there is ever present penchant for going places, fun, art and music. Many unexplainable beliefs I grew up with, too. I was told: "When you are are on the road, your gypsy blood protects you from 'evil eye' and all the bad things that could happen to you. When you stop - anything bad could come".
And; " Hi I enjoyed reading the articles. I am part gorgia. My grandmother Joles was Romnichal. Are culture is dieing out here. I and just a few of my foke can still speak the Romnichal.
We use a lot of English with it. Grandma told me a lot of what you have written so there must be some truth to it.
I still burn my shoes and many other things that I was tought. The thing I remember the most is the funerals and all the hawbin afterword. We would chore all kinds of wild food. The muskers would come after us sometimes. Her family hunted them down and she was returned to the family.
Hi my name is Jen I am a nurse for a sick child that is a gypsy. I am just interested what their view is on me and my presence in their home. I have read your article and I have to wonder if they look down upon me because I am non-gypsy.
I would also like to know in your opinion what they feel toward the child that is sick and the fact that someone else takes care of the child. This is a facinating piece. There is so much misconception and intrigue surrounding the gypsy people and culture. Thank you for the great information. I am a Native American from Oklahoma. Question how do you trace your family? Needless to say she became pregnant with this "Gypsy's" baby who is my father.
My "Grandfather" returned from the war and took my dad as his own. I would love to know if we have family and if the man ever knew he had a son? My father was born in December of Interesting to learn about them.
I do genealogy research a lot. Thank you for this article. I was having a very hard time with figuring out why my family who came from Puerto Rico some of them born there had a Hungarian last name. This actually explains a lot. Now it gives me a better clue of where they originated.
I want to thank you for this article. It's 1AM in the morning and I should be sleeping but just couldnt stop. I was doing some research since I've been instructed to 'dress like a gypsy' tomorrow for a film piece. I already knew that that was too broad an instruction so I wanted to send some pictures to my producer to get a better idea of what she wanted.
Then I found this. I'm so excited to add so much of the gypsy history to my back story. Knowing a little about my own ancestry, this makes me wonder if my bloodline and the gypsies didnt cross somewhere.
I find the Romany people fascinating and have been reading about them for more than a decade. I have been trying to learn Romani but it's quite a difficult language. At any rate, I will continue to learn more about the Gypsy world.
Opre Roma! Rufus Defibaugh. MY mother's ancestry is a strange one, for her side married into a family that has no real documentation and were dark skinned, dark haired, people non-negroid who came from Virginia. I didnt realise the Romany people were in America in colonial times.
Is it possible I have Romany ancestry? My question is, is there a way I can get blood testing done to determine this? Jesus bless you all. Josef Harang.
Hi this web is nice and hard work done. I love this. I looking to found by this page my roots my father side. Im son of my roma parents I live in Canada Toronto. Any one please who know just litll about let me know email me boomlake hotmail.
I was happy to read about our people living in US. Myself i am xorahai gypsy from Romania. I speak mostly romanian,but i understand and able to speak basic gypsy language. Te aves baxtalen romalen. The Roma live a hard life-now and in the past. That is the reason for me why the old ones don't speak about their heritage. It is a sad fact.
Very huge part of them are poor and uneducated,have many children. They live off the social welfare and that is why they emigrate. Many gypsies live in the Western KY area. These are with English ancestory. They are hard working law abiding for the most part.
I always wondered why my blood type RH -0 was different from my mother and dad,when I was 8yrs old I remember my dad an I going to the fair in springfield, mo to fix an air conditioner ,when we got there it was a Gypsy wagon, the gypsy came out of the wagon walked over to me ,he knelt down looked me straight in the eyes and said "you look just like your mother".
I didn't know why he had said that and my Dad was so mad he told the gypsy to hush that was enough. I was thinking all sorts of things, I didn't know these people but I think dad and mom did. I am glad that I came across this information, for months I have been obsessed with the Gypsies and doing research.
Any information I can get my hands on I devour. Books, movies Netflix internet, youtube. I have gone to all local book stores looking through travel books and anything that I can get my hands on that has information about the rom.
Information is very limited or none at all! The problem is that you wont find much and if you do its pretty much the same information that I find is mostly the same thing what you usually what you read about harassment, not being wanted outcasts etc. There are a few reasons why I am interested in finding out about them, one being that I believe that I have gypsy blood. Like two other people that commented previously I am Puerto rican and was born in the US.
I believe that I am descendant of Spanish gypsies because of my last name. I would love to know if I am if if I were it would be something that I would be proud of, and if not I would still love to find out more about this beautiful culture. I am very proud to be a English Romnichel. As we have settled here in the US and live as the country people, we keep our heritage alive by practicing only our Romni ways I'm so glad to have found this site.
I thought I was the only person who's family took important things to their graves. I'm a German Sinti gypsy. My older family members wouldn't tell us about our heritage because they wanted us to blend with the other neighbors of German descent. We all knew we were different than others but we were never told exactly why. Our house was much cleaner than anyone else's, we weren't allowed to go out with friends, only family cousins or siblings of similar ages mostly , the women were treated like 2nd class citizens, family was everything.
You get the picture. When we were kids, the adults were very careful to not speak their "strange" language around us. If we overheard it, they'd tell us it was a mixture of German and Lithuanian and that the individual words meant things like "eggs, milkshakes, pickles, etc. Now those older relatives are dead.
Those same relatives spent a lot of time with a fortune-teller who lived in a trailer in the middle of nowhere. I'm not exactly sure, but she may have been a relative. Once again, no one would tell us.
Enough rambling for me. So glad to see I'm not the only one who's real heritage was hidden from them. Can anybody help me?
I was born in and told that my mother and father were gypsies and cousins. I was abandonded at birth and left in the hospital in N. I di meet King George Adams. He was my uncle he old me. He then called my father who was Tom Gordon.
When he arrived, he denied being my father. I declined. I was born wwith a large growth on my neck. I think that is why they abandoned m. I was also born out of wedlock.
I am 75 yers old and ould love o know my people. My stepfather's mother was from Poland and Rom. While we are not related by blood, she treated me as her very own. She made blankets and slippers for me when I married and taught me how to make noodles.
I wish I could learn more about her culture. I am writing a book with a story about a gypsy in it and found little material at libraries to help me find a true depiction. I will hold on to this for reference. Thank you for writing about this! So few Americans have any idea whatsoever of the Romani plight despite being one of the most discriminated groups.
Your absolutely correct. Keep up the good work. Must start somewhere and will take a few generations to instill these values but well worth it. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. By Naomi P. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Are you a Gypsy, Traveler or Roader, or have some ancestry in any one of such groups?
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