Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

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Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

Post by bnh0012 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:56 pm

I'm planning on throwing a gypsy/Romani themed party this year for Halloween. A couple of my friends are of Romani descent, though they know very little about the culture, so I need and want to keep the typical "gypsy" stereotypes--crystal balls, petty crime, etc--to a minimum.

Any ideas?

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Re: Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

Post by MacPhantom » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:09 pm

You could dress up as Nicolae Ceausescu's exhumed corpse, or his wife's, if you're a Miz....:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100721/ap_ ... cu_exhumed


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Re: Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

Post by Andybev01 » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:20 pm

Keep your head low and your spirits up! Welcome!
All you that doth my grave pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

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Re: Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

Post by Pumpkin_Man » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:53 am

Crystal Balls are used by many mediums, not just Gypsies.


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Re: Gypsy/Romani Party Ideas

Post by jadewik » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:06 pm

According to this site: http://www.romani.org/
The Roma are descendants of the ancient warrior classes of Northern India, particularly the Punjab, and they are identifiable by their language, religion, and customs, which can be directly linked to those of the Punjabi in northern India.
The site was really unhelpful except to say they had "a rich culture" and that they weren't like the stereotypes. I couldn't find a whole lot of information about the Roma... probably, and this is just speculation, because they've spent so long hiding who they really are that no one knows anything but the stereotypes anymore.

Other than that, I don't know anything about the Roma. You might find better information from a cultural resource (anthropology site or what-not) as opposed to a Halloween forum. You're asking for non-stereotypical Roma life... and not wanting anything to do with the stereotypical. I can't help you there.

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