Just traditions!

What have you done that seems deviant? I'm sure you're all thinking about something "bad" that you've done in the past, but actually it's not something particularly bad per say, just something violating the "norms" or the normal behavior in which we live by. For example, it's not illegal to dress like a 6 year old when you're actually 16, but we still look at that as weird and a bad thing.

Some people may see gypsy traditions as deviant behavior. Some people look at the traveling ways and think it's deviant to just "travel" and not have a concrete place to call home.

A lot of people who are not part of this culture also think it's deviant to not send their child to school and let the children be homeschooled or even learn on their own. Travelers do know a lot about nature and they also do learn skills that are extremely helpful in survival.

Has anybody ever thought for a minute that they (or anyone who doesn't follow our norms) may think that we're extremely deviant for going to from school right to our 8-hour sport practice. To someone who is used to not even going to school and just learning survival skills from nature, spending that much time and effort with extra-curricular activities may seem extremely deviant to them! I know I would feel that way if I wasn't used to it and even participated in that myself.

What do you think? Do you think that if you followed the gypsy traditions you would be wondering why we do such things? Do you wonder why they do such things?

Awesome Article!

Hey guys! The other day I was doing some research, and I found this website which tells us all about some gypsy origins and puts some gypsy stereotypes to rest! I was completely fascinated by this article, and it also made me realize how many stereotypes there were in this world! It also introduced some new origin stories, which was really cool. I highly recommend reading this!


 


As we can tell, these stereotypes have been swarming around for years, and we can finally put some to rest! What do you think about the website and the truth?

Legends for the Day!

How many gypsies do you think there are? A couple thousand? If you thought a couple thousand, you're wrong! There are about 12 million gypsies in the world, and about 8 to 10 million of them live in Europe.

Shocking, right? I didn't even think there were that many people who followed these ancient travelling traditions. The Romani people's traditions have only been around for about 700 years, which may not seem very long. During the medieval time period in Europe, Europeans assumed them to be of Egyptian or Turkish descent, and they soon achieved the name of "the pharaoh's people."

Legend has it that the travelers were the descendants of musicians who were given as gifts Bahram Gur (aka the ruler of Persia at the time). He soon became tired of them (Why??????? They have beautiful music!) and soon sent them off their own so they may find the lost corners of Earth. other legends say that the Romanis are the descendants of the survivors of the lost city of Atlantis!


What do you think about these legends? Do you know of any?