A Roma wedding in the town of Smolyan in Southern Bulgaria, close to the Greek border. The bad thing is, the paper mentions the bride’s age: 14, and the fact that she was sold for BGN 5’000 (roughly EUR 2’500). This is not good as it perpetuates this stereotype. Brides are generally not sold, but among many Vlach groups, the groom’s family has to pay for the bride, a tradition most probably associated with the slavery in that region.

• Ромски младоженци събраха погледите по главната на Смолян. In: Actualno. 17.01.2023. https://www.actualno.com/smolyan/romski-mladojenci-sybraha-pogledite-po-glavnata-na-smoljan-news_1884900.html

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