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Roma Weddings in Leskovac

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Roma Weddings in Leskovac

An article about Roma weddings full of stereotypes. It says for example that “the Roma dream is not to make a big business, but a big wedding”. According to the article, weddings last a few days, there are a lot of guests, hundreds of thousands of euros are spent… But this cultural tradition of the Roma has also changed over time. Weddings used to last seven days, now “only” two to three days. Of course, there are exaggerations in these stories, because not everyone is so rich that they can afford to have their guests entertained by some real music stars. Those who are barely making ends meet have the selfless help of friends and relatives, so someone pays for the music.

Bad.

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Serbia and Christmas

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Serbia and Christmas

On the Holiday Square in Kruševac, the Roma Cultural Center organized a special program “Under the Christmas Star”.

The evening brought together a large number of Roma music lovers, as well as a large number of children who enjoyed the music on the ice rink.

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Serbia: TV Series

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Serbia: TV Series

The first Roma-Serbian series in the region “Love in Silence”, which will soon start broadcasting on TV Pink, brings an exciting and deep story about the birth of love at the moment when two different worlds meet, but also about the challenges faced by Roma in Serbia and around the world and fight against prejudices and stereotypes that society is prone to. Among the fantastic cast that is part of this important project is the popular actor Saša Joksimović, who prepared for this role very thoroughly. Given that he plays Roma Danijel, Saša had to learn both Romani and Macedonian languages.

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Roma Poesy

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At the third gathering of the Romanipen Literary Club, held on August 24 at the Center for Creative Joy in Novi Sad, the members discussed the works of the two most famous Roma poets – Bronislawa Wajs Papusza and Slobodan Berberski. These two authors, although close in terms of the time in which they lived, represent different approaches to poetry, which was the central topic of discussion at this gathering.

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Apatin, Serbia

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Roma from Apatin once again proved that they are great hosts. They held a spectacular “Roma night”. The streets were filled with people, the gates and yards were wide open, and the sounds of music and laughter echoed through the settlement.  The main venue was full, while the sounds of songs and dances of barefoot children rang out from the stage, creating a unique atmosphere.

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Interview with Dragan Ristić

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Dragan Ristić, producer, actor and member of the KAL group, talks to Danas about the position of Roma in Serbia, their inclusion that Europe insists on, how important education is when it comes to the minority population, prejudices that should be broken, as well as about Roma symbols.

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Serbia: Brawl

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During the evening hours in Ljubić polje in Čačak, South Serbia, there was a massive brawl between Roma which left two people injured.

Bad.

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Serbia and Child Marriage

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A seminar for representatives of local institutions on the topic of Child, early and forced marriages was held in Vranje, within the framework of the Roma women’s activism project in the protection of Roma girls from violence caused by child marriages.

The goal of the project is to reduce the number of child marriages in the Roma community in Serbia, that is, to protect the human rights of Roma girls, as well as to raise awareness that child marriages are not part of Roma culture.

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Grave Robbers

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42 Roma graves were robbed and desecrated in Obrenovac and the town next to Zvečka, Serbia. This is not the first time that Romani graves have been the target of robbers in Obrenovac.

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Roma Media

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An article in the Serbian press about the first Conference dedicated to the development of media strategy, critical approach and improvement of the position of journalists dealing with issues of the Roma community in Europe which was held in Murska Sobota, Slovenia May 20-22.

One of the key problems faced by Roma in media across Europe is the lack of young Roma who want to engage in journalism. According to the article, Serbia is leading the way with many young Roma engaged in Journalism.

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Novi Sad Roma Ball

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The Novi Sad Roma Ball will be held on Tuesday, May 28, starting at 8 p.m., at the “Vila Moskva” hotel. Every year, the Roma association “Bela Romkinja” organizes a traditional Roma ball.

This year, in addition to the main event, a humanitarian evening will be organized, where packages will be made from the money collected and sent to help families in the Bangladesh settlement whose houses were destroyed by fire.

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Serbia: Rich Roma

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A video from Serbia’s Happy TV appeared on the social network Facebook, from a report in which the television crew peeks into the luxury of Roma villas. They showed what the life of rich Roma in Serbia looks like.

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Serbia: Theatre Play

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The premiere of the play “Poor Mileva from Bosnia in our civilization in 1878” was held in Subotica, Serbia. This is the oldest known Serbian text written by a woman. The play features the National Theatre, children from the drama section of the Children’s Theatre, and members of the Roma community.

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