Celebration – rroma.org https://rroma.org Wed, 06 May 2026 15:18:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Celebration – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Djurdjevan https://rroma.org/djurdjevan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=djurdjevan Wed, 06 May 2026 15:18:09 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32483 Roma celebrate St. George’s Day, their biggest holiday in the Balkans, which celebrates the arrival of spring, the farewell to winter and the awakening of nature.

]]> April 8th in Prague https://rroma.org/april-8th-in-prague/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-8th-in-prague Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:02:59 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32082 President Petr Pavel and Eva Pavlová will receive Roma community leaders at Prague Castle on the occasion of International Roma Day. According to information from the Romea.cz server, a total of 20 Roma men and women are expected to attend. Almost half of them are graduates of the educational program Supporting the Social Inclusion of Roma through Community Development and Entrepreneurship, which was implemented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. The three-year program involved 80 participants from 11 regions of the Czech Republic. The names of the specific participants have not yet been published.

]]> April 8th in Germany https://rroma.org/april-8th-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-8th-in-germany Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:59:50 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32071 Berlin, Nurenberg, and Munich will hoist the Roma flag on their city halls.

]]> April 8th https://rroma.org/april-8th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-8th Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:53:09 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32066 Students from the Veliko Tarnovo region will celebrate International Roma Day – April 8. The event in the old capital will be held on April 3 /Friday/ at 2:00 p.m. at the Petko R. Slaveykov Regional Library. The main highlight of the program is the presentation of the book “The House of the White Swan” by the Roma writer, teacher and educational mediator Atanas Atanasov – Vakavliyata. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the author and get acquainted with his work, dedicated to the life, identity and values ​​of the Roma community.

]]> Krakow: Celebration https://rroma.org/krakow-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=krakow-celebration Fri, 09 May 2025 15:00:11 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28251 The Krakow somewhat belated celebrations of International Roma Day are taking place today place at the Multicultural Center at ul. Zabłocie 20. The program includes a debate, workshops, tasting of traditional dishes and a concert by Marek Balog – an outstanding Roma artist.

]]> Erdelezi in Turkey https://rroma.org/erdelezi-in-turkey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erdelezi-in-turkey Wed, 07 May 2025 06:58:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28226 An article about the Erdelezi celebrations in Edirne, Turkey. With some rather unknown explanations of the festival (as the day of the meeting between the prophets Hizir and Ilias), and mentioning “purification” rituals.

]]> Erdelezi – Saint Georges – Đurđevdan https://rroma.org/erdelezi-saint-georges-durdevdan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erdelezi-saint-georges-durdevdan Tue, 06 May 2025 12:45:25 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28221 Saint Georges day, also called Erdelezi, is one of the most iconic Roma celebrations in the Balkans.

]]> Lithuania and 8th of April https://rroma.org/lithuania-and-8th-of-april/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lithuania-and-8th-of-april Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:49:39 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=23636 An article on Roma in Lithuania in the context of the April 8th celebrations.

According to the 2021 census, 2,251 Roma lived in Lithuania.  There are still many false prejudices about this ethnic group, which result mainly from ignorance and lack of education.

]]> Slovakia and 8th of April https://rroma.org/slovakia-and-8th-of-april/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-and-8th-of-april Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:24:35 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=23622 The current Slovak President Čaputová commemorated International Roma Day. She stated that Roma students would very much like Slovakia to be a more tolerant country that can give Roma children a chance and accept them.

She invited Roma students from universities and secondary schools from all over Slovakia to the palace.

]]> Brno: Celebration https://rroma.org/brno-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brno-celebration Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:02:57 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=23614 Several articles on the celebration of the 8th of April in Brno, Czechia.

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