Pilgrimage – rroma.org https://rroma.org Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:07:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Pilgrimage – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Pilgrimage in Hungary https://rroma.org/pilgrimage-in-hungary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pilgrimage-in-hungary Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:07:07 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34917 Hungarian Roma, also known as Cigany, participated in an annual religious pilgrimage to a Virgin Mary shrine spring in Csatka, Hungary, on September 12, 2026.

The event highlights the cultural and religious practices of the Roma community in Hungary.

The pilgrimage is a significant occasion for the community, emphasizing their traditions and beliefs.

]]> Mariazell https://rroma.org/mariazell-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mariazell-3 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:49:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34661 The Roma and Sinti have a long-standing tradition of pilgrimage to Mariazell, which was interrupted by the Nazis in 1938 but has been revived since 1996, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

The pilgrimage serves as a cultural expression for the Roma community, featuring a bilingual mass in German and Burgenlandromani, promoting inclusion for both Roma and non-Roma participants.

Youth involvement is significant, with Roma children and teenagers contributing to the event, and this year’s theme focused on peace in light of current international events.

]]> Mariazell https://rroma.org/mariazell-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mariazell-2 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:35:19 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=34221 The 30th pilgrimage of Roma, Sinti, and Lovara from Austria and other European countries took place at the Basilica of Mariazell, led by Bishop Franz Scharl, who emphasized faith in Jesus Christ during the service.

The mass featured songs in Romanes and German, performed by a mixed group of Roma and non-Roma musicians, symbolizing friendship and unity, with children creating a special pilgrimage candle focused on peace.

The pilgrimage has a long tradition, interrupted in 1938, and resumed in 1996 after the official recognition of the Roma community in Austria, with an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 Roma and Sinti living in the country today.

]]> Austria: Pilgrimage https://rroma.org/austria-pilgrimage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=austria-pilgrimage Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:30:12 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29552 The traditional pilgrimage of Sinti and Roma to Mariazell in Austria.

]]> Saintes-Marie de la Mer:  https://rroma.org/28427-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=28427-2 Mon, 26 May 2025 14:42:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28427 A brawl between two families during the pilgrimage of the Saintes-Marie de la Mer resulted in shots being fired, with two people seriously wounded and some others hit by baseball bats.

Bad.

]]> Saintes Maries de la Mer https://rroma.org/saintes-maries-de-la-mer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saintes-maries-de-la-mer Sat, 24 May 2025 11:27:09 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=28405 The yearly pilgrimage of Saintes Maries de la Mer has started.

]]> Slovakia: Pilgrimage https://rroma.org/slovakia-pilgrimage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-pilgrimage Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:28:37 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=24742 Thousands of believers, mostly from eastern Slovakia, took part in the traditional Roma pilgrimage in Gaboltov in the Bardejov district on Sunday.

]]> Hungarian Pilgrimage https://rroma.org/hungarian-pilgrimage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hungarian-pilgrimage Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:00:33 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=24423 Nearly 800 pilgrims from about 30 towns will arrive on Saturday to Mátraverebély-Szentkút, for the national Roma pilgrimage, headed by Bishop János Székely, chairman of the Pastoral Committee for the Roma.

Nice headline, but reality is somewhat different: there are more than 800 Roma in most villages around this part of Hungary. So frankly, this is not a Roma pilgrimage, but a showcase.

]]> Saintes Marie de la Mer https://rroma.org/saintes-marie-de-la-mer-7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saintes-marie-de-la-mer-7 Sat, 27 May 2023 12:27:29 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=20476 The pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer was in full swing the last few days. But with a bittersweet aftertaste, with several Roma accusing the municipality to want to replace them with actors …

Sad.

]]> Slovenian Pilgrimage https://rroma.org/slovenian-pilgrimage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovenian-pilgrimage Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:44 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=17417 Roma have been participating in this pilgrimage in Brezje, Slovenia for a century. Usually set a week before Mary’s Assumption day, during the festivities, they help carry the image of Mary from the church to a nearby park and back to church, a trip symbolizing the search for an abode that Mary and Josef had to do.

After two years where the feast was cancelled because of Corona, it takes place again. But the local authorities do not want to provide a place where the Roma could stay during the pilgrimage, in fact, preventing them from attending. This is bad, but in view of the general view of Roma in Slovenia, not surprising.

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