THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE ROMANI
THE HISTORY AND TRADITION OF THE ROMANI

Summary/Abstract: During the nomadic period of the gypsies, Romanys settled at the margin of the locality, being very skilled with the knowledge of medicinal plants and witchcraft, with a strange lifestyle. That’s the reason why they were named ‚atinganoi’, in old Greek meaning "hard to reach, sinner", thinking that they belonged to a particular sect.The word "atigan", later on "tigan" derived from the word ‚atinganoi’ through history transition. According to Miklosich, he himself a Romany, the great Romany migration occured in a trifurcation: with three branches: „lom”, „dom”, „rrom”. Their laws are combined in „Romanipen”. In Romania they were slaves for a long period of time.

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