by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“But Father was quite known, among all of the Rom, for his ability to train any horse, even the most difficult. This was tribute indeed, for the Rom as a people love their grastende, their horses, and are incredible horsemen. Our horses, Sun and Moon, were the...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
The Romani flag (O styago le romengo in Romani) is the international flag of the Romani. It was created by the Uniunea Generala a Romilor din Romania (General Union of the Roma of Romania) in 1933, and approved by international representatives at the FirstWorld Romani...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“Any meadow blessed with the Rom’s presence, with all of our eiderdowns spread about, was nocturnally transformed into an ornate Persian carpet. We called them dunhas, their rich deep tints inspired by the flowers growing in the leas around us: periwinkle from...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“One of the times indelibly folded into my soul when I was a young girl, was night’s enchantment. Then there were no walls to shield us from the night, its nocturnal creatures and spirits. Our night visitors were...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“.. our priceless vardos, our only homes, sturdy on five-foot wheels Rom vardos were masterpieces, never before seen and never to be seen again. Our symbols were elaborately carved into hardwood, with bright colors intricately applied. This was not enough to...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
“We Rom did not even have a word in our language for ‘possess’, while for the gadje, it is probably the most significant and the most defining word in their language. Surely, it is only by possessions that the worth of an individual gadjo can ever be determined....
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