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In Spain, gitanos were traditionally Roman Catholics who participated in four of the Church's sacraments (baptism, marriage, confirmation, and extreme unction). They follow traditions such as the cult of the Virgin of El Rocío.
10 maj 2022 · Flamenco music and dance is perhaps the most prominent gypsy culture in Spain. The majority of Spain's gypsy population, nearly 40%, lives in Andalusia in southern Spain. Gypsy music, dance, art and culture have been integrated into Spanish culture more than ever before.
The Salazars. In 2007, sixteen year-old Susi Salazar married her first cousin Carlos. Susi is a Spanish gypsy, living in Rubi, Spain. In the gypsy tradition young girls become wives during adolescence and the wedding ceremony is a right of passage into womanhood.
3 mar 2019 · OUTCAST: Just 9% of Spaniards have any significant relationships with Roma people. Ignorance abounds – reinforced by headlines such as ‘Gypsy Serbian Mafias Buy Young Girls to Rob Homes ...
18 lis 2013 · The daughter and granddaughter of Maria, the 116-year-old gitana woman I met in El Vacie. Gypsies suffer extreme social and economic exclusion in Spain.
'A compelling analysis of the gypsy presence in Spain over the course of four centuries..Richard J. Pym's new book is an important addition to the scholarship on marginalized groups in early modern Spain.'
Spain has been struggling with its own perception of 'The Gypsy' since their arrival in the peninsula many centuries ago. This essay looks into various literatures to try and understand and map the gypsy in Spanish Popular Culture.
