In the world of Gypsies

>> Saturday, February 20, 2010

Hello World!
Gypsy, gitane, bohemian,....
all those names resonate the sound of freedom and merry-life.....free from all societal conventions, norms....
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Whenever I used to think about Gypsies, my reflection was limited to the character of Esmeralda in The Hunchback of the Notre Dame’ movie.... I always wanted to dance like her....
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But behind the facade of those road nomads lay a world of culture and history
Don’t know about you but this world does fascinate me....
Gypsies ancestors are said to be originated from the north of India where a group of people left the country between AD 800 and 950 before spreading themselves across countries like Egypt and Europe...
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Always roaming on the road, the lifestyle of the Gypsies was not to the like of everyone...usually unwelcomed where they set their wagons; they were badly perceived and were given a negative reputation and image...
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The Gypsies usually make up their life by doing small jobs or hawking but they were famous for their singing and dancing talent...
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Imagine yourself around a bonfire while a group of gypsies would be singing and playing their musical instrument while the women would be dancing....I would have loved to experience this one day...
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We cannot talk about the Gypsies without mentioning their belief in being able to foreseen the future...
The methods used to read and see the future are:

  • Palm reading
  • Tea leaves
  • Crystal ball
  • Tarot cards
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If you wanna more info on Gypsies, check out this blog dedicated to them:
http://gypsymagicspells.blogspot.com/
True or not, I would have loved to have the dancing grace of the Gypsy woman and the ability to read the future in the Tarot cards
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I end today on the video teaser of the new song of Shakira (with the tennisman Rafael Nadal)
Gitana - Avance 30" - shakira
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqLmxT4OQy4
Cheers

4 comments:

P.T February 20, 2010 at 7:42 AM  

Gypsies and their culture fascinate me too. I know they do still exist in some parts of the world and they are not very sociable and keep to their own kind. But their life seems pretty interesting.

Sometimes I wish I could just up and leave...go backpacking and discover new cultures..and experience life...

Gaia Eos February 22, 2010 at 11:33 AM  

Ya thats true the Gypsies community is a closed circle...somehow it's good as their culture is not tainted by others...
Like wish could be a globe-trotter and discover new horizons :)

no one February 23, 2010 at 12:03 AM  

kind of remind me of the hippies. lol... when you put it that way, it does seem like a cool thing. They are carefree in some ways...
Hakuna matata :P
Did you listen to Gypsy woman song by Hilary Duff?

Gaia Eos February 23, 2010 at 11:17 AM  

in a way yep they are free from the societal norms and conventions that's the coolest part :p LOL
well nope will try to check out this song ASAP :)

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