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Folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people
Romani folklore encompasses the
folktales ,
myths ,
oral traditions , and
legends of the
Romani people . The Romani were
nomadic when they departed
India during the
Middle Ages . They migrated widely, particularly
to Europe , while other groups stayed and became sedentary. Some legends (often from non-Romani peoples) say that certain Romani have passive
psychic powers such as
empathy ,
precognition ,
retrocognition , or
psychometry . Other legends include the ability to
levitate , travel through
astral projection by way of
meditation , invoke
curses or
blessings ,
conjure or
channel
spirits , and skill with
illusion -casting. The belief in
vampires originated from the Roma.
[1] The Roma from Slavic countries believe in
werewolves .
[2] Romani chovihanis often use a variety of herbs and amulets for protection.
Garlic is a popular herb used by the Roma.
[3]
Romani folktales
Motifs in Romani folklore
See also
References
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^ Buckland, Raymond (1 May 2010).
Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic: Travelers' Stories, Spells, and Healings . Weiser Books.
ISBN
978-1-60925-165-9 . Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Google Books.
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Herbal Magick: A Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Divination . Weiser Books.
ISBN
978-1-63341-158-6 . Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Google Books.
^
Baldpate at Gypsy Folk Tales], by Francis Hindes Groome, 1899, at sacred-texts.com
^ Childers, William P.
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The Creation of the Violin at Gypsy Folk Tales, by Francis Hindes Groome, 1899, at sacred-texts.com
^
The Red King and the Witch at Gypsy Folk Tales, by Francis Hindes Groome, 1899, at sacred-texts.com
^
The Yellow Dragon , Fairrosa Cyber Library for Children
^ The Gypsy Fiddle: and Other Tales Told by the Gypsies - by John Hampden, World Publishing Company: New York, 1969
^ Ćirković, Svetlana.
Bibi and Bibijako Djive in Serbia . Project Education of Roma children in Europe. Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
^ Bane, T. (2013).
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology . Jefferson, NC; London: McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 199.
ISBN
978-1-4766-1242-3 .
^
"Gypsies – OCCULT WORLD" . Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ Wedeck, Harry E. (8 September 2015).
Dictionary of Gypsy Life and Lore . Open Road Media.
ISBN
978-1-5040-2274-3 . Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Google Books.
^ The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca . p. 151.
^ Rosemary Guiley (2010).
The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca . Infobase. p. 151.
ISBN
9781438126845 .
^ Guiley, Rosemary (2004).
The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters . Infobase.
ISBN
978-1-4381-3001-9 .
Further reading
Folklore collections
Ficowski, Jerzy; Borski, Lucia Merecka; Mikolaycak, Charles. Sister of the birds, and other Gypsy tales . Nashville: Abingdon, [1976].
Florea, Virgiliu (2018).
"Moses Gaster și colecția sa de povești populare ale țiganilor din România" [Moses Gaster and His Collection of Romanian Gypsies' Folk Tales]. Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Moldovei [The Yearly Review of the Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia ] (in Romanian). 18 : 305–324.
ISSN
1583-6819 .
Pavelčík, Nina; Pavelčík, Jiří (2001). "Myths of the Czech Gypsies". Asian Folklore Studies . 60 (1): 21–30.
doi :
10.2307/1178696 .
JSTOR
1178696 . . Accessed August 25, 2021.
Tong, Diane (1989). Gypsy folk tales . San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Yates, Dora Esther (1948). A Book of Gypsy folk-tales . London: Phoenix House.
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