The Romani People
I have been looking up some things about my own ancestry and I happened to come across some information about the Romani people also known as Gypsy. It seems several people who have come up in this adventure are Romani. Not sure of the connection to the hoax but it seems pretty coincidental...
So far these people have come up:
Elvis
Charlie Chaplin
Rita Hayworth
Bill Clinton
Mother Teresa
Romani People
The Romani (also Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Roma or Roms; exonym: Gypsies; Romani: Romane or Rromane, depending on the dialect) are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to medieval India.
The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Greek word Aigyptioi, whence modern Greek gifti, in the belief that the Romanies originated in Egypt, and in one narrative were exiled as punishment for allegedly harboring the infant Jesus.
As described in Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the medieval French referred to the Romanies as Egyptians. The term has come to bear pejorative connotations. The word "Gypsy" in English has become so pervasive that many Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names.
In North America, the word "Gypsy" is commonly used as a reference to lifestyle or fashion, and not to the Romani ethnicity. The Spanish term gitano and the French term gitan may have the same origin.
World War II
During World War II, the Nazis embarked on systematic attempt at genocide of the Romanies, known as the Porajmos. They were marked for extermination and sentenced to forced labor and imprisonment in concentration camps. They were often killed on sight, especially by the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) on the Eastern Front. The total number of victims has been variously estimated at between 220,000 to 1,500,000; even the lowest number would count as one of the largest mass murders in history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people
http://sintiromanicommunity.org/docs/WebBrochure.pdf
http://www.whlreview.com/no-4.3/essay/SoniaMeyer.pdf
So far these people have come up:
Elvis
Charlie Chaplin
Rita Hayworth
Bill Clinton
Mother Teresa
Romani People
The Romani (also Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Roma or Roms; exonym: Gypsies; Romani: Romane or Rromane, depending on the dialect) are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to medieval India.
The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Greek word Aigyptioi, whence modern Greek gifti, in the belief that the Romanies originated in Egypt, and in one narrative were exiled as punishment for allegedly harboring the infant Jesus.
As described in Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the medieval French referred to the Romanies as Egyptians. The term has come to bear pejorative connotations. The word "Gypsy" in English has become so pervasive that many Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names.
In North America, the word "Gypsy" is commonly used as a reference to lifestyle or fashion, and not to the Romani ethnicity. The Spanish term gitano and the French term gitan may have the same origin.
World War II
During World War II, the Nazis embarked on systematic attempt at genocide of the Romanies, known as the Porajmos. They were marked for extermination and sentenced to forced labor and imprisonment in concentration camps. They were often killed on sight, especially by the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) on the Eastern Front. The total number of victims has been variously estimated at between 220,000 to 1,500,000; even the lowest number would count as one of the largest mass murders in history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people
http://sintiromanicommunity.org/docs/WebBrochure.pdf
http://www.whlreview.com/no-4.3/essay/SoniaMeyer.pdf
Comments
Yes long time ago in Rome there were gypsies. Most of the gypsies were killed because they thought they were witches. I have family in Rome, and yes I am also a Romani..the English word, is Roman. Can you please explain what is the connections Romans with Michael Jackson? thanks..
The connection is Egypt, Jesus and some other things.
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