Made by Dániel Vízhányó

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GYPSIESIN HUNGARY

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Generally about them

• they have got a national anthem

• a national flag

• and their own language as well

• they came to Hungary in the 15th centuryfrom India

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Their lifestyle and religion

• they are said to be nomadic and wandererpeople

• their religion is the sameas of those, who livearound them

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Dressing tradition

• women’s clothes includeconventional colours

• loose skirts, moreoverheadscarves

• men’s dressinghasn’t gotsuch fixations

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DANCE

• they have got two characteristic dances:

• the „Gypsy dance” and

• a special dance with sticks

• they tend to be emotionally overexcited

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Gypsy dance

• it can be danced bymen on their own orwith women

• men always want to be very spectacular with theirmotions

• if they dance with women, they are not allowed totouch each other

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Dance with sticks

• it can be danced by one or two men, or a man and a woman

• they usually dance it with sticks

• these dances have their own songs

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Music

• they play the music of the region, which they areliving in

• they have simple musical instruments

• their music is often rapid

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Czutor Béla

• 1863-1909

• commonly known as Gypsy Béla

• the gypsy musicians were respectedin our town, Hódmezővásárhely

• he was one of the most famous ones

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Other gypsy musicians

• Szakcsi Lakatos Béla, jazz-pianist

• Bangó Margit, singer

• Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra(also known as 100 Violins)

• Gáspár Laci, singer

• Nótár Mary, singer

• Bódi Guszti, singer

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