Hello, dear readers of my super-exciting blog.
Today, we’ll look into the love life of gypsies.
Some people dislike gypsies, others are curious about them, and the third category of people are delighted and fascinated by the idea of a romantic nomadic gypsy life. But is it so romantic? We have heard a lot about this mysterious and unique people, but still we know very little about them. Let's broaden our horizons and understand truth and fiction about them.
They get married very early, and have children at a rather early age. The "Marriage" age of the girl starts at 14 years old, and a 19-year-old unmarried girl will already be considered a spinster.
The ransom for the bride is paid with gold. The family of the bride appoints a ransom for her blood, usually measured by banks or even (or without any nickeling-and-diming) kilograms of gold.
Girls are deprived of their virginity in a rather unconventional way.
On the day of her wedding, the girl goes with other women from her relatives’ house to a place where they check to see if the bride has been special for her husband-to-be, and then they themselves deprive her of virginity. The sheet with the blood of the girl is solemnly shown to all the guests at the wedding.
They cannot marry a Roma who live in another country. It's like marrying a non-gypsy.
Adoption is very common in the life of gypsies. It occurs especially if the family has not had a long-awaited boy. In this case, the adopted child does not have to be a Roma by birth.
So, you see they have very strict rules in their families.
Would you like to live by the rules of gypsies?
I’m waiting for your feedback.
Your Vera Hope:)