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 Roma originated from the Indian subcontinent. This is important because it shows what languages the romani people speak. There are many variations of languages the roman﻿i people speak. These include Romungro or Carpathian﻿-Romani, Lomavren or Armenian-Romani, and many others. Although Roma orginated from the Indian subcontinent, most of the people still speak romani. This language derived from Sanskrit. The odd thing though is that in India they do not speak the romani language. Staying pu﻿ re is very essential in unmarried women. Other values of the romani people is that they place a high value on extended family. Many romani people marry young, eventhough it is a very conterversial topic. Romani people also value music, it is very important to them. Filing toenails and fingernails must be done with an emery board because romani people believe that cutting their nails with a clipper is too taboo. Also childbirth is impure. Many romani people of eastern europe are Catholic, Orthodox Christian﻿ and Muslim. Most of romania now belongs to the Roma churches. Over the last half-century many Romani people have become ministers and have created their own churches as well as their own missionary orginizations. Many of the Gypsies believe in fortunetelling. Many of the gypsies use this belief to manipulate their victim out of money. During the 19th century many Romani people created art, it was a religious occupation. There's a lot of crime that happens in Romania and effects the development of many villages. These crimes include illegal baby-selling and black-market adoptions﻿. Many of those involved are called gypsies who are apart of the Romani society. The conditons of the Romani people affect the behaviors of them as well. Many live in villages and are very similar to the ghetto, most crimes occur here. **__Primary Sources: __** Walczuk, Heather. "BBC - Kent - Romany Roots - The Romani People: Heather's paper." //BBC - Homepage//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.
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[]. (This primary source helped out a lot because Heather Walczuk actually went to Romania and lived with a Romanian family. So this helped me find out how the people live and what kind of conditions the Romani people lived in.) Unknown. //roma-festival//. 2008. Alama School, Romania. //In Dark Times, Khamoro celebrates a bright, rich Roma culture//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(The picture provided above shows how the Romani people love their music. Music is very important to their culture.) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Journal Source:__** Huston, Peter. "License to Steal: Traveling Con Artists, Their Games, Their Rules - Your Money." //Skeptical Inquirer// 19.5 (1995): 49+. //Student Resource//

//Center - Gold//. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(This journal source helped me in the behaviors catergory. This helped me out here because I wanted to know how some of the Romani people acted and this journal helped me figure out that there is a lot of crime that goes one. It also opened my eyes up to the Gypsies, who are involved in most of the crimes.)  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Secondary Source:__** "Roma People - Gypsies - Crystalinks ." //Crystalinks Home Page//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.

[]. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (This secondary source helped with the values and religion. It helped me because it a very detailed website that explains where the Romani people came from and what they are all about.)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sanborne, Mark. Nations in Transition: Romania, Second Edition. 2/Nations in Transition: Romania, Second Edition ed. United States: facts on file, 2004. Print. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(The book helped me with pretty much everything. It gave me the insight on the values, beliefs, behaviors, and language. It gave me a lot on their art and culture.)
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