CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -International Roma Day is an opportunity for us all to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Roma people. The day, also known as International Romani Day, takes place on 8 April every year after first being declared in 1990.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Roma Day is marked around Europe to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the situation of Roma and human rights issues they face. The Council of Europe is organising a number of events in the run-up and on the day.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vlach Roma and many other groups celebrate Christmas (December 25) and Easter (March or April). In Romania, there are holidays commemorating the emancipation of Roma slaves. In Muslim countries, Roma often observe Muslim religious holidays. Christmas and Easter, among the Vlach Rom, are always celebrated by feasts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ancestors of modern-day Romani people were Hindu, but adopted Christianity or Islam depending on the regions through which they had migrated.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Roma” is the word (ethnonym) that the Roma use to describe themselves: it is the term for the members of that specific people and it is Romani for “man”. “Gypsy” is a derogatory, disparaging term – for many an insult - used by the majority population to define the Roma people.