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Folkways are of a great importance for the Roma, too. At Christmas they do the „Christmas-chanting”.

 

Christmas chanting is one of the most beautiful customs of the gypsies. Twelve men walk together on Christmas eve to celebrate the birth

I can say nothing my children. They are dead...

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We are in Alsóvadász, five kilometres from Szikszó, which is one of the most disadvantaged Roma quarters. The poverty, the need, the hunger, the lack of possibilities have domination over the village. The majority of Roma people living here live on social allowance, and the education is

If there wasnot that Dutch there would be nothing in Szakács

Dutch living in Szakácsi are not a bad sort. They had come here to help gipsies, and they changed quite a lot of things in the village. Holland is packed, Dutch like the silence and the quietness of Cserehát. They like the warm summers as well.

Two Dutch families

"Who shall we go to?"

The CICSERO team went to Encs, where they visited the gypsy row at Fügöd. They’ve asked the natives there about their life and their living conditions. The city of Encs is the center of the Encs region. It became a city at 1984, and Fügöd was attached to it also this year.

Donation in Tomor-We brought you a litle package

Donation in Tomor-We brought you a litle package, will you accept it? -Well, yes, I do. -We couldn't
-We brought you a litle package, will you accept it?
-Well, yes, I do.
-We couldn't bring a lot, however...
-Thank you so much, God bless you (crying)!
Donation for Tomor

Edelény after the flood

 Edelény on the banks The may flood reached Edelény, a town in Cserehát located 30 kilometers from Miskolc. In these disappointing days we followed up the events of the flood, causing great damages to the locals.The staff of Cicsero shoot a video on the

There’s no need to steal wood

We are in Tomor, a little village in the Cserehát with a population of 286 people. Hungarians put out 97%, while the rest are Gypsies. The villagers mostly work for the local government. Unfortunately it only employs 10-15% of the village so lots

We bake scraper two times a week

The women in Cserehát have been taking care of the pleasures of the everyday life from generation to generation. A hospitable gipsy family in Tomor disclosed our shooting team. a top secret recipe. We talked to Mrs. László Siroki, a gipsy

Poor Roma