April 8 – International Roma Day
8 April 2007 02:00 FOCUS News Agency
The International Roma Day is marked nationwide. In the town of Stara Zagora a folk dance and song company “Avligite” held a concert.In the town of Sliven wreaths and flowers were laid in front of the monument of Sabi Dimitrov in remembrance of the Roma people who died in the Holocaust. A lot of dance and game competitions and a concert took place.All Roma leaders from the region gathered in downtown Vidin and paid tribute to Holocaust victims. After that they headed to the bank of the Danube River, with flowers and wreaths in hands. In the town of Straldzha Roma people enjoyed a football match, followed by songs and dances.
April 8th marks the International Roma Day, calling attention and respect to all innocent victims of the persecution of Roma. On April 8th 1971 London hosted the First World Romani Congress, which put the beginning of the coordinated efforts to internationally protect and promote Roma people’s rights. The aim is to unite the efforts of the international gypsy movement and turn international community’s attention to their problems: education, poverty, and segregation. The Roma anthem is called Gelem, Gelem. The flag consists of a background of dark blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively. It also contains a red chakra, or spoked wheel, in the centre, representing the Indo-Aryan heritage of the Romani people.The International Roma Day is declared in 1992 by the UN and EU at the proposal of the International Organization Romano Union.Bulgaria has ratified all major international legal instruments on protecting the rights of people belonging to ethnic, religious or language minorities, including UN’s International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Sofia.
On the occasion of the International Roma (Gypsy) Day – 8th April – the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture in cooperation with certain civil organizations is organizing a series of events celebrating the holiday.
There will be parallel celebrations in six cities in the country – Sofia, Vidin, Vratsa, Montana, Pazardzhik and Burgas.
On this day, in the church “St. Nedelya”, there will be a mass service in memory of all the gypsies who have died during the Second World War.
Kavarna.
The International Roma Day – 8th April will be celebrated with a rich show program in the seaside Bulgarian town Kavarna. There will be a concert of the Bulgarian singer of gypsy origin – Sofi Marinova and the rapper Ustata (the Mouth).
The manager of Kaliakra FC – Velislav Vutsov and the coach of the team – Antoni Zdravkov will be proclaimed “Honorary Roma People” of “Hadzhi Dimitar” neighborhood.
The presenters of the show will be the well-known Bulgarian actors Lyubo Neikov and Hristo Garbov.
The International Roma Day is marked nationwide. In the town of Stara Zagora a folk dance and song company “Avligite” held a concert.In the town of Sliven wreaths and flowers were laid in front of the monument of Sabi Dimitrov in remembrance of the Roma people who died in the Holocaust. A lot of dance and game competitions and a concert took place.All Roma leaders from the region gathered in downtown Vidin and paid tribute to Holocaust victims. After that they headed to the bank of the Danube River, with flowers and wreaths in hands. In the town of Straldzha Roma people enjoyed a football match, followed by songs and dances.
April 8th marks the International Roma Day, calling attention and respect to all innocent victims of the persecution of Roma. On April 8th 1971 London hosted the First World Romani Congress, which put the beginning of the coordinated efforts to internationally protect and promote Roma people’s rights. The aim is to unite the efforts of the international gypsy movement and turn international community’s attention to their problems: education, poverty, and segregation. The Roma anthem is called Gelem, Gelem. The flag consists of a background of dark blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively. It also contains a red chakra, or spoked wheel, in the centre, representing the Indo-Aryan heritage of the Romani people.The International Roma Day is declared in 1992 by the UN and EU at the proposal of the International Organization Romano Union.Bulgaria has ratified all major international legal instruments on protecting the rights of people belonging to ethnic, religious or language minorities, including UN’s International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Sofia.
On the occasion of the International Roma (Gypsy) Day – 8th April – the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture in cooperation with certain civil organizations is organizing a series of events celebrating the holiday.
There will be parallel celebrations in six cities in the country – Sofia, Vidin, Vratsa, Montana, Pazardzhik and Burgas.
On this day, in the church “St. Nedelya”, there will be a mass service in memory of all the gypsies who have died during the Second World War.
Kavarna.
The International Roma Day – 8th April will be celebrated with a rich show program in the seaside Bulgarian town Kavarna. There will be a concert of the Bulgarian singer of gypsy origin – Sofi Marinova and the rapper Ustata (the Mouth).
The manager of Kaliakra FC – Velislav Vutsov and the coach of the team – Antoni Zdravkov will be proclaimed “Honorary Roma People” of “Hadzhi Dimitar” neighborhood.
The presenters of the show will be the well-known Bulgarian actors Lyubo Neikov and Hristo Garbov.
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