Draft of decree 1,216 for solving the issues of the gypsy population in Bulgaria [8 Oct 1957]
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Draft of decree number 1,216 for solving the issues of the Gypsy population in Bulgaria, issued by the Council of Ministers. Original material: 6 pages; India paper, type written, poor quality
Draft amendments to the decree for People Militia (police) [1958]
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Proposal from the Ministry of Transportation for amendments to decree number 1,216 stating that nomads who will be settled should use train and bus transportation to the places of their permanent settlement for free. Original material: 1 page; India paper, type written, poor quality
Videotape of a Roma wedding in Provadia [7 Oct 1990]
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1 videotape of a wedding in a community of Muslim Turkish gypsies in Provadia, Bulgaria. The Roma wedding combines, in a very specific way, elements from Bulgarian and Turkish weddings in a unique Roma ceremony. The material shows methods of celebration, ritual elements and specifics of their tr...
Photographs reflecting the lives and rituals of the Makedontsi and Turtsi families from the Gypsy quarter in Kyustendil Original material: poor/medium quality
Photograph of two sisters wearing wedding dresses from Makedontsi family at a New Year celebration in the village of Lilyach, Bulgaria [1970s]
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Two sisters in wedding dress at village New Year celebration. The elder sister symbolizes Old Year and the younger sister symbolises New Year Original material: medium quality, with scratches and tear in bottom left corner
Photograph of women from the Makedontsi family [1970s]
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According to the family story this extended family are from the town of Delchevo, Macedonia, who came to Kyustendil in the 1920s on foot Original material: medium quality with small dirty spots