Gypsies originated in India?

Gypsies first lived in northern India and began to migrate in the tenth century, so that they were scattered all over the world. They are the same nation, but they are called by different names. They are called "Kyrgyz" in Spain, "Bohemians" in France and "Zigang" in Russia and Italy. ?

The British mistakenly thought that these vagrants came from Egypt, so they called them Gypsies. The English spellings of Egypt and Gypsies are really very similar.

Gypsies call themselves "Roma". According to textual research, "Ruomu" originated from "Dom" in ancient India (North India), and Dom was mostly a singer and fortune teller. Dom first lived in Deccan Plateau in central India. Around12nd century, local residents lost their homes due to long-term war. The massive invasion of the Goyle dynasty led to the large-scale migration of Dom people to other countries. Some people wander in India, others emigrate.

There are two routes to emigrate: one is to start from India and enter Europe through Persia and Turkey; They first arrived in Greece, and then passed through Romania, Hungary, Bohemia and Germany. After arriving in Germany, some people went to Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, while others went to Britain, Spain and Italy. The other is from India to Persia, then to Armenia, and then to Europe through Russia, and the footprints of wandering are all over European countries.

Extended data

Gypsies don't care about farming and mulberry, and generally don't raise food animals, but rely on urban and rural residents to make a living. Traditionally, gypsies have been around towns and rural residential areas, seeking a livelihood suitable for their wandering life. Men are engaged in selling livestock, training animals, mending pots (black and white blacksmiths) and acting as musicians. Women are engaged in divination, selling medicine, begging and performing.

Mobile circuses and entertainment places provide job opportunities for modern gypsies, who live closely together in a small space decorated with carpets. Just like living in an open carriage in the past, it is quite difficult to accurately estimate the number of gypsies because of their lifestyle (evading official population registration and census is a common feature) and long-term social and political discrimination.

It is estimated that there are about120,000 gypsies in the world, of which nearly10,000 are distributed in Europe. Nowadays, in many parts of Eastern Europe, Gypsies live in shanty towns with extremely poor living conditions, and there are still conflicts with residents of other ethnic groups.

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