Цыганe Беларуси. Этнокультурное обозрение традиций и обрядов цыганоязычного населения Беларуси
Gypsies of Belarus. Ethnocultural review of traditions and rituals of the gypsy-speaking population of Belarus

Summary/Abstract: The authors consider the main linguistic and ethnocultural features of the Roma of Belarus from the point of view of preserving traditions, rituals at the birth, marriage and funeral. As the analysis shows, the surrounding population in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and modern Belarus had a noticeable influence on the subgroups and clans of the Roma population of Belarus, expressed in rather different performances of traditions, rites and rituals. The authors hope that futureprojects aimed at preserving the culture of Roma communitieswill help maintain the unity of kinship communitiesin a touchscreen environment, despite the reduction incommunication due to policy changes in the states where Baltic Roma live (Belarus, Russian Federation (Russia),Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia). In addition, inthese countries (except Belarus and Russia), Baltic Roma have stopped learning Russian. This skill played an importantrole for them as a communication tool. It is concluded that only parents are able to help Roma children feel a family connection with their ancestors and sense their national identity.

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