Invitation

The Union of Roma Maternity Centres invites you to the celebration of the International Roma Day, which will take place on the 9th of April 2022 from 10:00 to 22:00 in Poltár.

Photo by Diario de Madrid, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The International Roma Day has been celebrated since 1990, and is marked for the 8th of April. It honours the first World Roma Congress of the International Roma Union - the first major international meeting of Roma representatives, that took place from the 7th of April until the 12th of April near London.

The congress approved the current design of the Roma flag, and the song Gelem, Gelem was adopted as the Roma anthem. Usage of the word "Roma" (rather than variants of "gypsy") was also accepted by a majority of attendees.

The International Roma Day is an occasion to present the Roma culture, history and language, but also to to raise awareness of the situation of Roma and human rights issues they face.
 

10:00 – 11:00 Workshops for children and youth (dancing, singing)

11:00 – 14:00 Presentation of traditional Roma kitchen and tasting of traditional Roma meals, info stands of various civic associations and community centres

14:00 – 16:00 Main cultural programme - presentation of music and dance ensembles showing the beauty of the Roma world

17:00 – 21:00 Musical guest - concert

21:30 The end and final acknowledgments