166 from gypsies freed from slavery
”FEBRUARY 20, 1856 represents for the Roma in Romania the date of liberation from slavery, through the“ Legislation for the emancipation of all gypsies in the Romanian Principality ”, normative act promulgated by the ruler Barbu Ştirbei, based on a text prepared by Petre Mavrogheni and Mihail Kogălniceanu. The word “gypsy” meant during the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries a social state, that of a slave, which was not part of the social structure, being a simple object of exchange. Depending on the master, there were three categories of slaves: princely (of the ruler and his wife), boyar (of the boyars), monastic (of the monasteries). ”
On this occasion, for the community from Valea Seacă, a unique community event was organized dedicated both to commemorate the liberation of the Roma from Romania and to launch the community action with no.
The children from the Gymnasium School no. 1 from Valea Seacă, prepared a specific artistic moment, and impressed us with their native qualities.
The project is implemented by Star of Hope Romania Foundation in partnership with Association of Roma Bears from Dagata with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021.
