In Argentina, some 300,000 gypsies live, whose ancestors began to settle in the country around 1902. In our country the three predominant groups live: the ROMs, which arrived from Russia, Greece and Moldova; The Caé, which arrived from Spain; and the Ludar, who came from Romania and Serbia. The family is the fundamental pillar of the gypsy community. Children, from a very young boy, are instilled in the value of the family ties and respect for the elderly. Involved, the concept of family goes beyond the most or less close relatives and extends to other members of the community. a significant role. They are the guardians of culture and traditions, and transmit ancestral knowledge to the new generations. With music and dance as central elements of their culture, such as flamenco in Spain and the Romaní rhythms in east Europe In their last days of life, as the loved ones of this. A curiosity: the woman is placed five enaguas. Once the time of death comes, there is a great exhibition of pain and suffering that ends in songs dedicated to the deceased. The gypsies place the deceased in a coffin along with objects that he loved in life, as well as personal jewels and gold coins. The mourning in the gypsy funeral rite is a sample of respect that has a different duration depending on the closeness of the relative. It is very strict in terms of clothing: men wear long sleeves and black pants, shoes without brooches and a handkerchief knotted around the neck and women, black with a handker In addition, mourners cannot shave, wear soap, paint, dress new clothes. At the end of mourning, men usually burn the black tape they carried in the shirt. The gypsy community does not allow autopsies, so the deceased is buried with the same clothes and jewels he had at the time of his death. Thus, it must be veiled for seven days in a row and then this ceremony is held again when the six months spend. The Flamenco Theater Site, in Madrid, also tells certain basic characteristics of this particular population on its website. “There is a high population of gypsies who firmly believe in reincarnation and others who do not think that this may be possible.” But the analysis of the environment is very clear when he states that: “although there are gypsy populations with different religious beliefs about gypsy death, they all agree that when a gypsy dies, it enters a blissful and transcendental world where it is welcomed.”
