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28.11.2006
Achievment
The
three
open
caves
of
Gypsy
Culture
in
Granada
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2006
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2006
It’s
said
that
people
are
hostile
to
what
they
don’t
understand
,
or
in
some
cases
simply
what they
do
not
know
.
For
many
it’s
the
origin
of
racialism
and
perhaps
over
the
years
it
could
be
the
reason
why
Gypsies
have
been
marginalised
in
Spain
.
Therefore
any
initiative
to
help
open
up
the
mysteries
of
the
Calé
community
in
Spain
must
be
congratulated
.
Sometimes
the
opening
up
comes
from
inside
the
community
itself
.
At
the
start
of
the
nineties
a
group
of
Gypsy
women
from
Granada
formed
themselves
into
an
association
called
Romi
.
One
of
their
main
goals
has
been
to
set
up
a
museum
to
explain
the
culture
of the
Gypsey
woman
,
and
now
that
goal
has been
achieved
.
Three
caves
in
the
Sacromonte
area
of
Granada
now
hold
the
very
first
museum
to
‘La
Gitana’
in
Spain
.
Help
from
the
regional
government
in
the
form
of
a
350
,
000
€
grant
has
set
up
the
centre
,
and
the
Mayor
of
Granada
,
José
Torres
Hurtado
, has
said
that
he
hopes
the centre
will
become
a
new
tourist
attraction
for
the
city
.
The
first
cave
looks
at
the
history
of
how
the
gypsies
left
India
and
were
subjected
to
particular
laws
under
the
Catholic
Kings
here
in
Spain
.
For
example
a
law
in
1499
condemned
them
to
a
lifetime
of
slavery
.
In
the
1800’s
they
were
still
forbidden
to
speak
in
Caló
or
even
wear
their
traditional
dress
.
The
second
cave
concentrates
on
the
activities
of
the
women’s
group
itself
and
looks
at
famous
gypsies
from
history
.
You
may
be
surprised
to
see
references
to
Charlie
Chaplin
and
Elvis
Presley
here
.
The
third
cave
has
details
of
traditional
gypsy
health
remedies
handed
down
through
the
generations
.
We
send
our
congratulations
to
the
Director
of
the
Romi
Association
of
Gypsey
women
in
Granada
,
Loli
Fernandez
.
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