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GYPSIES IX THE BASIN OF VRANJE

S u m m a r

T h e Basiin c f V r a n je b e lo n g s to th o se reg io n s o f Y u g o s la v ia ( so u th e r n part o f th e P e o p le 's R ep u b lic o f S e r b ia ) vvhich are in h a b ite d b y a co m p a ra tiv e ly la rg e nu m b er o f G y p s ie s . H ovvever, it is im p o ss ib le to s ta te th e e x a c t n u m b er o f th e G y p s c y popu lat.ion in th e a b o v e m en tio n ed v region fo r o f f ic ia l s ta t is t ica l d a te are n o t q u ite p r e c ise on th is su b je c t . A c c o r d in g to m ateria ls. co l'ected b y th e a u h o r in th e couirse o f h is s tu d ie s o f a ll locallibies. in h a b ited b y G yp siiesA there are 9 6 3 G y ip sy h o u s e h o ld s in th e B a s in o f V r a n je , vvith a b o u t 5 .7 8 0 inhabitam ts

T h e G y p s ie s are d iv id e d in tvvo g ro u p s . O n e o f th em i s c o m p o se d o f M o s le m G ypsie-s, ca lled G u r b e t ' S . vvho ipresrved th eir ovvn G y ,p sy la n g u a g e . T h e y rep resen t a large m ajor ity . for th ey m ak e a b o u t 9 0 ip.c. o f a ll fa m ilie s . T h e o th er gro u p c o n s is t s o f O r th o d o x G y p s ie s D j o r g o v c d . T h e y sp e a k n ovvad ays S erb ia n . T h e y h a v e no p a r ticu la r fea tu res in th e i. costum e, b u t vvear th e sa m e c lo th e s as th e p o o r e r la y ers o f th eir S e r b ia n environ m ent.

T h e M o s le m G y p s ie s l iv e at p r e sen t ii.n 2 2 lo c a lit ie s o f the B a s in o f V r a n je , vvhile the O rth o d o x o n es o n ly ;in 1 3 . M o s t G y p s ie s are q u ite .ignoranit o f th e ir rem oter or ig in . J u d g in g b y those vvho h a v e so m e k n ovv led ge o f th eir o r ig in , it s e em s th a t th e m a jo r ity o f th em o r ig in ate from th is v ery iregion, vvhere th e y h a d l iv e d , d u rin g th e T u r k ish ru le. as n o m a d s. O n ly a sm all num ber o f th em h novv th a t th e y im m ig ra ted h ere in th e c o u r se o f the last cen tu ry from neighbouring T egions.

Umbil 1 8 7 8 . vvhen th e B a s in o f V r a n ie vvas lib e r a ted from th e T u r k is h ru le, the M o s le m G y p sie s l ik e d to l iv e in lo c a lit ie s in h a b ite d b y M o s le m T u r k s and A lb a n ia n s . T h e y tried to accom m od ate th e m s e lv e s to th e la tter . on a c c o u n t o f th e co m m o n re lig io n . In th e a b o v e m entioned so m e o f the G y p s ie s c o n s id er e d th e m se lv e s to b e . .T u r k s and th erefore emiffrated vvith them . so u th o f th e S e r b ia n -T u r k fronbier o f th e e p o c h .

In a parbicular s e c t io n o f the presen t vvork the au th or se ts fo rth the o c c u p a tio n o f the G y p sy p o p u la t io n , th e ir s o c ia l l if e . r e lig io u s an d s o c ia l c u sto m s an d , f in a llv . g iv e s so m e data from the p o p u la r m ed ic in e and a certa in num ber o f b e l ie f s and su p erstitio n s .