International Romani Day

International Romani Day

Observed by Worldwide
Type International
Significance Civil awareness day
Romani culture
Date April 8
Next time 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)
Frequency annual
Related to Holocaust Memorial Days, International Mother Language Day, Human Rights Day

The International Romani Day (April 8) is a day to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people.

Origin

The day was officially declared in 1990 in Serock, Poland, the site of the fourth World Romani Congress of the International Romani Union (IRU), in honour of the first major international meeting of Romani representatives, 7-12 April 1971 in Chelsfield near London.

Worldwide attention

References

  1. Center for the Study of Democracy
  2. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/03/120827.htm

External links


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