Flag of the Romani people - Wikipedia
The Romani flag or the flag of the Roma (Romani: O styago le romengo, or O romanko flako) is the international ethnic flag of the Romani people, historically known as "Gypsies", which form a stateless minority in countries across Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, and Australasia.
Romani people - Wikipedia
In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [87] which many Roma consider a racial slur. [88][89] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [90] .
Eight Commonly Accepted Symbols of the Roma People
2016年3月31日 · In 1971, in London, the World Romani Congress adopted one common flag for the Roma people. Now, in addition to the two aforementioned color features, a new element called the “chakra” was added. The chakra looks like a red wheel with 16 spokes.
The History of the Roma Gypsy Flag | History Of Roma
In July 1992, a casket containing the body of Camarón de la Isla, Spain's influential Rom singer, was draped with a purported "Gypsy flag". This showed a cartwheel and a map of Catalonia, both on a field of plain green.
Romani flag - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Romani flag is dark blue on top (representing the heavens) and green below (representing the earth) with the red sixteen-spoked chakra in the center (in recognition of the Indian origin of the Roma), representing movement and the burst of fire from which all creation emerged at the beginning of time. This flag was approved at the First ...
Rom - CRW Flags
2018年5月18日 · "La Semana" (Sevilla), 25 November 2008, shows a photograph of a "Gypsy flag" presented by Gypsy women. The flag follows the usual Rom flag pattern, horizontally divided blue-green with a red Chakra wheel in the middle.
Gypsy flag, Roma flag of the Romani People - World Flags
The flag consists of a background of blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively. The flag also contains a red chakra, or spoked wheel, in the centre, representing the migratory heritage of the Romani people.