Vlaxurja

The article is devoted to the description of the ritual
calendar of Vlaxurja and Servurja Roma based on narrative
and visual sources. The Vlaxurja are among the least
studied groups of Roma. Until recently, little research has
been material culture of Vlaxurja and Servurja. The article
contains a brief ethnographic description of the Roma
Vlaxurja and Servurja groups and their occupations. The
article continues the publications of 2014, 2018, and 2019
on the language and traditional culture of the Vlaxurja
and Servurja and it is the first detailed study of their calendar
rituals. The authors introduce unique field materials
into scientific circulation. The article contains samples of
speech, ritual poetry, traditional well-wishes and toasts in
Ukrainian and Gypsy. The article analyzes the traditional
ritual celebratory dishes: kutya, uzvar, Easter cake, dumplings,
etc; rituals aimed at ensuring the well-being of the
family; predicting the fate, etc. Some rituals and holidays
are first described in the context of gypsy culture. The
investigations based on the field ethnographic materials
collected in 2013–2020 in Kherson Oblast, Lviv Oblast,
Odessa Oblast of Ukraine, Belgorod Oblast, Stavropol
Krai and Krasnodar Krai of Russia.

The article is devoted to the description of the traditional dwelling of Vlaxurja and Servurja Roma based on
narrative and visual sources. The Vlaxurja are among the
least studied groups of Roma. Until recently, little research
has been material culture of Vlaxurja and Servurja. The
authors introduce unique field materials into scientific
circulation. The article contains a brief ethnographic description of the Roma Vlaxurja and Servurja groups, their
occupations and peculiarities of their mobility. Various
housing designs for living in the summer and winter are
considered. The article continues the publications of 2014,
2018, and 2019 on the language and traditional culture of
the Vlaxurja and Servurja. In addition to printed sources,
the article relies on field and visual materials collected
in 2013–2019, including materials collected during the
ethno-sociological survey of Kherson region of Ukraine
in 2016–2017. Data on material culture, in particular,
on housing, were obtained mainly from interviews with
informants representing the territorial divisions of the
Kuban Vlaxurja and Taurida Servurja. The information
we have received relates mainly to the period of the transition of gypsies to settlement.

The article dwells on the description of the masculine and feminine national
Romany clothes based on narrative and visual sources (Roma Vlaxurja and Servurja).
Highlighted features of the traditional women’s clothing set. Contains information on
Romany shoemaking.