Portrait of a young Gabor Rom woman, Valeni, Transylvania, Romania
Gabor means a network of hundreds of Romani families who all refer to a certain common ancestor called Gábor (English: Gabriel). Although the network of Gabor families stretches across many large European cities and even as far as San Francisco on the edge of the Pacific, most Gabor consider their home in Transylvania, in the region around Tîrgu Mureş. As of today, most of the Gabors still live in Transylvania, and are called “Gabors with a Hat”. They also stand out from other Romani communities, especially by their traditional clothing: women wear long colorful and folded skirts and colorful shirts. Their hairstyle is characterized by long, braided hair on one side with a colorful ribbon (never black: this color has a negative connotation in traditional Roma culture). Men wear leather vests and hats, and have moustaches. As for their occupation, they are travelling traders, and conduct business in many different countries. However, they can stay temporarily in any country where they conduct business. Since some of their traditional activities are less needed, many of them found a new source of living in business activities. They are now known street sellers, they are present on fairs and markets. Some already have their own companies, established sometimes abroad, in Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria or other countries in Eastern and Central Europe. Usually, they are trilingual speakers: they speak Hungarian, Romanian and Romani.
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Location: Valeni, Romania
Photo credit: © Roberto Cornacchia / Alamy / Afripics
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