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There Will Be A Special Broadcast For Ederlezi On Çingeneyiz TV 13/04/2011

There will be a special broadcast for Ederlezi in 2011, 5th May between 20.00-24.00 on Çingeneyiz TV. Tv programs about mean of Ederlezi, Ederlezi traditions, ancient Ederlezi celebrations, Ederlezi in Turkey and in the world will be prepared for the night by Çingeneyiz TV Team. Video clips of Roma musicians will also be published on the Tv at the night. It's also possible to prepare some extra programs according to offers of our audiences for the night.

Ederlezi which is a very common celebration among Balkan and western Anatolian cultures is largely celebrated by Roma Gypsies. Our ancestors, whose subsistence way was commercial nomadism, used to start a long journey with the coming of spring to client societies after a long inactivity in winter. Ederlezi is accepted as the starting point of this long journey. Roma Gypsies in Balkans and Anatolia celebrated Ederlezi with similar traditions to herald the coming of spring. The program of Çingeneyiz TV will made an adding to Ederlezi to be understood better.

Source: STGM