…this transformation occurs if these ground fruit have been kept for more than ten days: then the gathered pumpkins stir all by themselves and make a sound like ‘brrrl, brrrl, brrrl!’ and begin to shake themselves.

The More You Know

  • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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    Firstly, that’s hella interesting.

    Secondly, I did not realize that the Roma were (are? Some are/were?) Muslim. I associated the Roma with Catholicism and Hinduism.

    Thirdly, how the fuck does one use a pumpkin as a syphon?

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      1 month ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people#:~:text=Belonging and exclusion

      I was interested in Romani religion too… Check it out.

      Most Romani are Christian,[277] but many are Muslims; some retained their ancient faith of Hinduism from their original homeland of India, while others have their own religion and political organization.[278] In parts of Southeast Europe, particularly in Bulgaria, some Roma who are Muslim identify as ethnic Turks, and over generations have adopted the Turkish language.[279] Theravada Buddhism influenced by the Dalit Buddhist movement have become popular in recent times among Hungarian Roma.[71][72] Some Roma practice witchcraft and palmistry.[280]

      Elsewhere it states this is because the Romani often chose to convert to the major religion of the area, as many other peoples did.

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        Went on a deep dive last night (well, as deep as one can in a night) on this. Super interesting! Found the Romani subreddit, and there’s ton of really cool information on there from actual Romani people. Mentioned to my mom what I was reading, and she informed me that her dad’s mother’s family were Romani, but she doesn’t know anything about them. Had several TIL moments last night! Lol

        Edit: never did find out how you use a pumpkin as a syphon, though. That’s gonna haunt me.