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For many Roma (once known as Gypsies), child marriage is the best way to keep the culture alive from generation to generation. It assures that Roma marry within the group, and it reinforces traditional gender roles. But in modern Europe, child marriage is against the law. Producer Frank Browning spends time with Gyula and Marika Vamosi of Pecs, Hungary. They were married as teenagers, but now they are campaigning against the practice. Their work has put them at odds with their families, and forced them to navigate between two very different worlds.
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Aired 08/28/04 on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday
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SUGGESTED INTRO: It's been a thousand years since Gyula Vamosi's [JOO-la VAH-mo-see's] ancestors left India, driven by the Mongols of central Asia to find refuge in the mountains and valleys that caress the Danube. Long called Gypsies, today the Roma number 8 million people -- the largest minority in Europe. The Roma have a complicated history. But it's fair to say that, by and large, they have chosen to remain apart from the societies they live in. It is also fair to say that the more threatened the Roma have felt, the more strongly they have held to their customs. One of those customs is child marriage. Negotiations between parents start when the children are no more than 4 or 5, for weddings that take place when the girl reaches puberty. But now that practice is facing a challenge. In recent years, several central and eastern European countries have joined the European Union. EU human rights law forbids child marriages. Some Roma see this as a death sentence for Roma culture. But not Gyula and Marika [ma-REE-ka] Vamosi [VAH-mo-see]. From Pecs [PETCH], Hungary, producer Frank Browning brings us their story.
OUTRO: That was Frank Browning in Hungary. His report was part of Worlds of Difference, a documentary series from Homelands Productions. For more information, visit www.homelands.org.
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