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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roma celebrate the festival of St Mary

Roma celebrations: A Roma woman opens a soft drink during the annual Roma gathering
Thousands of Roma from all over Romania gather to celebrate the birthday of St Mary and to make wedding arrangements for their sons and daughters in Costesti, Wallachia Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Roma celebrations: Roma women dance to celebrate the birthday of St Mary
Roma women dance to celebrate the birthday of St Mary Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Roma celebrations: Roma girls ride a merry-go-round during celebrations of St Mary's day
Roma girls ride a merry-go-round during celebrations of St Mary's day in the village of Costesti Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
Roma celebrations: Roma boys peer after a girl
Thousands of Roma gather to make wedding arrangements for their sons and daughters Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Roma celebrations: A Roma woman decorates a roasted piglet
A Roma woman decorates a roasted piglet Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Roma celebrations: A Romanian Roma man goes under a table with a baby
A Romanian Roma man goes under a table with a baby in a local tradition while attending a religious service at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP
Roma celebrations: Romas dance during celebrations of St Mary's day in the village of Costesti
Roma people dance during celebrations of St Mary's day Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
Roma celebrations: A Roma woman sells second-hand clothes
A Roma woman sells second-hand clothes Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Roma celebrations: Roma women dance as they gather to celebrate the birthday of St Mary
Roma women dance as they gather to celebrate the birthday of St Mary Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
Roma celebrations: Roma people dance in front of a stage
Roma people dance in front of a stage Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Roma celebrations: A Roma woman looks on during the celebration
A Roma woman looks on during the celebration of St Mary's Day in Costesti village Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
Roma celebrations: Romanian Roma sell second-hand clothes during the celebration of St Mary
Romanian Roma sell second-hand clothes during the celebration of St Mary in Costesti village, 240km west of Bucharest Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
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