It's amazing to see the contrasting difference at the end. The wealthy family wants to keep tradition the same while the poor families see a way out of poverty through education
Well why would they want change? Change is always facilitated by poor and marginalised people because they're literally dying because of the status quo.
Typically, it's the opposite. Wealth generates worldliness (through exposure) and lack of wealth shelters and keeps people thinking insular. Interesting development.
No you don't. You are shallow. Stop acting like you are superior. There are very few people achieve everything he/she dream of. (You probably care about only the womans.) In this world you only can achieve everything if you only care about yourself. If you care about others or you want to make the world better you will fail.
@@Zodroo_Tint I think your understanding of what shallow is has been limited by core education. I do not blame you, I blame your parents. It is by dreaming that humanity went from homeless hunters to farms to civilization
It doesn't mean they don't work, they probably refer to work where you have to bend your back and they seem kinda chubby for it. I concur, after adding some 20 pounds in the last year.
They seem calmly accepting of the fact that their kids and grandkids will cause the end of their traditions. Very interesting. No bitterness or anger about it.
Because they will most likely die before that happens, so it's out of their hands. Can't really do anything about it except enjoy the good times while they last.
I did find this interesting it seems like poorer families want their kids to be able to provide for themselves and are willing to let them lead their own lives The wealthy family by comparison sees it coming but they aren’t actively allowing their kids to “break tradition”
@Reality Tube Hey, it is a Federal Crime to use the CIA Banner on any site unless you are on official CIA Business. A lot of patriots or Officers have died in action. I suggest you pull it Grasshopper.
@@cruiserandtraveller Are you a Gabor? Pardon, but it sounds as though you are a minimalist Gabor by your comment, though I might be misunderstanding, and if so, I do apologize. However, I am genuinely curious, and with respect. I find the Gabor culture fascinating. How clean the villages are is also quite admirable.
This documentary should be shoved down the throats of all those geniuses in the west who still think that gypsies are just brown indians and they all came from india. "romani" is not a race or a skin color.
I don't think there's any racist undertone in my comment, inbreeding happens/happened in many races and cultures but it is never a healthy thing. And the only ignorance here is one that denies the danger and tragedy that inbreeding brings.
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@@kiarasmith-beckford1579 Something here is lost in translation. Sorry Kiara! You do sound very happy and upbeat but cannot understand what you are trying to say!
This reminds me of the culture my family escaped from in the Ukraine. It breaks my heart when traditions are valued over freedom and building your own life. This was fascinating and yet painful to watch due to memories. When I was 14 years old, I was spending time with my friends and doing well in school. I can’t possibly fathom having to worry about being married off. You’re still a child, regardless of having undergone puberty or not. As interesting as this can be to outsiders, it’s different when you were a part of this kind of culture and managed to escape.
Freedom is all relative I suppose. I’d rather be 18 years old and a Gabor then 18 years old and being drafted into the Israeli defense force for war. If you don’t know it exists, then you are free. Shoot, for all we know, human bickering is an example of how enslaved we are on this planet. Maybe there’s other planets with humans on it that are far more utopian and “free”
@@mistereearly1141 Hey I don't appreciate that you compare one pain with another. This is not a competition and I am so tired of all the time hearing about the same problems and same cultures, the world is big and so is it's problems! You are comparing guns with being forced to sleep with some one as a very young woman/man. Who the hell can choose? Trauma either way.. open your eyes for the rest of the world, some one could say your problem is "small". There is always worse...and we are watching a video about the Gábor, not Israel..
Yes I agree, I am Hungarian and I saw the video from a diffrent point of view. Yes beautiful clothes and people etc , yes an interesting culture but many other things also, if we just read between the lines. But I respect them and they have a purpuse like all of us here on earth.
I am from Romania and I knew one of those guys, I think he appears in this video at the church scene. He was the father of a friend of mine growing up. The kid was very smart, but dropped out of school after the elementary because his father said that that's enough. They used to make rain drains for roofs and that was what their family has done for generations. I ran into him last year I think and he now has a construction company doing the same thing but on a bigger scale and and kids even though he is just 23. They grow up faster. One thing I always appreciated is their sens of family, even though they were nomadic and moved from region to region to find business, their elder was always in charge and they all respected him.
Some Indian communities where the Romas come from have a similar mentality. They would try to run a business and most boys drop off after having learnt to read and write. However, they can be exclusivists and this causes problems with the locals in Mumbai etc.
Do I love him? For twenty-five years I've lived with him Fought with him, starved with him Twenty-five years my bed is his If that's not love, what is? Then you love me? I suppose I do And I suppose I love you too It doesn't change a thing But even so After twenty-five years It's nice to know
Joe Sure, Not they are one community- more often then not, one family (regional) one reigns in luxury-the other in dirt. It is a lot of shallow show- little substance of actual Care. And before anyone says anything… I know and worked with several hundreds of em
The video maker makes so much of education, tell that to my university friends- from electrical Engineering with degrees. All are unemployed and works as labourers and shop keepers and drivers. But those who study the humble building profession are earning big money. I was unemployed and for nearly ten years and doing stupid jobs despite I had 69% in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Then went into plumbing etc and now I earn 55000 pounds a year.
This really made me smile !! I love how the mother in law takes such great care and pride in making sure her daughter in law is well taken care of . And I love how she understands that they are still children!!! I love learning about new cultures!
@@alizaerom1019 Saying things like that just reinforces the privilege we have. Maybe for you it is not necessary to have a career and it's fine, but for this girl it is the only way to be independent and to provide a better future for her and her family. Didn't you see the part where they marry young girls and they don't have a say about it? Education is the single more important thing you can give to children to empower them and give them the tools to aspire a better quality of life.
@@alizaerom1019 it is to the western system where from birth your programmed to work borrow buy and die, which is reinforced by the world around you, by friends parents friends media etc its a matrix like system most cant comprehend as there so deeply entwined into it they never see it
@@Chrisko1492 to some it sounds lonely. But I do find solace in exploring the world. Engaging with people. Observing nature and humanity (or the lack thereof), studying philosophy, having a dog and dating. If I were to have a child I would adopt. Too risky to get married these days.
@@Chrisko1492 no it's not, the world is much more, but the majority of people think that the REAL happiness live in marriages, parties, money... THE WORLD IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. DON'T BE TRAPPED.
OMG! I cannot find the right words to describe my feelings and thoughts! Another masterpiece from the DW documentary! This is an amazing documentary! I have enjoyed every single minute! Such a great pleasure to know that in our world this type of diversity exists! I am also from a traditional country. Now I am living in the Baltic country but I brought my tradition also with me. I am proud of my customs and I think this is awesome that we are different from each other! It makes us unique! Dear, DW Documentary, I invite you to my country! You will see a lot of diversity in my country. Thank you for an amazing job!
So you are proud of child marriage? I am all for different cultures and traditions but child labor, children getting married and female circumcising are barbaric and should be outlawed.
@@anniefraser gipsey They are not Europeans, they do not have European culture and they do not have the European language. They come from India. That's the way it is with them, barbarism
@@teodorugabriel2175Totally agree! Let everybody enjoy their cultures and traditions - but keep them in their own countries and not import them to Western Europe.
Well you are living like a Queen, because I sleep on an Ikea sun bed. 😂 Nothing says you have slipped down in class than sleeping on garden furniture 😂😂😂 The only up side is saving space and the backrest has several reclining position.
I am Hungarian, and I want to point out, that during the film, they are talking in 3 different languages... even the children... not necessarily on the highest level, but this is still amazing. We often forgot that these communities are talking multiple languages.
I love seeing all the less wellknown cultures in y’all’s programs. It helps dispel the popular myth that we live in a violent, hateful world. Thanks for showing us how common love is
I wish that y'all had included more from the perspective of the families that are not as fortunate in the village, as well as how the younger people view their traditions.
They live as they can, doing menial work and working the land for just enough food and money to get on with the next day. The traditions they have are the common ones, x-mass, easter and so on. When she finishes HS she will have to decide if she wants to stay in the dead end village or try moving to a town or city to get an unskilled job find a boyfriend and move together to be able to afford rent. Learning spanish from soap operas and going abroad to pick fruit in the summer is a well established practice. College is unlikely, because these village schools are lousy and are unable to provide thorough enough education to actually keep someone going trough a single exam session. But still possible as there are guaranteed minorities spots in every university. Having to pay rent in a city would be a nightmare tho. This is not only her destiny as a minority, everyone in that school shares this curse, the Gabors are well off because of "trading", the rest of the village is still going medieval.
I love the way he declares the love of his beautifull wife.Then shows his wife's skirts. Good greif they eat well.The word diet must be a word never spoken. Notice no rubbish on their streets.
Bones and whatever other trash that is produced likely gets buried. That has been common practice at 1990 and before~. My grandparents used to throw all trash into "compost" pile and neighbours would burry theirs.
They are so genuinely devoted, they really meant it when they were praying. Such clean colourful houses, and how they love their children and families so much, it was so touching the way she tells her daughter in law how cherished she is, what an amazing community. Thumbs up
This is a fabulous documentary. Thank you. I am mesmerized by the luxury of the fabrics. The women’s clothing made from them are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.
I could watch 3 hours of this. Love the togetherness of the families, the respect they have for each other, the colorful clothes, and I wish I could have a meal there cuz I bet the food is awesome!
@@var7071 14/15 yo might still be young for responsability, but in my opinion, it's not that bad in the context of their culture. In those cumminities, children are raised to maturity quickly. 14/15 yo is also not that young in all other cultures. Even in western countries, people start relationships around or before that age and many of them have sexual experiences by that age. We all know 15 is not a child anymore. In the west, family building, work and the way of living is different: it's more individualistic and capitalist way of life: married couples are expected to be autonomous and completely independent of their families, they must have their own place to live (they don't live with their parents after marriage), have jobs, salaries, etc. For this reason, marriage doesnt make sense at very young ages in the west and many other countries. But I guess in communities such as Gabor which are still largely traditional with farming and family businesses at the center of their lives, married couples live in the same big family house and they work for the family and get help from family, which makes it less harder to get married at a very young age.
@@var7071 and this is also not like pedophilia, the couple are the same age, they are both are teenage. I don't think their older people can marry very young girls. Gabor have a nice culture, it's different but respectable, traditional and lovely.
My grandmas parents were from Budapest and Romania and met in Hungary where they immigrated from when Germany was wiping through the country sides in the early 40s Let me tell you, that woman could COOK. She was a house wife on steroids, spoke Hungarian Spanish (immigrated to Panama) and English I wish I could have met my great grandparents and experienced more of the culture
The old man who repair all things, I just amazed what he said at the end of the interview, when he was asked to choose food or money then he suddenly answered him "I am satisfied"
I know what you mean, but still can't help but think that we, the western society on one side allow for couples that young (unmarried) to have sexual relations ......but on the other hand look at communities such as Gabor as weird. What is marriage if not a lesson of commitment.. The related part is weird though, not just culturally but innate (hereditary) aspects associated with it!!
As much as I enjoyed this the difference between the wealthy Gabor and the poorest the poor recognised that education for their daughter was important at the end when you hear the school children saying their dream jobs my heart broke especially for the little girls,what chances will they have if they’re parents take them out of school so young.
A shame DW felt the need to censore what the man at 1:15 says. He says "We are Gabor Gypsies", not "We are the Gabor". Gabors are very proud to call themselves gypsies, I actually saw Gabors arguing that they are not to be called rroma, they are gypsies and proud of it, despite the EU rhetoric being that the term is racist. They indeed insist on doing things "their way", regardless of laws, social norms, or how it affects those around them etc. Oh, and for those wondering, Karacsonyfalva is Craciunesti in Romanian, it lies on the Niraj river valley (Nyaradmente) in Mures county. About 15-20 km by car from Targu Mures (depeding which side you approach it). Regarding what they deal with and how they make a living, most have indeed inherited valuable items hidden by their forefathers from the communist regime (maybe some of dubious origin), some are still copper workers (sell copper dishes at festivals and fairs for ex.), tinsmiths, roofers, some indeed travel western Europe and bring back items to resell (some items bought, some stolen, counterfeit, found in dumpsters throw away by western Europeans...nobody really knows), of course without legal forms (unregistered) and paying tax, so on paper they have no income and receive welfare. In Transylvania you can easily spot them due to their garments and their cars which most of the time have Hungarian, Polish and Lithuanian licence plates, for (to Romanians) obvious reasons ...
It's funny that the "documentary's" rhetoric is all about "oh how will their traditions survive globalization" when clearly their mentality of the people making this is a globalist one because purpousefuly avoid translating a term that western euope considers "problematic" or straight up racist.
Jesus, when I was 14, I was making my sims characters get married. I couldn't imagine being 14 and actually getting married, yikes. She's way too young.
I am Romanian and to be honest I apreciate this people.They are hard working.It’s interesting to find out more about their community and tradition.I can see them every day but of course I don’t talk with them too much.
Yeah, good business practice since the fall of communism 1990. Travelling to western europe a lot and making use of the cheap property prices in eastern europe.
They seem to hate employment and prefer to take the risks of entrepreneurship. I am sure the majority fail, but the few ones that actually make it, create a source of revenue that can scale depending on the consumer's demands. High risk high reward. I m sure out of every 100 trades, only 10-5 succeed meaningfully.
Not a fan that the kids get married so young but.... But I have to say I am amazed by how the family's are supportive of each other they have such a beautiful traditions that they share and pass down from generation to generation. ...
I completely agree. I saw beautiful traditions but also things I think could change for the better. I love that they care for their elders. I bet none are in old folk homes all alone .
I know, it crazy how half way through when the MIL was talking about how she takes care of her and her son because they’re so young and shouldn’t have to worry about anything. I guess I understand that they’re afraid of their daughters getting snatched for brides, so they make them brides first to boys of their choosing, but they’re literal children being “married” (I use quotations because they make sure not to go through the church to make it legal). I appreciate how there is the option that if she decides she’s homesick or is unhappy she can leave and go home. But I’m assuming that that probably brings some sort of shame associated for not making the marriage work.
💥🤗🦸♂️ I live in Romania and as a Roamanian now is the first time. When I see how the customs are in the Roma community . I am amazed. even if we live in the same country. We are separated and we have totally different customs.I like to learn about them ..they are interesting people.👍🏻
@Julaybib is My name you are stupid nobody steals these people trade maybe you steal and you are a criminal Romanians don't do that and it is said that there are 500,000 Roma in Romania if you haven't heard the video....you name is not Romanian ..spune ceva in romană vorbeste..
Trust me, their tradition survives😂 They never marry someone that is not gypsy, and to this day they still marry and have kids at a very young age. They have lots of other traditions and crafts too🥰 Also, most of them are nice and kind, they would just don't mix with other nations when it comes to marrying someone or having children.
@Andre Hpunkt They were a migrating community of people with horses and drays and tents, to this day people still don't know where they actually came from.
I love the fact that thr mother in law understands that her new daughter in law and her own son are still just kids. She takes such good care of them. I know many people who should have that mentality too
Thats the point. If you get the wife of your son at your home its much easier you to influence her. If i can say the new family forms her to fit in your family. As a mother in law (or any in laws) its much easier to get on well with a girl you raised at half of her teenager years than with a grown up. She is gonna feel for you more like a mother than a mother in law. Thats what they said as well. Thats because family wants the wedding at so early age.
What a coincidence that you write these thoughts, because i was thinking that if the video was about some people in some region of my country who live and marry exactly in the same way - exactly except for the age of marrying and age of leaving school - the comments would be so insulting towards horribke muslim traditions. Everything is the same, the gifts on the bed, the money to the family except that women guests give money to the mother while men give it to the father. The father says exactly the same thing to his daughter before she leaves her home. And there are always tears on the bride's family cheeks. Also the men are still served first in these communities, and men and women are still separated when the guests are not relatives.
My husband's last name is Gabor, he is hungarian roma. His family traveled here to America 120 years ago. It is amazing that this is more than likely his families origins.
I live in Mures county in Romania and as hungarian I must say Gabor Romas are very hard working people, very respected in bouth hungarian and romanian communities. They are masters of making things. This documentary is spot on. They are like that and they dont still. They are a very colorful community.
Yes, it was wonderful to hear Hungarian from them. I’m living overseas for a few decades now. They seem like they are decent people. I hope they can keep their traditions.
@@triarb5790 yes, some people are so dum and naive in these comments.. I respect the culture but kids getting married has never been my cup of tea. That's their life and I respect it but I don't agree with that
@@ZamaHotu Gabor is just a family name they would have to be there own clan to have there own traditions but they are not there probably are from the kalderash or lovari clan
@@ZamaHotu I’m a gypsy I know better every gypsy community/village is ussally one family there’s many Gabor all over Europe with different clans and cultures those gabors are descents of this family every gypsy family name has a main family and main clan I also myself come from a family similar to this I am not a descent of my own family but then there a other gypsies who have my surname and are part of different clans and live in diffrent countries and they would be descendants
Wow what an amazing and close knit community. I absolutely love how they take care of each other and I was shocked that they converted to Seventh Day Adventists. I grew up in that church and they truly are about inclusiveness, family and good health. The way the sister in law was playful and adores the new bride is really cute. Their customs work for them and are not harsh towards anyone. They are a blessed and happy people and I wish them the best.
I'm from Romania...first of all they live in a city that was part of Hungarian Empire and untill now there live many of them. So in that city people will speack romanian,hungarian and theyr dialect. The problem with many of them is that they woun't accept romanian as main language. For example if they will go to Bucharest they will be forced to talk romanian because there no one talks hungarian ore other dialects.
@@r.b.7368 frate ce vorbești? e plin de unguri in București. ideea era că era interesat cât de repede schimabau limba când vorbeau cu alți țigani. deci de unde așa zisa lecție de istorie?
This is an absolutely fantastic documentary. I was all smiles from ear to ear watching this. I hope DW team will find more subjects like this but of other ethnicity or nation. Thank you. I've watched a lot of Turkish TV series and the Gabors have a bit of cultural traits/practices with the conservative Turks.
Very Clean people homes and streets are lovely! Love the colorful skirts and clothing. Its so gaudy I somehow adore it! I am Hungarian and remember going to a festival and loving the dancers traditional outfits.
As an introvert person I can't stand with noisy and crowded place but this makes me happy seeing them happy and it tears me too and I like this people and place so peaceful and loving people...
When they were inside eating dinner as a huge family, that made me sad. I think in much of the west our families have broken down...events like that are becoming more and more of a rare sight.
Too much freedom and individual thinking.There are some ties and standards that should remain fixed.such as the grammar of a language.it sure evolves but doesnt change totally
I cried like a baby at my wedding when my dad “gave me away” because I’ve always been a Daddy’s Girl! And I was less than 30 days until my 25th BD at the time. People who love each other and are close, tend to be emotional when family structures change.
DW documentary, I been watching your gems since few years, thank you for showing me corners of our bountiful world that I would never seen somewhere else, never ceased to fascinate your audience.
I love the colors and the vibrancy of their lives! I know nothing is perfect but this documentary paints a beautiful picture of a proud people. Really interesting!!
@@rameshsingh2480baby, it has got nothing to do with love. Actually you don't even know what love actually is. Love for YOUR family is just herd mentality it's survival. Love goes beyond your need for safety or survival. Love has no motivation to be. These people "love" each other only in the appearance because their love is rooted in their ego. They marry their kids young to preserve their wealth. This is survival mentality based on the fear of losing ones identity but even that identity will go like Sumerians, Egyptian, Mayas or the Inca have gone, the Gabor will go too. From my experience gypsies, and I'm not trying to be judgemental, split in two types. Rich beyond belief or dirt poor. Very few are middle class working decent jobs. This happens for 2 reasons. In Romania for example and probably in other places the main population doesn't accept them and in their turn, especially the poor gipsies often are involved in stealing and violence. Both parts must work together if they want to integrate in society but how can you do that when you marry your kids at 16 to protect your wealth and only care about many dresses your wife has and how much money you can splash around to show off while a large par of the wider community pesters in poverty resorting to ilegal activities and getting involved in violence?? You call that love? This little picture you're looking at only fits in the four corners of your screen, the world is much more complex than that.
I line the grandpa in the beginning, seems like he has a ver dry and funny sense of humor but he's also quite well-spoken and just seems to be a very nice man. I bet all his grandchildren enjoy hanging out with him. He would be the kind of grandfather with a new story to tell every time.
Same thing in my family Men at one table or outside and women separate. The parents speaking at the end of the documentry are amazing for allowing their daughter to pursue education.
As a Romanian from transylvania I feel the same :))) because I've never socialised with the community I feel like I'm watching what's happening somewhere far far away.
Took my American husband to a Hungarian party the first 4 women I introduced him to were all named Andrea plus my middle name is Andrea & also my mother’s first name is Andrea so you know it’s a thing….
The kids getting married reminded me of like when a photographer tells two 3 year olds to kiss or hold hands for a photo op… the kids don’t seem too interested in being together or like they actually love each other… more just like their parents telling them what to do and they’re just going with it
I always wanted to get married in my 20s. I'm 42 and still single. Marriage is not for me because I have a disability and my family are protective. Plus they need my support
When the man said this is my for 42 years of wife he's still in love with her. I love the women's colourful clothes. I love how people guests bought chiken and lambs. It like Asian traditions.
Y’all notice how Mundra claimed all of her perfumes and lotions as “hers”, and then corrected herself by saying “ours” when she initially said her husband’s stuff was “his,”? Lol.
Say what you want about their odd customs and traditions, especially related to marriage, but you have to admit they seem like very happy and content people, with enough honesty to realize their customs and traditions likely won't live on especially in the new generations.
If the purpose of school is to learn how to function in the society you live in, then by that standard these people are highly educated. They have a society that has worked for them for hundreds of years. The last thing they need is to be told, by our crumbling society of mental illness, addictions, abandoned elderly, and all the rest, that our society is the one they should adopt.
@@coryparni3620 Well, let me explain it to you, dummy. The purpose of education is so that you can live and work. It isn't just to know random facts to look clever. When you grow up, you'll discover that most of what you know isn't something you learned in school. You know it because you had to know it to live. I speak 3 languages and they weren't learned in school. I can repair my car and, again, didn't learn it in school. I am a chef and baker and, AGAIN, didn't learn that in school. I know a great deal about world history - nope didn't learn what I know in school. Education means learning. It doesn't mean you sat doodling in a notebook so you could pass a test. Get it now? Jeez, do I have to teach you children everything?
@@Automedon2 I liked this comment the ffirst time you wrote it when it was relevant to someone talking about schooling but then you copy and paste the exact same comment here . No one is talking about schooling here . Lol .
Until this docu appeared in my feed, I was unaware of the Gabor. Forever curious about different ethnic groups, I watched it with great interest. I won’t judge them for their heritage, culture and traditions, but they are indeed an rather unique people. My primary concern is how can an insular community of 1,000 people living in the same town for 500 years keep their gene pool from becoming polluted due to inter-family marriages and related offspring? It appears like a natural breeding ground for mental and physical defects.
That is why so many of them look similar; they are all closely related to the others in the community. If there are people with genetic defects (as there must be some), they would hide them from the world.
I'm born and raised in Canada (ethnic hungarian) I knew there were many gypsies in transylvania as its a very multicultural land but its interesting to see even after 100 years after trianon they still speak hungarian. I didn't even know there were different sub groups of gypsy as the gabor s seem to be a distinct group of gypsies. Very interesting documentary.
Do you speak Hungarian? In Romania there's a part of Transylvania (Székelyföld) where 90% of people are Hungarian (Székely). That is where this town is too
Thats because Romanian government is very tolerable towards minorities, you have the same rights as ethnic Romanians, you can speak your own language, we even have Romanian and Hungarian schools, and if you enter Covasna or Harghita counties, the name of the cities and villages are written in both Romanian and Hungarian.
@@joshuabalazs9519 interesting.. would you know why some of them have blonde hair and blue eyes? I thought Gypsies are dark skinned with dark eyes and hair. Curious here.
That was a very fair presentation. Complements to the film makers. In the US, we have not had this level of non-judgmental media storytelling in at least 2 decades, perhaps longer. So I admit I am a little jealous.
it’s not like they’re marrying adults, they’re marrying peers. also, they are still cared for by the elders until they are older. nothing sick about it, actually.
@@ninototo1non judgement? It’s two kids marrying! That should be the end of. Also admitting to being a little jealous, of what? Thank god! They don’t put that shit up.
@@unikittyrose1037 It's a different society with different rules and customs. Yours isn't the only culture on this planet, neither is it the only valid or best one. I understand that this might be difficult for you to comprehend, but normality and morality are subjective. The original commenter liked that the documentary was objective and non biased (which is how documentaries should be), and expressed jealousy because he doesn't know US documentaries of this quality. I hope this clears things up.
Great insight of a community I previously knew nothing about. Love their work ethics. May their traditions live on for another 500 years. God bless them.
work ethics? they refuse education, they refuse normal work and live on welfare, forced child marriages. The marriage was nothing but a business transaction, it sounded more like they were selling and buying a cow. Their whole lifestyle must be illegal in Romania, in the european union and a crime against the UN human rights laws.
I enjoyed this documentary. Very interesting. It is good the elders accept that traditions will not always remain the same, that coming generations will change. Still, they are a lovely traditional family.
Guard your husband like the apple of your eye. WOW! I absolutely love that. This was my mother, grandmother and great grandmother's old fashioned Jamaican tradition. Amazing!
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It's amazing to see the contrasting difference at the end. The wealthy family wants to keep tradition the same while the poor families see a way out of poverty through education
This is how the rich remain rich.
But I like the poor family's house better!
Well why would they want change? Change is always facilitated by poor and marginalised people because they're literally dying because of the status quo.
When you have money and are rich why change things?
Typically, it's the opposite. Wealth generates worldliness (through exposure) and lack of wealth shelters and keeps people thinking insular. Interesting development.
Sushku - the girl who studies, I hope she achieves everything she dreams of.
No you don't. You are shallow. Stop acting like you are superior. There are very few people achieve everything he/she dream of. (You probably care about only the womans.)
In this world you only can achieve everything if you only care about yourself. If you care about others or you want to make the world better you will fail.
@@Zodroo_Tint Who hurt you man
@@idek7438 probably failed their dream because they used to "care" about others lol
@@Zodroo_Tint I think your understanding of what shallow is has been limited by core education. I do not blame you, I blame your parents. It is by dreaming that humanity went from homeless hunters to farms to civilization
Seriously, and gtfo out there
"Employment is viewed as servitude and a breach of Gabor tradition."
I have found my long lost people.
It doesn't mean they don't work, they probably refer to work where you have to bend your back and they seem kinda chubby for it. I concur, after adding some 20 pounds in the last year.
😂
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@@gabiv100 what does that mean ?
@@shahee6579 that I put on 20 pounds? Hard to bend, to get the socks on.
They seem calmly accepting of the fact that their kids and grandkids will cause the end of their traditions. Very interesting. No bitterness or anger about it.
Because they will most likely die before that happens, so it's out of their hands. Can't really do anything about it except enjoy the good times while they last.
I thought the same thing. It’s commendable.
I did find this interesting it seems like poorer families want their kids to be able to provide for themselves and are willing to let them lead their own lives
The wealthy family by comparison sees it coming but they aren’t actively allowing their kids to “break tradition”
Culturally speaking they have been used to hardship so maybe due to that it is easier to accept this as a fact of life.
They probably keep the hat. Looks american and they like american stuff.
Mans literally build a whole ass mansion because he was depressed due to his father's death. How do I learn his ways ?
May be he buys expensive cars and jewelleries when he's sad..lol.
You find Jesus Christ in your life, but realize that's difficult for you, as you think your Leroy Brown.
Such a smart way to Mourn!
@Reality Tube Hey, it is a Federal Crime to use the CIA Banner on any site unless you are on official CIA Business. A lot of patriots or Officers have died in action. I suggest you pull it Grasshopper.
Ancient patriachal order. You need to be born into this level of old fashioned bs.
Minimalism is definitely not their thing 😌
More is More is Gabor!
You gave me a real good laugh after a hard days work, thank you! :)
I'm minimalist living! I'm hoping they will have a documentary about not wealthy Gabor!
So this is where ex soviet block brothels get their decorators from? all gabor style!
@@cruiserandtraveller Are you a Gabor? Pardon, but it sounds as though you are a minimalist Gabor by your comment, though I might be misunderstanding, and if so, I do apologize. However, I am genuinely curious, and with respect. I find the Gabor culture fascinating. How clean the villages are is also quite admirable.
The way the mother in law treated her new daughter was beautiful 💜
This documentary should be shoved down the throats of all those geniuses in the west who still think that gypsies are just brown indians and they all came from india.
"romani" is not a race or a skin color.
@@FriendlyCroock bro you are gypsy?
@@FriendlyCroock k
Elaine X, It really warmed my heart ❤️
Agreed
I am Hungarian, and I love the fact that I can understand what they're saying without the English translation .
Seems about right
No you don't, școala vieții and pe bază de șmecherie are not hungarian 😄 but yeah, happy for you for the rest.
10 seconds in and I’m impressed by the snapping
I liked the snapping very much so lol
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the what??
V
Lmao this comment 😂
The thing about keeping marriage within the same community when the community is so small.... is that all of them looks the same!
@Indian Weeb Desu 😂😂😂
These comments are ignorant. And racist. No?
@@roefully In-breading is just never healthy. Race or tradition doesn't impact biology
I don't think there's any racist undertone in my comment, inbreeding happens/happened in many races and cultures but it is never a healthy thing. And the only ignorance here is one that denies the danger and tragedy that inbreeding brings.
Inbreed for sure
Tell you one thing those Gabor sure ain't malnourished.
ALL A BIT ON THE HEAVY SIDE
@@peterpyke1213 Just big boned people is all..
You can be overweight and still malnourished. That’s like most Americans.
At least they can walk 🤣
Yea on the heavy side as you can see
I thought I was the one who noticed it. 😂
I really enjoyed this one. It was great learning about their culture. It would be amazing if a follow-up could be done in the future
Hi, Thora! There are no plans for a follow-up but thanks for expressing an interest in finding out more. :)
Ok mabe in the future I hope. But Thank you for making it anyways
Wast your house from the reasons I have a great day and you go in on you have a lot of a week of the reasons did you go in on a hellie to work on the way 😊😊 day 🇯🇲 I will try you 🇯🇲 I think I can do that 😍 is you can come to the store 😂 the kids are in and out of my life my life is a kid to call yourself and you have a hellie and I think I have a great day and I think I can 🥫 it out I guess I can 🇯🇲🇱🇷💦🦶🦵 to call 😂🤙🙂 I will try to get it difodkk to and you have to be a 🙅♀️ ugh 😂😫😫 I can 🥫 it 😃🐱 and we
@@kiarasmith-beckford1579 Something here is lost in translation. Sorry Kiara! You do sound very happy and upbeat but cannot understand what you are trying to say!
One thing I will say is that the brides mother in law is the sweetest lady ever. Like she’s so nurturing it’s so nice
Women education is important in life , if her mother is good then she should support her study not worried for marrying and doing children ..
I agreed. We would all be so blessed if our mother in laws treated us with such unconditional love.
The long hug the young bride gave her father or grandfather brought a tear to my eye.
@@timeittakestoletgo1687 maam love is everywhere , but education is important
It's actually cool that I can understand what they're saying
I grew up in Transylvania surrounded by the Gabors. They are honest and genuine people
tényleg?
@@davidlaczko6858 Nem tud románul
I wonder if they have crime in the community. If it's they have zero crime I want to let live with them.
Én sürün látogattam Erdélyi rokonokat gyermek koromban év tizedeken keresztül. Ez nem egy igaz erdélyi documentári.
@@riah8600 Erdély magyarországhoz tartozik. Erdély ezer éve magyar
This reminds me of the culture my family escaped from in the Ukraine. It breaks my heart when traditions are valued over freedom and building your own life. This was fascinating and yet painful to watch due to memories. When I was 14 years old, I was spending time with my friends and doing well in school. I can’t possibly fathom having to worry about being married off. You’re still a child, regardless of having undergone puberty or not. As interesting as this can be to outsiders, it’s different when you were a part of this kind of culture and managed to escape.
Freedom is all relative I suppose. I’d rather be 18 years old and a Gabor then 18 years old and being drafted into the Israeli defense force for war. If you don’t know it exists, then you are free.
Shoot, for all we know, human bickering is an example of how enslaved we are on this planet. Maybe there’s other planets with humans on it that are far more utopian and “free”
@@mistereearly1141 Hey I don't appreciate that you compare one pain with another. This is not a competition and I am so tired of all the time hearing about the same problems and same cultures, the world is big and so is it's problems! You are comparing guns with being forced to sleep with some one as a very young woman/man. Who the hell can choose? Trauma either way.. open your eyes for the rest of the world, some one could say your problem is "small". There is always worse...and we are watching a video about the Gábor, not Israel..
Yes I agree, I am Hungarian and I saw the video from a diffrent point of view. Yes beautiful clothes and people etc , yes an interesting culture but many other things also, if we just read between the lines. But I respect them and they have a purpuse like all of us here on earth.
I totally agree. As a teacher, my heart bleeds when I see the enslavement of girls.
I believe it’s finding that sweet balance where traditions are not lost but built upon and incorporated into the modern world.
I am from Romania and I knew one of those guys, I think he appears in this video at the church scene. He was the father of a friend of mine growing up. The kid was very smart, but dropped out of school after the elementary because his father said that that's enough. They used to make rain drains for roofs and that was what their family has done for generations. I ran into him last year I think and he now has a construction company doing the same thing but on a bigger scale and and kids even though he is just 23. They grow up faster. One thing I always appreciated is their sens of family, even though they were nomadic and moved from region to region to find business, their elder was always in charge and they all respected him.
Bine că macar ai lucruri bune de dpus despre ei. Multi nu ii suporta deloc
Some Indian communities where the Romas come from have a similar mentality. They would try to run a business and most boys drop off after having learnt to read and write. However, they can be exclusivists and this causes problems with the locals in Mumbai etc.
Oni są jedną z niewielu narodowości gdzie zachowane są silne więzy rodzinne, kultura i tradycja, zobacz tylko na kraje Zachodu...
It's normal to have a family by 23 in even USA. It's plenty old enough
@@SolomonSunder all roma are indians emigrated from southern india since hundreds of years, they are all over world now, even in america
His wife was like “ Stop telling all our business, I ain’t got to love you, I’m here aren’t I !”
Their conversation reminded me of the song "Do you love me?" from Fiddler on the Roof.
@@vandergrad YES!!! I was literally thinking that.
Do I love him?
For twenty-five years I've lived with him
Fought with him, starved with him
Twenty-five years my bed is his
If that's not love, what is?
Then you love me?
I suppose I do
And I suppose I love you too
It doesn't change a thing
But even so
After twenty-five years
It's nice to know
Lmao she definitely wasn't in it for love
That's cute🤩🤩🤩🤩, LOL‼️‼️‼️❗❗❗❗
I find different group’s beauty standards and home decor very interesting.
interesting?! ever wondered why they look the same? jupp - because they are all related -
diplomatic.
Joe Sure, Not they are one community- more often then not, one family (regional) one reigns in luxury-the other in dirt. It is a lot of shallow show- little substance of actual Care. And before anyone says anything… I know and worked with several hundreds of em
i dont think one of them is pretty. Not one...I promise I'm not trying to be mean but damn
@@SuperVistaprint true
People: Money can't bring you happiness
Gábor: Hold my gold bar
Perchik:
Money is the world's curse.
Tevye:
May the Lord smite me with it. And may I never recover.
The video maker makes so much of education, tell that to my university friends- from electrical Engineering with degrees. All are unemployed and works as labourers and shop keepers and drivers. But those who study the humble building profession are earning big money. I was unemployed and for nearly ten years and doing stupid jobs despite I had 69% in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Then went into plumbing etc and now I earn 55000 pounds a year.
Normie
This really made me smile !! I love how the mother in law takes such great care and pride in making sure her daughter in law is well taken care of . And I love how she understands that they are still children!!! I love learning about new cultures!
The parents of the girl who goes to school are right!
Really glad to see they empower her to get a career and study further 💕
is having a career really important?
@@alizaerom1019 bruh what do you mean? It is
@@alizaerom1019 Saying things like that just reinforces the privilege we have. Maybe for you it is not necessary to have a career and it's fine, but for this girl it is the only way to be independent and to provide a better future for her and her family. Didn't you see the part where they marry young girls and they don't have a say about it?
Education is the single more important thing you can give to children to empower them and give them the tools to aspire a better quality of life.
@@alizaerom1019 it is to the western system where from birth your programmed to work borrow buy and die, which is reinforced by the world around you, by friends parents friends media etc its a matrix like system most cant comprehend as there so deeply entwined into it they never see it
I am glad her and her parents are thinking about other things besides marriage
"How much color do you want?".
Gabors: "Yes".
Yeah, Indian traditions and stuff. That's what roma people are like basically everywhere.
Scary beauty for certain.
Lmao
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How lovely is to have a mother in love like her
"By age of 35, they are grandmothers".
Me: 45 and single male with no children.
Me also: Happy as a clam.
Sounds lonely and sad, tbh.
@@Chrisko1492 to some it sounds lonely. But I do find solace in exploring the world. Engaging with people. Observing nature and humanity (or the lack thereof), studying philosophy, having a dog and dating. If I were to have a child I would adopt. Too risky to get married these days.
Clammed as a clam too :))
Solitude is all good while you're still strong and healthy...
@@Chrisko1492 no it's not, the world is much more, but the majority of people think that the REAL happiness live in marriages, parties, money...
THE WORLD IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING. DON'T BE TRAPPED.
OMG! I cannot find the right words to describe my feelings and thoughts! Another masterpiece from the DW documentary! This is an amazing documentary! I have enjoyed every single minute! Such a great pleasure to know that in our world this type of diversity exists! I am also from a traditional country. Now I am living in the Baltic country but I brought my tradition also with me. I am proud of my customs and I think this is awesome that we are different from each other! It makes us unique! Dear, DW Documentary, I invite you to my country! You will see a lot of diversity in my country.
Thank you for an amazing job!
Thanks for the positive feedback. We're glad you like the documentary.
So you are proud of child marriage? I am all for different cultures and traditions but child labor, children getting married and female circumcising are barbaric and should be outlawed.
@@anniefraser gipsey They are not Europeans, they do not have European culture and they do not have the European language. They come from India. That's the way it is with them, barbarism
@@teodorugabriel2175Totally agree! Let everybody enjoy their cultures and traditions - but keep them in their own countries and not import them to Western Europe.
The guilded bedroom set is sending me over....And here I am, sleeping on an IKEA platform bed, like a commoner
I was literally just on that part as I read your comment, it looks like a royal bedroom for goodness sake!
@@Lara-xu3yc Legit! Like, I'm not saying it's over the top for a 13 yo, but like, where do you go from there?
Yeah it's fancy that's for sure
Its a bit loud for my taste...lol.
Well you are living like a Queen, because I sleep on an Ikea sun bed. 😂 Nothing says you have slipped down in class than sleeping on garden furniture 😂😂😂 The only up side is saving space and the backrest has several reclining position.
I am Hungarian, and I want to point out, that during the film, they are talking in 3 different languages... even the children... not necessarily on the highest level, but this is still amazing. We often forgot that these communities are talking multiple languages.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts on the topic.
Hi Luca greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 to Hungary 🇭🇺. It’s a good video. Best wishes for a lovely day 😊🙏 Michael
Did they say the wedding at the Sarkany family? Isn’t that a common Hungarian name?
Which communities?
What are the 3 languages they speak? Thank you
I love seeing all the less wellknown cultures in y’all’s programs. It helps dispel the popular myth that we live in a violent, hateful world. Thanks for showing us how common love is
I wish that y'all had included more from the perspective of the families that are not as fortunate in the village, as well as how the younger people view their traditions.
Totally agree would’ve been better to show the differences and especially the young girls that had dreams other than becoming housewives.
They live as they can, doing menial work and working the land for just enough food and money to get on with the next day. The traditions they have are the common ones, x-mass, easter and so on. When she finishes HS she will have to decide if she wants to stay in the dead end village or try moving to a town or city to get an unskilled job find a boyfriend and move together to be able to afford rent. Learning spanish from soap operas and going abroad to pick fruit in the summer is a well established practice.
College is unlikely, because these village schools are lousy and are unable to provide thorough enough education to actually keep someone going trough a single exam session. But still possible as there are guaranteed minorities spots in every university. Having to pay rent in a city would be a nightmare tho.
This is not only her destiny as a minority, everyone in that school shares this curse, the Gabors are well off because of "trading", the rest of the village is still going medieval.
Need a follow up in a couple of years so interesting
I love the way he declares the love of his beautifull wife.Then shows his wife's skirts.
Good greif they eat well.The word diet must be a word never spoken.
Notice no rubbish on their streets.
I noticed that there were no tags on the walls too
I also noticed everyone seemed was pleasantly plump, must mean their food is amazing right??
Bones and whatever other trash that is produced likely gets buried. That has been common practice at 1990 and before~. My grandparents used to throw all trash into "compost" pile and neighbours would burry theirs.
That is so funny you mentioned the diet... Which apparently doesn't exist! Every woman is very sturdy in girth!
@@constancelee6724 they got a lot of diet, its diet everywhere u can see, what u mean it dont exist
They are so genuinely devoted, they really meant it when they were praying. Such clean colourful houses, and how they love their children and families so much, it was so touching the way she tells her daughter in law how cherished she is, what an amazing community. Thumbs up
This is a fabulous documentary. Thank you. I am mesmerized by the luxury of the fabrics. The women’s clothing made from them are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen.
Thank you for your comment!
I could watch 3 hours of this. Love the togetherness of the families, the respect they have for each other, the colorful clothes, and I wish I could have a meal there cuz I bet the food is awesome!
Hi @thecobaltroom, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts! 🙂
But what about the child marriage?
@@var7071 14/15 yo might still be young for responsability, but in my opinion, it's not that bad in the context of their culture. In those cumminities, children are raised to maturity quickly. 14/15 yo is also not that young in all other cultures. Even in western countries, people start relationships around or before that age and many of them have sexual experiences by that age. We all know 15 is not a child anymore. In the west, family building, work and the way of living is different: it's more individualistic and capitalist way of life: married couples are expected to be autonomous and completely independent of their families, they must have their own place to live (they don't live with their parents after marriage), have jobs, salaries, etc. For this reason, marriage doesnt make sense at very young ages in the west and many other countries. But I guess in communities such as Gabor which are still largely traditional with farming and family businesses at the center of their lives, married couples live in the same big family house and they work for the family and get help from family, which makes it less harder to get married at a very young age.
@@var7071 and this is also not like pedophilia, the couple are the same age, they are both are teenage. I don't think their older people can marry very young girls. Gabor have a nice culture, it's different but respectable, traditional and lovely.
My grandmas parents were from Budapest and Romania and met in Hungary where they immigrated from when Germany was wiping through the country sides in the early 40s
Let me tell you, that woman could COOK. She was a house wife on steroids, spoke Hungarian Spanish (immigrated to Panama) and English
I wish I could have met my great grandparents and experienced more of the culture
The old man who repair all things, I just amazed what he said at the end of the interview, when he was asked to choose food or money then he suddenly answered him "I am satisfied"
There’s a lot of things I like about them but I am a bit weirded out by the married couple being related and being so young.
I know what you mean, but still can't help but think that we, the western society on one side allow for couples that young (unmarried) to have sexual relations ......but on the other hand look at communities such as Gabor as weird.
What is marriage if not a lesson of commitment..
The related part is weird though, not just culturally but innate (hereditary) aspects associated with it!!
They were not related.
@@doityourselffixityourself3110 did you watch the video?
@@Mmfmfjdrndb Mundra didn't actually say that they are related. It was translated wrong.
I agree, they marry way to young
As much as I enjoyed this the difference between the wealthy Gabor and the poorest the poor recognised that education for their daughter was important at the end when you hear the school children saying their dream jobs my heart broke especially for the little girls,what chances will they have if they’re parents take them out of school so young.
i think the Garbor are educating us. When they said there are some things you can not learn in school..so true..so true..so very true.
@@sissyrayself7508 they need to educate themselves as to the importance of further education for girls/women. Backwards sexist community.
When things change, they may be able to take up their education again. Who knows? There is a quiet acceptance of future change.
A shame DW felt the need to censore what the man at 1:15 says. He says "We are Gabor Gypsies", not "We are the Gabor". Gabors are very proud to call themselves gypsies, I actually saw Gabors arguing that they are not to be called rroma, they are gypsies and proud of it, despite the EU rhetoric being that the term is racist. They indeed insist on doing things "their way", regardless of laws, social norms, or how it affects those around them etc. Oh, and for those wondering, Karacsonyfalva is Craciunesti in Romanian, it lies on the Niraj river valley (Nyaradmente) in Mures county. About 15-20 km by car from Targu Mures (depeding which side you approach it).
Regarding what they deal with and how they make a living, most have indeed inherited valuable items hidden by their forefathers from the communist regime (maybe some of dubious origin), some are still copper workers (sell copper dishes at festivals and fairs for ex.), tinsmiths, roofers, some indeed travel western Europe and bring back items to resell (some items bought, some stolen, counterfeit, found in dumpsters throw away by western Europeans...nobody really knows), of course without legal forms (unregistered) and paying tax, so on paper they have no income and receive welfare. In Transylvania you can easily spot them due to their garments and their cars which most of the time have Hungarian, Polish and Lithuanian licence plates, for (to Romanians) obvious reasons ...
100% agree with all you said
Indeed!
Dodgy!
Truth
It's funny that the "documentary's" rhetoric is all about "oh how will their traditions survive globalization" when clearly their mentality of the people making this is a globalist one because purpousefuly avoid translating a term that western euope considers "problematic" or straight up racist.
Jesus, when I was 14, I was making my sims characters get married. I couldn't imagine being 14 and actually getting married, yikes. She's way too young.
biologically, you are ready as soon as you bleed - they seem to mature fast, look at the 50 year old dude looking like an 80yr old granpa
@@lolbots not really true, the fetuses of young mothers are often sick and don't make it.
Not really it’s only in modern times that people for married at a later date . We are just an immature society
@@piotrkowracist9094 that’s not true my mom was 13 when she had my older sister and 15 when she had me
@@panchopistola8298 Not true, teenage marragies were considered weird in western culture even in the medival times.
DW, I'm so in love with your documentaries. Always great content no matter what is the topic
So true. DW knows the art of good documentary 👌🏻👏🏻
I feel the same i look forward to them
@cherkkiable - I wanted to write the same so I can only agree with you in 100%. Thanks a lot DW for your work.
Cell phone: new documentary.
Me: 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
Hi @cherkkiable, thank you all for the kind words :)
I am Romanian and to be honest I apreciate this people.They are hard working.It’s interesting to find out more about their community and tradition.I can see them every day but of course I don’t talk with them too much.
Can’t believe this villager actually wealthier than European standards
Yeah, good business practice since the fall of communism 1990. Travelling to western europe a lot and making use of the cheap property prices in eastern europe.
They seem to hate employment and prefer to take the risks of entrepreneurship.
I am sure the majority fail, but the few ones that actually make it, create a source of revenue that can scale depending on the consumer's demands.
High risk high reward. I m sure out of every 100 trades, only 10-5 succeed meaningfully.
What european standard?
because they go around of Europe stealing and begging and then send the money back to their village...
@@BlasaGo ok they don't really do this. The Roma don't make their money this way, lol...
This is the most chaotic wedding I have ever seen in my life lol
On TLC you can watch " gypsy wedding ". Same thing.
You should see a Bangladeshi wadding
@beentheredonethat Indeed. They mention India several times in the documentary.
AGREED! Hahah, cackling hens abound! So loud! What a riot, I didn’t know where to look!!!!
@StarryPluto idk where's your degree from lol
Not a fan that the kids get married so young but.... But I have to say I am amazed by how the family's are supportive of each other they have such a beautiful traditions that they share and pass down from generation to generation. ...
I completely agree. I saw beautiful traditions but also things I think could change for the better. I love that they care for their elders. I bet none are in old folk homes all alone .
Honestly, I wish I had been married off that young. Woulda saved me alot of trouble
The kids not doing anything together.
I know, it crazy how half way through when the MIL was talking about how she takes care of her and her son because they’re so young and shouldn’t have to worry about anything. I guess I understand that they’re afraid of their daughters getting snatched for brides, so they make them brides first to boys of their choosing, but they’re literal children being “married” (I use quotations because they make sure not to go through the church to make it legal). I appreciate how there is the option that if she decides she’s homesick or is unhappy she can leave and go home. But I’m assuming that that probably brings some sort of shame associated for not making the marriage work.
Yes roma people many time force their kids marry at a young age. 16. Its still a child. 😐
This is the most interesting documentary I’ve seen in years!
💥🤗🦸♂️ I live in Romania and as a Roamanian now is the first time. When I see how the customs are in the Roma community . I am amazed. even if we live in the same country. We are separated and we have totally different customs.I like to learn about them ..they are interesting people.👍🏻
I'm glad that you saw this video
@Julaybib is My name same as who?
@Julaybib is My name💥💥💥👍🏻 Search on RUclips. Romanian wedding. Orthodox Christian
@Julaybib is My name u talking shit,the life style of romanians got nothing to do with this gabors!
@Julaybib is My name you are stupid nobody steals these people trade maybe you steal and you are a criminal Romanians don't do that and it is said that there are 500,000 Roma in Romania if you haven't heard the video....you name is not Romanian ..spune ceva in romană vorbeste..
That is quite impressive! All those Gábor people speak at least three languages: their mother tongue, Romani, then Romanian, and Hungarian.
and they are clever and good businessmen, not stupid. The old generation teaches everything important for life. The other is just media lie
That makes four, actually
@@gloriamontgomery6900
Mother tongue is romani
@@gloriamontgomery6900 you read it wrong...
My great-grandmother was Czechoslovakian and Hungarian. She spoke 7 languages!
Even if their traditions do not survive, it's obvious that their love and sense of community will thrive regardless.
Trust me, their tradition survives😂 They never marry someone that is not gypsy, and to this day they still marry and have kids at a very young age. They have lots of other traditions and crafts too🥰 Also, most of them are nice and kind, they would just don't mix with other nations when it comes to marrying someone or having children.
@Andre Hpunkt They were a migrating community of people with horses and drays and tents, to this day people still don't know where they actually came from.
@ Jamie McCullough Lets hope so. On a side note I like your chainsaws Jamie.
Nah... family values depends on traditions .
As soon as their transitions die, so will their love and sense of community.
It is amazing to get this close up look at such a distinct and insular people, for the good and bad of their tightly adhered to traditions.
I enjoyed every second of this. Really well done documentary.
Hi @thegreatujo, thank you for watching and sharing your feedback!
well made*
@@jgbs8710 *well made
Because you're not Székely ( Transylvanian ). Otherwise you would know better.
@@riah8600 I'm not transilvanian ?! 😅 I've been living in Arad, Romania my whole life. Arad is pretty much transilvania.
I love the fact that thr mother in law understands that her new daughter in law and her own son are still just kids. She takes such good care of them. I know many people who should have that mentality too
But yet it was fine for them to be married off, forced to have sex and the girl is expected to get pregnant quickly.
They were forced married, what's to be loved in that?
Thats the point. If you get the wife of your son at your home its much easier you to influence her. If i can say the new family forms her to fit in your family. As a mother in law (or any in laws) its much easier to get on well with a girl you raised at half of her teenager years than with a grown up. She is gonna feel for you more like a mother than a mother in law. Thats what they said as well. Thats because family wants the wedding at so early age.
Mother said that they sleep like a siblings just hugging and kissing that was a hint that they did not have sex@@triarb5790
I’m actually shocked at how loving and supportive the community is, just due to the high religious connotations of the culture. Very refreshing.
The rich get rich off human trafficking forced prostitution and benefits fraud crime all over Europe
The rich get rich off human trafficking forced prostitution and benefits fraud crime all over Europe
He said dont shame the family. Refreshing to see a functional family.
What a coincidence that you write these thoughts, because i was thinking that if the video was about some people in some region of my country who live and marry exactly in the same way - exactly except for the age of marrying and age of leaving school - the comments would be so insulting towards horribke muslim traditions.
Everything is the same, the gifts on the bed, the money to the family except that women guests give money to the mother while men give it to the father.
The father says exactly the same thing to his daughter before she leaves her home. And there are always tears on the bride's family cheeks.
Also the men are still served first in these communities, and men and women are still separated when the guests are not relatives.
nah! They are just pretending. It boils down to either you are rich or pious. You can not sit on 2 chairs at the same time....Just Gypsies
My husband's last name is Gabor, he is hungarian roma. His family traveled here to America 120 years ago. It is amazing that this is more than likely his families origins.
Gábor is a very common hunagrian (sur)name, so it is not likely that his origins are from the Gábor gypsies. but there is always a possibility.
This makes My Big Fat Greek Wedding look like a Junior High dance 😂😂😂
Hahaha
You probably haven't seen an indian wedding
Bitch please xd
The south italian wedding has no end,period
@@czarina_1012 or nigerian
@@czarina_1012 roma was actually came from india so it's pretty much similar with indian wedding
I live in Mures county in Romania and as hungarian I must say Gabor Romas are very hard working people, very respected in bouth hungarian and romanian communities. They are masters of making things. This documentary is spot on. They are like that and they dont still. They are a very colorful community.
It's really interesting how they speak hungarian at home, romanian in church, scool and business, and romani in ceremonial occasions.
Yes, we should send them to Hungary 😂 you'll enjoy them.
@@ferdinand8994 Don't you dare. We have more here than we want.
Yes, it was wonderful to hear Hungarian from them. I’m living overseas for a few decades now. They seem like they are decent people. I hope they can keep their traditions.
@@lighteningbug7 Decent people don't force 14 year olds to get impregnated.
@@triarb5790 yes, some people are so dum and naive in these comments.. I respect the culture but kids getting married has never been my cup of tea. That's their life and I respect it but I don't agree with that
As a Romanian i can say that this documentary changed the way i see the Gabor traditions and life! Thanks for opening my eyes!
There’s no such thing as Gabor traditions 😂
@popularentertainment7360 I don't think you saw the video bro 🥲
@@ZamaHotu Gabor is just a family name they would have to be there own clan to have there own traditions but they are not there probably are from the kalderash or lovari clan
@@popularentertainment7360 they are a clan bro. There's more family's, not just one....
@@ZamaHotu I’m a gypsy I know better every gypsy community/village is ussally one family there’s many Gabor all over Europe with different clans and cultures those gabors are descents of this family every gypsy family name has a main family and main clan I also myself come from a family similar to this I am not a descent of my own family but then there a other gypsies who have my surname and are part of different clans and live in diffrent countries and they would be descendants
Wow what an amazing and close knit community. I absolutely love how they take care of each other and I was shocked that they converted to Seventh Day Adventists. I grew up in that church and they truly are about inclusiveness, family and good health.
The way the sister in law was playful and adores the new bride is really cute. Their customs work for them and are not harsh towards anyone. They are a blessed and happy people and I wish them the best.
1. Awww, that MIL absolutely loves that little girl. I won’t lie, it was pretty adorable.
2. TITANIC PRINT SKIRT?
If a Titanic print skirt was that unappealing to you, i'm glad you didn't notice this 32:46 blouse print! 😛
it's interesting how they switch between Hungarian, Romani and Romanian languages.
I'm from Romania...first of all they live in a city that was part of Hungarian Empire and untill now there live many of them. So in that city people will speack romanian,hungarian and theyr dialect. The problem with many of them is that they woun't accept romanian as main language. For example if they will go to Bucharest they will be forced to talk romanian because there no one talks hungarian ore other dialects.
@@r.b.7368 frate ce vorbești? e plin de unguri in București. ideea era că era interesat cât de repede schimabau limba când vorbeau cu alți țigani. deci de unde așa zisa lecție de istorie?
@@r.b.7368lol why is it a "problem" that they want to speak hungarian?
@@compout2 why are you feeding the troll?
@@ythelldoineedahandle seemed like a genuine comment to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ my bad
This is an absolutely fantastic documentary. I was all smiles from ear to ear watching this. I hope DW team will find more subjects like this but of other ethnicity or nation. Thank you. I've watched a lot of Turkish TV series and the Gabors have a bit of cultural traits/practices with the conservative Turks.
Very Clean people homes and streets are lovely! Love the colorful skirts and clothing. Its so gaudy I somehow adore it! I am Hungarian and remember going to a festival and loving the dancers traditional outfits.
The skirts would look gaudy in our country, yet really suited to them.
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As an introvert person I can't stand with noisy and crowded place but this makes me happy seeing them happy and it tears me too and I like this people and place so peaceful and loving people...
Gypsies take "gaudy" to the next level!!!
Interesting that you would call the ethic flare of your OWN country, "gaudy".
When they were inside eating dinner as a huge family, that made me sad. I think in much of the west our families have broken down...events like that are becoming more and more of a rare sight.
I agree.
Too much freedom and individual thinking.There are some ties and standards that should remain fixed.such as the grammar of a language.it sure evolves but doesnt change totally
Because the West have shallow proprities and trivial stuff
I don't eve know who my relatives are, like I have vague idea I have them I just don't know tho 😐
Indeed! Many of us are fighting to keep , God, good morals and families united.
It broke my heart seeing her cry as her dad tells her good bye
I cried like a baby at my wedding when my dad “gave me away” because I’ve always been a Daddy’s Girl! And I was less than 30 days until my 25th BD at the time. People who love each other and are close, tend to be emotional when family structures change.
DW documentary, I been watching your gems since few years, thank you for showing me corners of our bountiful world that I would never seen somewhere else, never ceased to fascinate your audience.
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I love the colors and the vibrancy of their lives! I know nothing is perfect but this documentary paints a beautiful picture of a proud people. Really interesting!!
most significant part is love ,helping attitudes and respect for each others.
@@rudigabor4066 Forza Sandu Ciorba pralaaa!Bahtale
@@rameshsingh2480baby, it has got nothing to do with love. Actually you don't even know what love actually is.
Love for YOUR family is just herd mentality it's survival. Love goes beyond your need for safety or survival. Love has no motivation to be. These people "love" each other only in the appearance because their love is rooted in their ego. They marry their kids young to preserve their wealth. This is survival mentality based on the fear of losing ones identity but even that identity will go like Sumerians, Egyptian, Mayas or the Inca have gone, the Gabor will go too.
From my experience gypsies, and I'm not trying to be judgemental, split in two types. Rich beyond belief or dirt poor. Very few are middle class working decent jobs. This happens for 2 reasons. In Romania for example and probably in other places the main population doesn't accept them and in their turn, especially the poor gipsies often are involved in stealing and violence. Both parts must work together if they want to integrate in society but how can you do that when you marry your kids at 16 to protect your wealth and only care about many dresses your wife has and how much money you can splash around to show off while a large par of the wider community pesters in poverty resorting to ilegal activities and getting involved in violence?? You call that love? This little picture you're looking at only fits in the four corners of your screen, the world is much more complex than that.
@Abhinandan Zambare yes sure
@@rudigabor4066 you treat woman like property and it's disgusting.
I need to turn on my notifications.... I love documentaries about different cultures and it seems DW has many
I line the grandpa in the beginning, seems like he has a ver dry and funny sense of humor but he's also quite well-spoken and just seems to be a very nice man. I bet all his grandchildren enjoy hanging out with him. He would be the kind of grandfather with a new story to tell every time.
People for sure missed that 😅
That's a glaring example of no matter how much money you have you are still the product of the culture you grew up in.
Same thing in my family Men at one table or outside and women separate. The parents speaking at the end of the documentry are amazing for allowing their daughter to pursue education.
Thank you for making this documentary. It made me see what's happening on another part of the world and it is amazing.
I totally agree, I’m stuck on this kind of documentary right now, nothing good on Netflix anyways😂
As a Romanian from transylvania I feel the same :))) because I've never socialised with the community I feel like I'm watching what's happening somewhere far far away.
I love this documentary, I'm Hungarian from Transylvania and we have Gábor families in my town, they are nice people and have the biggest houses 😆💗
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I'm proud to be a gabor I like to respect our traditions but also to respect everyone and their traditions God bless all people
@@rudigabor4066 your lifestyle and culture is truly interesting and seems happy and warm.
In our village we had Gábors as well and they always wore the most amazing colors! Such sweet people!
Please invite me for a week, just to experience such great blessings of the Gabors. I love the Gabors, I wish I am one of them.
Thank you for this documentary. May all the good souls be blessed regardless of ethnicity. Hats off !
I imagine, in hundreds of years, when there is a depressed Gabor whose dad died, he Will build a whole space station with his bare hands
@@breakinglimited3035 too bad the moon can't be landed on
@@financialwizard5181 what are you on about
They barely go to school, let alone higher education, surely the chosen ones to conquer the galaxy.
"Who are you?"
"Gabor"
"And you?"
"Gabor"
"What about you?"
"I'm also gabor"
"Let me guess, you are..."
"Yes, i'm gordon"
LMAO
Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor were probably related, as well.
Gábor is their family name. Like Smith, nothing special.
Took my American husband to a Hungarian party the first 4 women I introduced him to were all named Andrea plus my middle name is Andrea & also my mother’s first name is Andrea so you know it’s a thing….
@@Zodroo_Tint they said in the video that everyone is named Gabor. Last name or first name.
Bride: We knew each other before we were engaged because we were related...
This is the first comment I've seen, I was like oh so we're just going to blow right past that? Ok.
Yeah child marriage and incest its the "tradition"
Roll tide brother!
Alabama of Europe
@@ert5585 lol
The kids getting married reminded me of like when a photographer tells two 3 year olds to kiss or hold hands for a photo op… the kids don’t seem too interested in being together or like they actually love each other… more just like their parents telling them what to do and they’re just going with it
I always wanted to get married in my 20s. I'm 42 and still single. Marriage is not for me because I have a disability and my family are protective. Plus they need my support
When the man said this is my for 42 years of wife he's still in love with her. I love the women's colourful clothes. I love how people guests bought chiken and lambs. It like Asian traditions.
yes, traditions keep people close to one another
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Y’all notice how Mundra claimed all of her perfumes and lotions as “hers”, and then corrected herself by saying “ours” when she initially said her husband’s stuff was “his,”? Lol.
What is the different?
Sure did😂
@@Zodroo_Tint in many cultures the women have their own stuff but everything a man owned is also owned by his wife
I was laughing and loving her !
No matter which culture u are , whats mine is mine, what's his is ours
35:54 her Titanic print skirt is so adorable 🛳
OMG! The wonderful husband who loved his wife so much after 42yrs, that he wanted the whole world to know. Wow! Now that’s a man 👍🏾❤️
Say what you want about their odd customs and traditions, especially related to marriage, but you have to admit they seem like very happy and content people, with enough honesty to realize their customs and traditions likely won't live on especially in the new generations.
If the purpose of school is to learn how to function in the society you live in, then by that standard these people are highly educated. They have a society that has worked for them for hundreds of years. The last thing they need is to be told, by our crumbling society of mental illness, addictions, abandoned elderly, and all the rest, that our society is the one they should adopt.
@@Automedon2 fr. People be complaining about the young marriage but have sex at the same age is no big deal.
@@Automedon2 now yor talking nonsense
@@coryparni3620 Well, let me explain it to you, dummy. The purpose of education is so that you can live and work. It isn't just to know random facts to look clever. When you grow up, you'll discover that most of what you know isn't something you learned in school. You know it because you had to know it to live. I speak 3 languages and they weren't learned in school. I can repair my car and, again, didn't learn it in school. I am a chef and baker and, AGAIN, didn't learn that in school. I know a great deal about world history - nope didn't learn what I know in school. Education means learning. It doesn't mean you sat doodling in a notebook so you could pass a test. Get it now? Jeez, do I have to teach you children everything?
@@Automedon2 I liked this comment the ffirst time you wrote it when it was relevant to someone talking about schooling but then you copy and paste the exact same comment here . No one is talking about schooling here . Lol .
It's so wickedly cool that they made a mess with the gifts in the bride's bedroom and then left. 😂😂😂😂
I knw I watched.. And went 😱😂😂😂😂😂😂
0:26 I am Hungarian and half Transylvanian (sekler) and i am proud to have a forever connection with this amazing place❤🇭🇺
I really enjoyed this documentary. I’m Romanian, never knew much about the Gabors. Thank you for showing us
Hi @Transylvanian Farmer, thank you too for watching!
Until this docu appeared in my feed, I was unaware of the Gabor. Forever curious about different ethnic groups, I watched it with great interest. I won’t judge them for their heritage, culture and traditions, but they are indeed an rather unique people. My primary concern is how can an insular community of 1,000 people living in the same town for 500 years keep their gene pool from becoming polluted due to inter-family marriages and related offspring? It appears like a natural breeding ground for mental and physical defects.
my thoughts exactly - very interesting though!
Indeed. I would expect a high rate of genetic disorders. I haven't watched the whole video yet. I wonder if this will be addressed.
That is why so many of them look similar; they are all closely related to the others in the community. If there are people with genetic defects (as there must be some), they would hide them from the world.
I thought the girl said they were related
@@leflann2633 she did say that
The gabor's family reminds me of the traditional rich indian families I've seen in the hindi serials/dramas
They are descendants of Indian migrants that immigrated to Europe about 2,000 yrs ago, as all gypsies are. So it makes sense
Because they are descendants of Indians!
Their reluctance to marry outsiders and zeal in preserving custom is Indian casteism culture.
It's refreshing to see such a happy wedding come from arranged marriage. The young bride's face said it all. Bless the happy couple!
childbride
I watched this entire documentary to look at their pretty skirts, what a delightful community.
LOL :DDD
I live in Dublin, Ireland and I often see Roma people here. All the Roma women wear those skirts
They descend from India if you wondered why their skirts similar to what indian women's wear ☺️
@@Angelaius yes I heard they descend from northern India
@@Angelaius they even dance in an Indian style
I'm born and raised in Canada (ethnic hungarian) I knew there were many gypsies in transylvania as its a very multicultural land but its interesting to see even after 100 years after trianon they still speak hungarian. I didn't even know there were different sub groups of gypsy as the gabor s seem to be a distinct group of gypsies. Very interesting documentary.
Do you speak Hungarian? In Romania there's a part of Transylvania (Székelyföld) where 90% of people are Hungarian (Székely). That is where this town is too
but the song is bit indian which rhey sang during wedding. i remember the way the sing is same as my granny used to sing in festivals.
Thats because Romanian government is very tolerable towards minorities, you have the same rights as ethnic Romanians, you can speak your own language, we even have Romanian and Hungarian schools, and if you enter Covasna or Harghita counties, the name of the cities and villages are written in both Romanian and Hungarian.
@@joshuabalazs9519 interesting.. would you know why some of them have blonde hair and blue eyes? I thought Gypsies are dark skinned with dark eyes and hair. Curious here.
@@cosmindvd tolerant yet wont give them autonomy...
"They don't marry outside their social group "
Looks like they don't marry outside their own siblings 🙄
Was amazing to see how all of them resembled eachother. Gotta keep it in the family huh
even their pets goes :D
🤣 lol
If Royals and inbreeding is a norm, guess the 'average' citizen will follow their footstep
@@genemechanic6773 speak for yourself my friend. I have my own mind and my own principles
The tradition is beautiful and the wedding was lovely but honestly it is sad that they come out of school so early both boys and girls
5:23 - DW: "The outside world poses the greatest danger to the insular community of the Gabor."
Wilford Brimley: "DIABEETIS."
😂
Inbreeding is also healthy
That was a very fair presentation. Complements to the film makers.
In the US, we have not had this level of non-judgmental media storytelling in at least 2 decades, perhaps longer. So I admit I am a little jealous.
Fair presentation? Idk. That should’ve said what sickos these people are. Marrying at 14? Wtf???
it’s not like they’re marrying adults, they’re marrying peers. also, they are still cared for by the elders until they are older. nothing sick about it, actually.
@@unikittyrose1037 He literally said he likes how *non-judgmental* this documentary is. What you said *is* judgmental.
@@ninototo1non judgement? It’s two kids marrying! That should be the end of. Also admitting to being a little jealous, of what? Thank god! They don’t put that shit up.
@@unikittyrose1037 It's a different society with different rules and customs. Yours isn't the only culture on this planet, neither is it the only valid or best one. I understand that this might be difficult for you to comprehend, but normality and morality are subjective. The original commenter liked that the documentary was objective and non biased (which is how documentaries should be), and expressed jealousy because he doesn't know US documentaries of this quality. I hope this clears things up.
Also it’s interesting how many cultures it’s custom to cover women’s hair and only the husband sees his wife’s hair.
👍🙏yup
Open hair see only husband
All backwards. Just like this one that represses the education of the women so they can't think for themselves.
It used to be this way all over Eastern Europe. My grandmothers always had their hair covered. We still do it, but only at church.
Middle eastern influence
Omg!! All that food!! I'd love to experience one of these weddings!! And that hair braiding was beautiful!
Great insight of a community I previously knew nothing about. Love their work ethics. May their traditions live on for another 500 years. God bless them.
work ethics? they refuse education, they refuse normal work and live on welfare, forced child marriages. The marriage was nothing but a business transaction, it sounded more like they were selling and buying a cow. Their whole lifestyle must be illegal in Romania, in the european union and a crime against the UN human rights laws.
I enjoyed this documentary. Very interesting. It is good the elders accept that traditions will not always remain the same, that coming generations will change. Still, they are a lovely traditional family.
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Guard your husband like the apple of your eye. WOW! I absolutely love that. This was my mother, grandmother and great grandmother's old fashioned Jamaican tradition. Amazing!