Hundreds dance through the streets of Prague to celebrate the largest Roma festival
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877850
Hundreds dance through the streets of Prague to celebrate the largest Roma festival
- Title: Hundreds dance through the streets of Prague to celebrate the largest Roma festival
- Date: 2nd June 2017
- Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (JUNE 2, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING THROUGH THE STREETS OF PRAGUE TO CELEBRATE THE WORLD ROMA FESTIVAL, KHAMORO
- Embargoed: 16th June 2017 15:51
- Keywords: Prague international Roma festival Khamoro
- Location: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- City: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Living / Lifestyle,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0016JL5PA1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Loud trumpets and guitars took over the silent streets of Prague on Friday (June 2) as hundreds of people marched through the city's Old Town quarter in colourful dresses and horse carriages to celebrate the traditional World Roma Festival or Khamoro.
Celebrated since 1999, the Khamoro is the largest professional Roma festival. This year around 300 artists from 16 different countries performed at the event.
The five-day-long festival is one of the most prestigious Roma events on an international level with top Roma musicians performing. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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