
Gypsies in Cúcuta make their customs visible so that violence does not affect them again
In coordination with the Victims Unit, the Kumpania resident in the capital of Norte de Santander showed, with dance and typical food, the idiosyncrasies of its people, before a student community. It is a measure of reparation and guarantee of non-repetition of victimizing facts.


A ziboco or gypsy bread, plus the dance presented by María Fernanda, Valeria, Pamela and Saray, were part of traditions that the Rrom or gypsy people of Cúcuta took to the cultural week of Pablo Sexto school, belonging to Jaime Garzón Institution, located in La Victoria neighborhood, of Juan Atalaya city.
The inclusion of gypsy community activities in the midst of presentations of the martial band and the typical dances of Colombia, to make the Rrom idiosyncrasy visible to people of Cucuta, was achieved in coordination with the Victims Unit.
Luz Irayda Esteban, professional of Unit in Norte de Santander-Arauca direction, explained that the cultural framework of Garzonista week was propitious for the whole school community, teachers, administrators and parents, to confirm that in Cúcuta there are gypsy families who continue to preserve many of their customs.
In Cúcuta, the gypsies are subjects of collective reparation and one of measures that contemplates the overcoming of violence they suffered during armed conflict is the socialization of their way of life among the rest of citizens to guarantee the non-repetition of the victimizing act.
The ZIBOCO, a mixture of flour, butter, raisins and milk-candy was a gift that took for several attendees tasted and knew part of its cuisine.
Before the delight of bread, the adolescents of Rrom village, who are not students of the teaching center, exhibited their skills as dancers in the playground of school. Gypsy movements and costumes contrasted with wide-skirted suits and Caribbean choreography.
The group of institutions that make up the Jaime Garzón school only has two gypsy students, who in addition to receiving official education, continue to learn the language and their deep-rooted traditions at home.
However, despite the few students in the classrooms, the town in general passes 40 families settled, almost all in La Victoria de Atalaya neighborhood.
Presentations similar to those made at Pablo Sexto school will be held in other areas of the city, in order to promote the idiosyncrasy of this group of Colombians Rrom or gypsies, which is part of the country's diversity.