Brides for sale – Bulgaria's Roma marriage market | DW Documentary
The Kalaidzhi bride market takes place in the southeast of Bulgaria every year. Unmarried women are often paired off with financially strong men.
But more and more young Roma are rebelling against the old tradition. For young Kalaidzhi the annual bride market at Bachkovo Monastery is the only chance to find a partner. Their Orthodox Christian faith and traditional code of conduct prohibit them from dating, flirting or having any other pre-marital relations. The Kalaidzhi – a name meaning tinsmiths or boilermakers – marry only within the group. Finding a spouse from outside – and in particular a non-Roma Bulgarian – is out of the question. Love is only a secondary consideration. What matters is the dowry. A growing number of young Roma, however, are rebelling against the traditional marriage market. They want to make their own decisions, and to love and marry the person of their choice. For girls especially – some as young as 15 when they are put up for marriage – the wedding is the end of self-determined life. They will subsequently be housewives and mothers. The film accompanies 17-year-old Teni and 19-year-old Maria in the week before the market day. For them it means buying a lot of new clothes and masses of other preparations. Can this be a way to find true love? And how is the outdated ritual affected by the Internet and social media?
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Its too danger if middle east peoples hear this news
What is the price of Bride?
The place seems peaceful tho.
That mans mustache rivals Otto Von Bismarks and Joseph Stalins!
She looks like Casper lol!
For a moment i thought this was Luton
Very nice video
Lamiag lawas bayhana 😋😋
Gypsies were never accepted or even allowed to assimilate. Consequently, except for their Hindu faith, they retained most of their traditions, including that of bride dowry.
I think 17 years old is too early bro. 😑😑
The Uncle looks like Jospeh Stalin.
His mustache is stained from food just like my Yorkipoo.
They shud prefer indian hindu men becos they will be with them till last breath
Why Virginity matter? WTF
17 years old Indian male how get 90% on board exam.
Wow
OmG
Sale me heehe
Huge fan of the way the young guy decided his blue t-shirt with black words wasn’t good enough and that he needed another blue t-shirt with black words for the event
They are basically selling their daughter.
Meanwhile here I met my fiance from Tinder…
"will never allow marriage outside CLAN".
that's not a clan it's a caste. These people are descendents of Indians.
Marrying inside caste is what keeps it alive. Ironic, since Roma left India because they were seen as low caste and yet just like lower castes in India, they practice caste system (endogamy) even in Europe after a millenium
Telling your wife what to wear. I don’t like that kind of man. My taste, not yours.
Telling your wife what to wear. I don’t like that kind of man. My taste, not yours.
Coming soon in Indian bride market also
They're basically Indians speaking Bulgarian. lol
Im sending lorax all my nostick pots and pans by the way this is the home of the Tin man