Rustavi town
Lena
Yurenko’s family
Vanya, father
About 2 000 Roma people live in Georgia
Compact settlements of Roma people are in Tbilisi, Gachiani, Kobuleti, Kutaisi
“No, Roma people do not like to live in the flats”
Lena, the mother: “We still have not gotten used to living here”
Lena: “Our children can not stay at home for a long time. They must run, and go for a walk. 
We need more open space.”
 “The Roma people must have their own house and yard, where their children can freely walk”
There are about 700 Roma people in Tbilisi 
When I am in the bus going to Tbilisi from Rustavi, and the car is stopping at the traffic lights, 
The beggars are approaching and asking for money, and the drivers call them “Roma people”
I am offended because my Roma people do not do it. 
I start to explain that they are not Roma people, but many people don't understand. 
Speaking Romanian
And so what?
The caller's granddaughter's eye was blown up by fireworks. 
Everything will be ok. 
God took pity on this girl. 
Marus, how old is she?
The same age with Maya? 
Thanks God, God defended her. 
The voice from phone: Our girl is as beautiful as Madona (Lena) and looks like her
Yes? Is she here and hearing everything?
I am here, aunt. How are you? Happy New Year! We are very well. 
How it was happened? How?
My ancestors were roaming, since Stalin refused to allow Roma people to roam in 1956. 
So we left in Georgia. 
I remember I was 7, we made a hut from plywood and were living there.
Then when my father started to work, he got an apartment in Rustavi. 
I dare to say that I was born here. I have been baptised in Soviet Union. 
The majority of Roma people are orthodox, but there are catholics and muslims as well. 
A lot of Roma are – Orthodox. There are Muslims and Evangelists also.
“We are orthodox christians. And respect all the Holidays.”
“Especially, the Christmas, more than New Year”
“They are working and collecting money, and everything they spend on the holidays.”
To celebrate a holiday is a holy thing. At that time all Roma people followed these holidays.
Canore is a traditional food for Christmas. 
“When you first eat canore, you should say let canore give happiness for your family, 
and so you can cook it for hundreds of years”
The tradition of Roma people existed and and will exist not only during democracy, but also during Soviet Union. 
And no one will violate it.”
