It's our Ederlezi celebration episode, featuring beautiful interviews with Julika Drabarni and Ivana Nikolic about their experiences celebrating Ederlezi with their families. We also have a gorgeous rendition of Ederlezi with Tatiana Eva Marie and the Haimana Gypsy Band. Also, Paulina realizes that the holiday she celebrated with her family is actually Ederlezi, and Jess recounts the time she inserted herself as an educator into an Ederlezi celebration she was hired to dance at, and discovering the event was actually not put on by any Roma.

We're wishing everyone who celebrates a wonderful holiday, and all of our listeners a cleansing and abundant spring. Kushti baxt!

For more information about Ederlezi, and a number of renditions of the song: https://romediafoundation.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/ederlezi-a-festival-a-feast-and-a-special-song/

Ivana Nikolic: https://www.instagram.com/roma__dancer/

Julika Drabarni: https://www.instagram.com/riverside.bioenergetics.studio/

Tatiana Eva Marie: https://www.instagram.com/tatianaevamarie/

"Ederlezi" by Tatiana Eva Marie and the Haimana Gypsy Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqP4gbNyoXc

Avalon Jazz Band: https://www.instagram.com/avalonjazzband/ 

Roma Warehouse: https://www.facebook.com/Romawarehouse/

Voice of Roma: http://www.voiceofroma.com/

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Romanistan is hosted by Jessica Reidy and Paulina Verminski

Conceived of by Paulina Verminski

Edited by Carlo Patrão

With Music by Viktor Pachas

And Artwork by Elijah Vardo

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