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Gypsies do not have an "official" religion; they generally adapt to the religious ideas of the country in which they live, merging them with their own beliefs and superstitions. However, they believe that in the universe there is a positive force (Devel or Dévvel) and a negative force, Beng.

They have a patron saint (Sara Kali). In the prayers chapter, I put some prayers.

Gypsy spells are practically identical to popular spells that we know (both in Portugal and Brazil). As they inspired our culture, it’s obvious that our people also had popular spells, and sometimes there was an exchange of influences between the two peoples.

Like Wicca and Druidism, Gypsy magick is closely linked to nature and the elements (earth, air, water, fire) as well as herbs and their powers and the moon.

The Romani term for witch is Chuvihani or Shuvani (wise person). The masculine term for witch is Shuvano, but Kaku is also used.

Gypsies usually wear long hair, as they believe that if they cut their hair too short, they would lose magnetic power.

In Brazil, in the Umbanda tradition, for example, the gypsy people in spiritual form also have a presence. There are several entities of the gypsy people, namely Pombagiras, to which practitioners make offerings and requests.

Some authors say that gypsy magick only works for good, being white magic, but it is not quite like that. Such authors are not very knowledgeable.

I'm from Portugal, I study gypsy magick, and I've been practicing it for several years. I’ve met gypsies here in Europe, where they predominate a lot. The curses that gypsies can inflict on someone are well known, as well as gypsy amorous attachments. A chicken leg left on someone's doorstep is, for example, a magical warning.

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Gypsies believe in life after death and follow all rituals to ease the pain of their departed ancestors. Like the Egyptians, who also worshiped their ancestors, the Aakhu.

Gypsies usually put a coin in the coffin of the dead person so that they can pay the canoeist to cross the great river that separates life from death.

The Pomána is a funeral feast celebrated every thirty days after a person's death until one year has passed. In the ceremony, they offer water, flowers, fruits, and their favorite foods and drinks in abundance, with the intention of expressing the desire for peace and happiness for the deceased. They believe that the person's soul takes part in the ceremony and gradually purges themselves of worldly possessions. Gypsies often make offerings to their ancestors at the tombs as well.

The gypsies, being mostly nomads, traveled all over the world and absorbed ritual magic traditions from other cultures, which also influenced them in sharing knowledge.

So, Gypsy magick has a lot in common with Shamanism, Wicca, Celtic magick, Egyptian magick, Brazilian spells, and so on.

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