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A Roma family waits for customers for traditional skirts as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. Thousands of Gypsies or Roma gather on a hillside after attending a religious service in a nearby monastery and celebrate the religious holiday by sharing food and playing traditional music until the next dawn. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Roma family waits for customers for traditional skirts as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. Thousands of Gypsies or Roma gather on a hillside after attending a religious service in a nearby monastery and celebrate the religious holiday by sharing food and playing traditional music until the next dawn. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




Roma people sit in the shade waiting for customers for their fur coats while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

Roma people sit in the shade waiting for customers for their fur coats while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




The sun rays are filtered through smoke as a Romanian Roma sits on the grass while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

The sun rays are filtered through smoke as a Romanian Roma sits on the grass while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Roma child runs as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Roma child runs as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Roma boy watches as women look at skirts while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Roma boy watches as women look at skirts while the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Romanian Roma child waits in line to pass under a table, part of a local tradition, during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Romanian Roma child waits in line to pass under a table, part of a local tradition, during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




Romanian Roma people pass by icons during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

Romanian Roma people pass by icons during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




Romanian Roma girls run as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

Romanian Roma girls run as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Roma woman cuts food as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Roma woman cuts food as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




People walk by traditional Roma skirts on sale as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

People walk by traditional Roma skirts on sale as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Romanian Roma woman walks with children after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Romanian Roma woman walks with children after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A child points to balloons held by a vendor as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A child points to balloons held by a vendor as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A priest blesses an elderly Romanian Roma couple after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A priest blesses an elderly Romanian Roma couple after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Romanian Roma man teaches his son to pray during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Romanian Roma man teaches his son to pray during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Romanian Roma man makes the sign of the cross after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Romanian Roma man makes the sign of the cross after a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Roma woman walks as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Roma woman walks as the Roma community celebrates the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)




A Romanian Roma woman passes under a table, part of a local tradition, during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)

A Romanian Roma woman passes under a table, part of a local tradition, during a religious service celebrating the Birth of the Virgin Mary at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti, Romania, Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)
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