Billed as a:
Revealing documentary series that offers a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today...
I had to watch just to see what the fuss was about......and boy was it revealing!
Although the Gypsy traditions are strict on the girls not being alone with boys, not kissing, dating, & having chaperones the programme last night showed a very conflicting side of these 'traditions'.
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Girls as young as 6 years old having spray tans for their first communions, with glitter spray & dresses with yards of tulle and lace that were heavy and uncomfortable, who then changed into more comfortable bikinis and scraps of garish lycra to gyrate to pop music as they were having a party to celebrate their traditions!
Now - I'm sure many years ago there were no spray tans, glitter sprays and lycra did not exist, nor was there easy access to television to allow these children to emulate their favourite pop stars. So I'm left baffled as to where these 'traditions' are coming from?
Then on to the wedding - Sam (17) & Pat (20), the scandal being Sam was a 'non-traveller'. Fantastic that these two cultures can accept each other and allow the marriage - but it certainly takes a special person to fit into the others culture!
Sam's dress was a jellyfish extravaganza of pink taffeta, lace, lights & butterflies - weighing an estimated 14st it would have floored me so congrats to her for even being able to stand up in it! She arrived in a Jordanesque carriage leading me to believe the traditions they are following are those of Jordan and the Chavnation - and where the cash for these fantastic spectacles comes from who knows, but I know I couldn't afford it!
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| Photo from Channel 4 |
Definitely not my cup of tea, but each to their own - and secretly I can't wait to see what they will be up to next! ;)
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