Kalderash Roma Gather For Annual Fest At Bistrita Monastery

BISTRITA, ROMANIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Kalderash Roma, including Bianca Radu (R) and her cousin Larisa Mihai, who had come to pay tribute and kiss the container of a relic of St. Gregory, visit the church to receive a blessing at the Bistrita monastery on September 8, 2013 in Bistrita, Romania. Every year thousands of Kalderash from across Romania arrive to visit the monastery and to gather at an open field nearby for a day or more of feasting, dancing, visiting and business dealing. Romania's Roma, many of whom call themselves tsigani, or Gypsies, are divided into different tribes that were once distinctive by their craft. The Kalderash were coppersmiths but today are known for dealing in scrap metal and metal products. Many Kalderash are among Romania's most traditonal and least assimilated Roma and most marry in their teens. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)