There are several legends on beginning of Gypsies which have been conveyed for centuries by word of mouth. They are very interesting.
One legend says that when the God was giving the land to people he first called Gypsies and offered them to chose a place where their land is going to be. However, they refused not knowing that the God will offer the same to other nations. Later on when they realized that all the people received land from the God and turned them into their states they came in front of the God and asked him to be given a land.The God said that he has given all the land and none is left and they will be destined to live without land because when he offered them to choose land they did not want it. At the end he took pity on them and promised them to help them by giving them wisdom and abilities that are superior to other people in order to be able to find their way around the world as they will forever travel, not being able to settle down and everywhere will be accepted as foreigners.
The second legend says that Roma are sons of Cain. Some researches that interpreted the text from the Book of Genesis (Old Testament, the first book of Moses) found out this. They emphasise that the curse put on Abel’s brother Cain (“Cain” in Semitic languages means – blacksmith), If you try to farm the land, it won’t produce anything for you. From now on, you’ll be without a home, and you’ll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place. (Genesis. 4,12) Also the Book of Genesis specifically talks about trades with which Cain’s sons were cursed and which traditionally are trades of Roma. We can therefore read: Lamech married Adah, then Zillah. Lamech and Adah had two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Their son Jabal was the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats. Jubal was the first to play harps and flutes.
Lamech and Zillah had a son named Tubal Cain who made tools out of bronze and iron. They also had a daughter, whose name was Naamah. (Genesis.4, 19-22)
