Roma celebrate the festival of St Mary

Thousands of Roma from all over Romania gather to celebrate the birthday of St Mary and to make wedding arrangements for their sons and daughters in Costesti, Wallachia Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters Roma women dance to celebrate the birthday of St Mary Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters Roma girls ride a merry-go-round during celebrations of St Mary's day in the village of Costesti Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images Thousands of Roma gather to make wedding arrangements for their sons and daughters Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters A Roma woman decorates a roasted piglet Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters A Romanian Roma man goes under a table with a baby in a local tradition while attending a religious service at the Bistrita Monastery in Costesti Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP Roma people dance during celebrations of St Mary's day Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images A Roma woman sells second-hand clothes Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters Roma women dance as they gather to celebrate the birthday of St Mary Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters Roma people dance in front of a stage Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters A Roma woman looks on during the celebration of St Mary's Day in Costesti village Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images Romanian Roma sell second-hand clothes during the celebration of St Mary in Costesti village, 240km west of Bucharest Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images