What do Gypsies do for good luck?
What do Gypsies do for good luck? As well as most people in the UK and Western Europe, gypsies have their superstitions and traditions. They too have traditionally hung a horse shoe over the horse drawn wagon (known as a vardo) to bring good luck, and to protect against evil spirits.
Is Gypsy in your blood?
You may have Romani, Traveller or Gypsy ancestry if your family tree includes common Romani or Gypsy surnames such as Boss, Boswell, Buckland, Chilcott, Codona, Cooper, Doe, Lee, Gray/Grey, Harrison, Hearn, Heron, Hodgkins, Holland, Lee, Lovell, Loveridge, Royles/Ryalls, Scamp, Smith, Stevens/Stephens, Wood and Young.