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River gypsies are an ethnic group of people in Bangladesh. They are known as bedey to local people. The gypsies have their own lifestyle and culture. They live in groups and do not own any land. Therefore, they live a nomadic life, travelling from one place to another. These people roam across our rivers and waters from May to December in small country boats. These boats are their houses and these people are a part of our waters. In winter, many water bodies dry up. At that time they return to the mainland and live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks. You can see their men relaxing in the tents. Toddlers play with dogs or other pets in the dust. Women often idle away time by picking off lice in twos or threes sitting in a row.

Throughout the monsoon, they remain busy with fishing. They also dive for natural pearls in waters. Sometimes, they camp for a couple of weeks. Men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming and sell herbal cures. Women go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things. They also try to heal pains of old people often by sucking out blood from their body.

Many villagers believe in the magical power of the gypsies. They can make an evil spirit leave someone's body by magic or special powers.

In winter the river gypsies return to the main land and live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks.

In winter the gypsy women often spend their time: idly by hair doing, picking off lice in twos or threes sitting in a row.

The gypsies return to the main land because many water bodies dry up in winter.

They drive away the evil spirit by magic or powers.

River gypsies are an ethnic group of people in Bangladesh. They are also known as bedey.

They live in small country boats from May to December and they return to the main land to live in tents during winter.

They are born and brought up on roaming boats.

River gypsy men entertain people with snake charming and sell herbal cures and women go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things for their living.

Four activities of the river gypsies are-
i. They catch fish
ii. They dive for natural pearls
iii. Men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming
iv. They sell herbal cures.

Throughout the monsoon, sometimes river gypsies set up camps for a few weeks.

In winter they return to the mainland./ They return to the main land in winter.

Yes, the river gypsies roam across waters and mainlands round the year. From May to December they roam across rivers and waters in small country boats. After that they return to the mainlands when the water bodies dry up in winter. Then they live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on the open river banks.

The village people believe that they have magical powers.

They stay on boats from May to December./ They stay for eight months on boat.

Nomadic life means traveling from one place to another.

River gypsies roam across our rivers and waters from May to December.

River gypsies return to the main land in winter.

Gypsy men sell herbal cures.

Toddlers play with dogs or other pets.

Their lifestyle and culture are different from that of ours.

For a living gypsy women go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things.

River gypsies are an ethnic group in Bangladeshi, locally known as Bedey.

They live a nomadic life in groups roaming with boats, across the rivers and waters.

In winter, the river gypsies return to the mainland and live in make-shift tarpaulin tents on open river banks.

For a living, river gypsy men catch snakes and entertain people with snake charming and sell herbal cures.

For a living gypsy women go from door to door to sell bangles, cosmetics and other things.

ethnic = racial

local = foreign

toddlers = babies

monsoon = drought

magical = enchanting