In world culture and folklore, the artistic image of the Roma (often called “gypsies” in older sources) has long been linked with carnival and celebration—firelit camps, music, and dance—and with a playful sense of “magic”: flirtatious love potions, charms, and talismans. Taken as imaginative motifs rather than claims about real life, these elements add a wink of mischief and wonder to human relationships and to the very fabric of storytelling, making the everyday feel a shade more festive.