Similarly Gypsies will not have toilets inside their caravans- which they call trailers- because the trailer must be kept pure like the bodys inside. These inside/outside divisions can also be extended to territory over which Gypsies feel some form of control.

What do Gypsies call a caravan?

vardo A vardo (also wag(g)on, living wagon, van, and caravan) is a traditional horse-drawn wagon used by British Romanichal Travellers as their home.

What are Travellers beliefs?

majority of Travellers are Roman Catholic and they tend to be devout in religious observance. The community retain beliefs about cures to be found in various natural phenomena, discussed below. family loyalty and duty. This point is important for family visits in hospital.