Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio, Vol 9, No 1 (2015)

Abstract

The hypothesis from which we initiate our approach is that socio-cultural identity of the Romanian nation is configured by involving all participants to the act of coexistence, Romany people, having in turn, a significant participation. In order to highlight this contribution, we propose in this paper operationalizing the concept of active cohabitation and the presentation of some Romany personalities, who have added value through their national culture. If, in our view, multiculturalism is none other but simply living together in the same area of two or more ethnic groups, two or more cultures, or two or more religions, between which there are established and are produced relations of certain types, at certain times, the interculturalism is beyond the static or contemplative nature thereof, and basing on multiculturalism, it requires knowledge, appreciation, and mutual learning and conscious use of norms, values, customs, processes or technologies, leading to a common patrimony, each usable according to the moments, situations and circumstances, something that increases the stock of mutual appreciation.