Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Bede or Beday is a nomadic ethnic group of Bangladesh. The Bede traditionally live, travel, and earn their living on the river, which has given them the moniker of "Water Gypsy" or "River Gypsy". Bede people are similar to gypsy people. They travel in groups and never stay in one place for more than a couple of months. The majority of the Bedes live on snake related trading, such as snake charming, snake catching, snake selling, etc. They also sell lucky heathers, herbal medicines, which they claim have magical properties. Bedes' other occupations are in the entertainment services (e.g. monkey shows, magic shows) and petty trading.Some of them beg on the busy streets of big cities like Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna. They do not take any kinds of formal education and they do not use medical facilities. Most of them speak Bengali. Most of them are Muslim but also practice Hinduism, shamanism and animism along with Islam. They are related to other South Asian nomadic groups, specially Dom.The Bedes are a marginalised group of the community. About 98 percent of Bedes live below the poverty line, and about 95% of Bede children cannot attend school. Historically the Bedes were unable to vote as they did not own land, nor could they apply for a bank loan or microcredit for the same reason. However, as of 2008 the Bedes were able to win their right to vote."@en }
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- Bede_people abstract "Bede or Beday is a nomadic ethnic group of Bangladesh. The Bede traditionally live, travel, and earn their living on the river, which has given them the moniker of "Water Gypsy" or "River Gypsy". Bede people are similar to gypsy people. They travel in groups and never stay in one place for more than a couple of months. The majority of the Bedes live on snake related trading, such as snake charming, snake catching, snake selling, etc. They also sell lucky heathers, herbal medicines, which they claim have magical properties. Bedes' other occupations are in the entertainment services (e.g. monkey shows, magic shows) and petty trading.Some of them beg on the busy streets of big cities like Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna. They do not take any kinds of formal education and they do not use medical facilities. Most of them speak Bengali. Most of them are Muslim but also practice Hinduism, shamanism and animism along with Islam. They are related to other South Asian nomadic groups, specially Dom.The Bedes are a marginalised group of the community. About 98 percent of Bedes live below the poverty line, and about 95% of Bede children cannot attend school. Historically the Bedes were unable to vote as they did not own land, nor could they apply for a bank loan or microcredit for the same reason. However, as of 2008 the Bedes were able to win their right to vote.".