What are Bohemians?

Answer 1

(1) The term used to designate inhabitants of the former kingdom of Bohemia, located in the west of the modern day Czech Republic.

(2) In modern usage, a bohemian can describe any person who lives an unconventional artistic life, where self-expression is the highest value — that art (acting, poetry, writing, singing, dancing, painting etc) is a serious and main focus of their life.

Answer 2

Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. The term used to designate inhabitants of the former kingdom of Bohemia, located in the west of the modern day Czech Republic. The name derived from the Latin term for the Celtic tribe (Boii) inhabiting that area (Tacitus: Boiohaemum). The word "Bohemians" was never used by the local Czech population. In Czech, the region was since early Middle Ages called only "Čechy" - Bohemia or "Království české" - Kingdom of Bohemia, and its mainly Czech-speaking inhabitants "Češi".

In other European vernaculars and in Latin (Bohemi) the word "Bohemian" or its derivates was used to designate all inhabitants of Bohemia. If the Czech ethnic origin was to be stressed, combinations like "Bohemian of Bohemian language", "a real Bohemian" etc. were used.

It was not until the 19th century when other European languages started to use the word "Czechs" (in English), "Tschechen" (in German) or tchèques (in French) in a deliberate (and successful) attempt to distinguish between ethnic Czechs and other inhabitants of Bohemia. Nowadays "Bohemians" is still used when there is need to distinguish between inhabitants of the western part of the Czech Republic (Bohemia) and the eastern part (Moravia).

It is not clear how the word acquired its secondary meaning (see Bohemianism or Bohemian (disambiguation)), but it is believed that it comes from the French idea that Gypsies originated from Bohemia (while they were travelling from there).

In modern usage, a bohemian can describe any person who lives an unconventional artistic life, where self-expression is the highest value — that art (acting, poetry, writing, singing, dancing, painting etc) is a serious and main focus of their life. The term was applied particularly to the poets and writers of Carmel-by-the-Sea and the Bloomsbury Group in the first half of the 20th century, and, early in the 21st century, to a style of female fashion ("boho-chic").

Bohemian still carries its original usage in many parts of the United States where large groups of Bohemians immigrated

Answer 3

It was a term used in Paris in the 19th century to describe artists and their followers. It became a general term for artistic people.

Warrior: I was a sort of hippie, we believed in love and tolerance of other people beliefs, peace, music, helping others, sharing our material goods. Although many of us used soft drugs, that was not a requirement. Some of us grew our own food, made our own clothes, and were vegetarians. Like any group, there were good and bad. We weren't necessarily Bohemians, although a lot of us were artistic. I left because I couldn't stand the chaos.

Answer 4

I love the Bohemian style!

Answer 5

Hippies.
Earthy people: the only ones I know grow their own veggies and eat no meat.
I'm not trying to stereotype anyone, i admit my knowledge base is ignorant, but the bohemians I do know seem kinda strange.

Answer 6

They are a people in Central Europe! In fact, I am one!

Answer 7

Eeeeewwww...GROSS!!! They are dirty hippys....