The first Christian King of Hungary, was crowned on Christmas day in 1000. The cross on top of his crown was bent in the 18th century but that crown with the bent cross has become symbolic of Hungary.
(I'll be posting information on how the new Constitution of Hungary affirms the connection Hungary has had to the Christian faith for 1000 years in my January 2nd post!)
Sunday, December 25, 2011
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN : 1942 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL BIENNALE AWARD : BASED ON THE STORIES BY JOZSEF NYIRO VINTAGE HUNGARIAN CHRISTMAS MOVIE
MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN is the story of a poor lumberjack and his wife and their Transylvanian mountain neighbors, who eek out a poor living off the land. When a big timber company buys that land and offers them work rather than eviction, they take the company up on their offer.
The drama focuses on a man whose wife is raped by the supervisor, and who then becomes ill with, perhaps depression, perhaps typhus. He takes her into the church for a pilgrimage to Blessed Mother Mary, then to doctors, but she dies, and he must take her dead body home on the train.
Though this film is in black and white (circa 1942 - when it was the winner of the Venice film festival Biennale Award) and very dark in color, none of the actors was overacting, and so I felt as though these were real people and overall it was very effecting, bringing tears to my eyes. The values and loyalty of the people on the mountain reminds me of how exceptional such loyalty is today.
I watched in on a DVD (with English subtitles) put out by Bunyik. It was written by Jozsef Nyiro and Istvan Szots and stars Alice Szellat and Janor Gorbe.
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The drama focuses on a man whose wife is raped by the supervisor, and who then becomes ill with, perhaps depression, perhaps typhus. He takes her into the church for a pilgrimage to Blessed Mother Mary, then to doctors, but she dies, and he must take her dead body home on the train.
Though this film is in black and white (circa 1942 - when it was the winner of the Venice film festival Biennale Award) and very dark in color, none of the actors was overacting, and so I felt as though these were real people and overall it was very effecting, bringing tears to my eyes. The values and loyalty of the people on the mountain reminds me of how exceptional such loyalty is today.
I watched in on a DVD (with English subtitles) put out by Bunyik. It was written by Jozsef Nyiro and Istvan Szots and stars Alice Szellat and Janor Gorbe.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
CLEVELAND HUNGARIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM PRESENTS CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
TIME TO WRITE YOUR LETTERS TO JESUS !
Linking here to the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum's information on Christmas Traditions in Hungary. Christmas remains a religious holiday, not taken over by Santa Claus! (This image is from their web page!)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
HUNGARY ISSUES 2011 CHRISTMAS STAMPS
"The Nagykaracsony church is on the left of the HUF 90 stamp, and next to it is a detail of the largest outdoor Nativity scene in Hungary, which is to be found in Nagykaracsony.
The Roman Catholic church in Vors is on the left of the HUF 115 stamp, with a detail of the largest indoor Nativity scene in Europe, which is rebuilt every year, next to it."
The Roman Catholic church in Vors is on the left of the HUF 115 stamp, with a detail of the largest indoor Nativity scene in Europe, which is rebuilt every year, next to it."
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
DECEMBER 6th is SAINT NICHOLAS DAY IN HUNGARY
PUT OUT YOUR SHOES before you go to bed! Hopefully they will be jammed with sweets by morning light. I love the raspberry hardtack with the soft fillings, Jordan Almonds...
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Just added KADMUSARTS link : FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT HUNGARY
I just added this link to my sidebar because of the comprehensive list of ARTS FESTIVALS throughout Hungary, organized by "county" and by calender dates. It's presented by the Hungarian National Tourist Office.
Friday, December 2, 2011
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - BUDAPEST offers Hungarian and English on its site, linked at the title above.
I love to go to museums and tour historical sites. And museums are especially good to go to when it's cold outside!
I love to go to museums and tour historical sites. And museums are especially good to go to when it's cold outside!