Showing posts with label Hungary-ethnic identity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hungary-ethnic identity. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
HUNGARIAN FLOWER LANGUAGE - JUST IN TIME FOR BUYING A BOUQUET - - APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
I've been aware that the Victorians (English) had their own language of flowers in which various blooms and colors conveyed emotions in a more romantic and perhaps subtle way than blurting out something better left not obvious.
But what of the HUNGARIANS?
I did a little research on this and if you're Hungarian, or in a relationship with a Hungarian, you definitely do not want to follow another ethnic groups flower language. Officially this study is called floriography.
Culled from a number of informational web sites, here it is:
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FUNERALS : White lilies, roses in white, pink or red shades, and chrysanthemums, especially white, are the flowers to present. Never give "mums" for other occasions. Red roses mean your love for the person will never end. White flowers woven into a wreath...
OVERALL : Avoid giving 13 flowers in any bouquet which is considered unlucky. Always give a number that is uneven. Even numbers of flowers are considered unlucky.
ROMANCE :
Daffodils mean that you want more than friendship.
White carnations tell a person that you consider yourself uncommitted to them. Yellow tulips represent unrequited love. (Throw those in with some daffodils and you are communicating that you are really hurting without her!) Yellow roses used to mean jealousy but now mean that you are friends. (Thus yellow roses with white carnations are a way to tell someone you are breaking with them but want to remain friendly.)
TULIPS, the national flower, are almost always good to give in colors, particularly pink, and add a touch of sincerity to your bouquet. (Mixed in with lilies and the giver is thinking about marrying his love!)
ROSES are also almost always good, especially pink - happy ones. Red and white roses mixed in a bouquet mean harmony, as in a unified relationship. But do not give roses for a first date in Hungary. That's just too serious.
LILACS : White for innocence, purple for the beginnings of love.
SUNFLOWERS : Always cheery, a good flower to include in a friendly bouquet or as a house warming gift.
DAISIES : Also friendly and good for gift giving.
WILD or FIELD FLOWERS : Happiness: Also friendly and good for gift giving. Include into this category any flowers that are in orange colors.
PEONIES - the rose without thorns. An excellent flower to decorate church. Associated with lasting and happy marriage. Also associated with prosperity. Thus a perfect flower for romance and weddings.
BABY's BREATH - popular in the United States as a "filler" : don't use it. Filler should be healthy and green.
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But what of the HUNGARIANS?
I did a little research on this and if you're Hungarian, or in a relationship with a Hungarian, you definitely do not want to follow another ethnic groups flower language. Officially this study is called floriography.
Culled from a number of informational web sites, here it is:
***
FUNERALS : White lilies, roses in white, pink or red shades, and chrysanthemums, especially white, are the flowers to present. Never give "mums" for other occasions. Red roses mean your love for the person will never end. White flowers woven into a wreath...
OVERALL : Avoid giving 13 flowers in any bouquet which is considered unlucky. Always give a number that is uneven. Even numbers of flowers are considered unlucky.
ROMANCE :
Daffodils mean that you want more than friendship.
White carnations tell a person that you consider yourself uncommitted to them. Yellow tulips represent unrequited love. (Throw those in with some daffodils and you are communicating that you are really hurting without her!) Yellow roses used to mean jealousy but now mean that you are friends. (Thus yellow roses with white carnations are a way to tell someone you are breaking with them but want to remain friendly.)
TULIPS, the national flower, are almost always good to give in colors, particularly pink, and add a touch of sincerity to your bouquet. (Mixed in with lilies and the giver is thinking about marrying his love!)
ROSES are also almost always good, especially pink - happy ones. Red and white roses mixed in a bouquet mean harmony, as in a unified relationship. But do not give roses for a first date in Hungary. That's just too serious.
LILACS : White for innocence, purple for the beginnings of love.
SUNFLOWERS : Always cheery, a good flower to include in a friendly bouquet or as a house warming gift.
DAISIES : Also friendly and good for gift giving.
WILD or FIELD FLOWERS : Happiness: Also friendly and good for gift giving. Include into this category any flowers that are in orange colors.
PEONIES - the rose without thorns. An excellent flower to decorate church. Associated with lasting and happy marriage. Also associated with prosperity. Thus a perfect flower for romance and weddings.
BABY's BREATH - popular in the United States as a "filler" : don't use it. Filler should be healthy and green.
C 2019 Magyar American Blogspot
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Monday, February 16, 2015
HOW GENEALOGY RESEARCH INFORMED MY SENSE OF HUNGARIAN IDENTITY
Although I knew from an early age that my heritage was Hungarian and that was different than say, Irish or English, or Italian or Native American, as a grade school student I didn't know exactly what it meant.
As an adult I heard a story retold about my father being unmercifully teased in ways that other children intended to hurt his self esteem with name calling and so on when he was a child. He came home crying. The story goes that my grandfather told my father "No one here is original but for the American Indian."
But my dad never said much about being of Hungarian ethnic heritage or what that meant for his father or himself growing up or as an adult. He didn't seem ashamed nor did he seem proud.
These days DNA research is expanding our consciousness about pre-historic movement of populations and, it could be argued, is proving to us that ethnic identity is a fairly recent aspect of human life on this planet. I enjoy being in a more multicultural environment where it is easy to learn a bit about other people's ethnic customs and cultures, even if in the United States what outlasts the way people built homes or wore clothes or spoke in another language, is ethnic cooking. I have to say that I have never experienced it that anyone from these other cultures was interested in my ethnicity or heritage.
When I began genealogy research I didn't realize what finding a person's baptismal records in a small town church record would lead me to. It wasn't enough for me to have the record or even link it to siblings, parents, grandparents, great grandparents. I wanted to put these people into as accurate a socio-cultural context as I could, so I started reading around the subject, and my research took me to archives and even the library of one of the biggest art institutions in the U.S.
When I began genealogy research I began to meet some people who were like minded in their quest for information about their own families, and more apt to not only share research tactics but listen to me when I talked my family - or bragged!
As an adult I heard a story retold about my father being unmercifully teased in ways that other children intended to hurt his self esteem with name calling and so on when he was a child. He came home crying. The story goes that my grandfather told my father "No one here is original but for the American Indian."
But my dad never said much about being of Hungarian ethnic heritage or what that meant for his father or himself growing up or as an adult. He didn't seem ashamed nor did he seem proud.
These days DNA research is expanding our consciousness about pre-historic movement of populations and, it could be argued, is proving to us that ethnic identity is a fairly recent aspect of human life on this planet. I enjoy being in a more multicultural environment where it is easy to learn a bit about other people's ethnic customs and cultures, even if in the United States what outlasts the way people built homes or wore clothes or spoke in another language, is ethnic cooking. I have to say that I have never experienced it that anyone from these other cultures was interested in my ethnicity or heritage.
When I began genealogy research I didn't realize what finding a person's baptismal records in a small town church record would lead me to. It wasn't enough for me to have the record or even link it to siblings, parents, grandparents, great grandparents. I wanted to put these people into as accurate a socio-cultural context as I could, so I started reading around the subject, and my research took me to archives and even the library of one of the biggest art institutions in the U.S.
When I began genealogy research I began to meet some people who were like minded in their quest for information about their own families, and more apt to not only share research tactics but listen to me when I talked my family - or bragged!
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Today I think I have a good understanding of the Hungarians. As I write and post this blog my understanding deepens.
Today I think I have a good understanding of the Hungarians. As I write and post this blog my understanding deepens.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
REVISITING CLEVELAND'S HUNGARIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM FOR CHRISTMAS
HUNGARIAN HERTIAGE MUSEUM link here! (link changed 2024)
EXCERPT FROM THIS WEB SITE (12/7/13) : If they have been "good," they might get candies, tangerines, or chocolates, and sometimes small presents, toys, or books. (This custom may sound similar, but children in Hungary do not hang stockings by the chimney for Santa to fill on Christmas Eve.)
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
6000 TONS OF CHRISTMAS TREATS - OVERSIZED BON BONS
Szaloncukor (Salon Sugar) from Hungary - melted chocolate, sugar, whipped cream, orange juice... any flavor...the filling is always the surprise...covered in tissue and foils...hung on the trees...leave the paper on the tree as an ornament...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
A LIBRARIAN LIGHTS MY FUSE WITH HER COMMENT ABOUT HUNGARY BEING A " SMALL COUNTRY"
Luckily, the library I go to has a small collection of films from Hungary that also have English as an option. However, the collection of travel films when it comes to Central and Eastern Europe is terrible, just a couple very dated DVDs that pack Hungary in with other countries. These films are over quick.
Meanwhile countries like Great Britain and France, even Mexico, are represented on the DVD film shelves with large collections. So I asked the librarian when they are ordering more films for the library collection to please buy some that are current and that feature Hungary.
She said, "But Hungary is just a SMALL COUNTRY!"
Yes, I said, "It fits in the state of Indiana, just like France fits in Colorado (or was that Poland?)," knowing damn well that she wasn't really talking about how many square miles a country is but HOW IMPORTANT!
If anything, Hungary should be considered especially unique based on its language which is a mystery to this day, with so many experts with opinions that vary on the roots of it. Hungarians are a mystery too because even with so much research on DNA, there are many theories about where exactly these Hungarians came from, or what tribes of people they mixed with before they arrived in the area we know as Hungary.
PLEASE ASK YOUR LIBRARIANS TO ORDER IN DVD'S ABOUT HUNGARY, and as a Magyar-American emphasize the cultural, historical, and other importance of this "small" country!
Meanwhile countries like Great Britain and France, even Mexico, are represented on the DVD film shelves with large collections. So I asked the librarian when they are ordering more films for the library collection to please buy some that are current and that feature Hungary.
She said, "But Hungary is just a SMALL COUNTRY!"
Yes, I said, "It fits in the state of Indiana, just like France fits in Colorado (or was that Poland?)," knowing damn well that she wasn't really talking about how many square miles a country is but HOW IMPORTANT!
If anything, Hungary should be considered especially unique based on its language which is a mystery to this day, with so many experts with opinions that vary on the roots of it. Hungarians are a mystery too because even with so much research on DNA, there are many theories about where exactly these Hungarians came from, or what tribes of people they mixed with before they arrived in the area we know as Hungary.
PLEASE ASK YOUR LIBRARIANS TO ORDER IN DVD'S ABOUT HUNGARY, and as a Magyar-American emphasize the cultural, historical, and other importance of this "small" country!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SKIING is the NUMBER ONE SPORT OF HUNGARIANS - AND THEY TRAVEL TO SKI
According to one site I read, skiing and snowboarding are extremely popular sports for Hungarians to indulge in... But, since the country itself doesn't have many tall mountains or much snow fall, about a half million Hungarian skiers go outside their own country to ski!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
REMEMBERING THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NORA HOFFMAN
- So sorry the video is down -
Nóra Hoffmann (born April 8, 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a famous Hungarian ice dancer. With partner Maxim Zavozin, she is the 2009 & 2010 Hungarian National Champion. This video is from about a year ago European Figure Skating Championships.
Nóra Hoffmann (born April 8, 1985 in Budapest, Hungary) is a famous Hungarian ice dancer. With partner Maxim Zavozin, she is the 2009 & 2010 Hungarian National Champion. This video is from about a year ago European Figure Skating Championships.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
CLEVELAND HUNGARIAN MUSEUM presents CHRISTMAS IN HUNGARY
Here's the link to the museum which has a lot of information on how Christmas is traditionally celebrated in Hungary: Now it seems that Saint Nick visits the children on December 6th, and then ADVENT begins. Then Christmas is celebrated again on the 25th.
One custom that seems to have been carried on in my family is that the Christmas tree IS NOT PUT UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE... it's supposed to be a surprise. Gifts were always small and personal, under the tree but usually for immediate family only.
THE COMMERCIALIZATION of CHRISTMAS really bothers me. And in the years I worked retail Christmas was ruined for me by the time it came. Now I think of the Christmas holiday as a time of materialism and excess, far from the true nature and meaning of the original holiday.
One custom that seems to have been carried on in my family is that the Christmas tree IS NOT PUT UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE... it's supposed to be a surprise. Gifts were always small and personal, under the tree but usually for immediate family only.
THE COMMERCIALIZATION of CHRISTMAS really bothers me. And in the years I worked retail Christmas was ruined for me by the time it came. Now I think of the Christmas holiday as a time of materialism and excess, far from the true nature and meaning of the original holiday.
Update Dec 2023 LINK https://clevelandhungarianmuseum.org/