16th CENTURY EGER HUNGARY

Photo by Tolnai -korabeli kép alapján.

 

LILACS

1911 MAP of AUSTRIA HUNGARY

reusableart.com is source for this 1911 map of Austria-Hungary

NAPOZO SUMMER

WHAT'S IN THAT PIPE THEY'RE SMOKING?

Searching for a vintage public domain image for Easter, I came across this

ridiculously funny image of three rabbits smoking violets.  Does anyone know if

smoking violets makes one high?

DEER

CHRYSANTHEMUMS

ROBINS NEST

HUNGARIAN URBARIUM 1767 : 18th CENTURY HUNGARIANS LOVED TO PARTY? : GENEALOGY PRO TIP #10

HUNGARIAN URBARIUM 1767  : 18th CENTURY HUNGARIANS LOVED TO PARTY? : GENEALOGY PRO TIP #10

The love of life, passion, is a characteristic of the Hungarians, a stereotype perhaps, like so many other stereotypes a bit true. Despite the religiously informed and driven life of so many Hungarians during this era, along with hard work came celebrations.

Let's again look at ROOT words and words that may appear on the portions of the Urbarium that you focus on, for we know that even if we don't find our ancestors, we are learning a lot about the lifestyle of Hungarians of the mid to late 18th century.

These words continue to be used today.
BOR - wine
BOROSUVEG - wine bottle
BOROPINCE - wine cellar
BOROSZOLO - wine grape
SZOLOSGAZDA - wine/grape grower/farmer
GAZDA - husband/farm/farmer  (note that the farm and provider are considered masculine)
GAZDA EMBER - husband man (a little closer to animal husbandry)
GAZDASAGI - farm buildings
TANYAHAZ - farm house (note that the house and housework are considered feminine)
HAZ - house
HAZY - "of" house such as EZSTERHAZY "of the house of ESZTER"
FONTOSEMBER - important man (today, important person)
MAGUS - big
MAGUS EMBER - big man (important man - though it can mean his size)
MESTER EMBER - master craftsman (far from being an apprentice.  He knows his stuff!)
HELY - place
closely related to BOR - wine, is the word BAR.  Are we surprised?
BARABAS - apricot or peach (both used to make spirits)

 Vintage Apricot Brandy Advertisement

BARHELY - is a gin mill, bistro, or nightclub place (ie. place to drink and party)
since the making of wine, gin, or other drinks is best with spring water.

BEC - spring (not the season) on the map
and since grapes like foggy mornings perhaps you might see the word...

KOMORAN - gloomy in a place name, or the grapes might be grown near a...

FOLY - river...

Don't drink too much or you could end up seeing...
CSILLAG

 - stars, celestial bodies, or a white blaze, *even
CSILLAG ALAKU - the radiant light!


1907 Advertisement for TOKAJI wine.

So if you see a place name that has the BOR root word in it, chances are it's known for grapes or wine making.
The wine route made it through market towns.
Consider GONC/GONCZ which translates to "hustle-bustle" (see the carts with big Gonc Barrels of wine on carts going this way and that in your mind's eye) or simply "busy!"

CSARDAS - dance
CSARDA - tavern or way house (implies a couple rooms to stay overnight. You don't want to drink and drive your carriage or ride your horse.)
AUTOSCSARDA - a road house (implies you got their by AUTO so a new word for tourists!)
*Keeping to the pictorial images of the Hungarian language this word also means STAR ANISE, the spice ANISE which comes from China or Asia which has been known to be used in making spirits.

C 2017-2025 Magyar-American BlogSpot  All Rights Reserved including Internet and International Rights

This post is part of a series. To print up all posts, click on the tag Gen Tips: 1767 Hungaricana Urbarium

HERE COMES THE RABBIT WITH THE RED EGG!

A MALTESE POODLE CHRISTMAS

HEART SHAPED WORLD

Heart Shaped Political Map

Medieval French

Google Public Domain Vintage Search

RED HUNGARIAN EASTER EGGS - TRADITIONAL PATTERNS - and HOW TO BY AN EXPERT

Image Vintage from Google Images

 

IBOLYA-LORINCZ'S EASTER EGG HOW TO HUB PAGE

 

The first remains of decorated egg were found in the Carpathian basin, in Hungary in an Avar grave, which is about 1500 years old. The pattern was etched on the coloured egg. This is the oldest form of decorating eggs. When you have dyed the eggs, take a tapering knife and etch the pattern on the surface of the eggshell.

 

The other widespread technique of decorating eggs is batik. In this case you paint the pattern on the eggs in hot wax then dip the eggs in the dye. This egg decorating technique is well-known from the Carpathian basin as far as the Urals. The Scythian people, who lived in these territories, were famous for keeping bees for their honey. The spin-off of it was wax, which was also used for many purposes. One of them was preserving eggs for a longer time. If you cover eggs with wax, you fill in the pores of the eggshell and it won’t get oxygen, so it prevents the egg from decomposition.

image from Ibolya's Hub Page.

 

Sun: it is the symbol of Jesus: Sol Invictus. It is the Sun after the spring equinox, when it defeats the darkness.

Star: When it is alone, it always refers to Venus, which is related to Jesus and his mother Mary.

Rose: Flowers usually symbolize love but a rose may also refer to Mary if it is white.

Lily of the valley: it symbolizes goodness and virginity. It is also the symbolic flower of Mary.
Pine tree: it is the tree of life since it is always green.

Heart: it is the symbol of love.

Oak tree: it has been respected as a saint tree since the ancient times. Later on it became the symbol of Jesus and his mother Mary.