16th CENTURY EGER HUNGARY

Photo by Tolnai -korabeli kép alapján.

 

HUNGARIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON STATE

HUNGARIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION - SEATTLE WASHINGTON STATE 

This group is active with scouting and education of children.  They built a scout hut. You can learn Hungarian dances or check on what's new when it comes to Visas or Immigration.

BULL COW CALF - FAMILY PORTRAIT

They seem so at peace.

 

HUNGARIAN CLUB OF CHICAGO - LOTS OF ACTIVITIES - A BOOK ON THEIR HISTORY - SCHOLARSHIPS

HUNGARIAN CLUB OF CHICAGO 

Lots and lots of activity at this Club for Hungarian-Americans and Hungarians in America.

About that book:  The colorful stories hidden behind historical facts and old photographs will conjure up a world in which our predecessors will once again come alive.  Our grandparents and parents fought for their existence during their lifetimes and the messages their lives convey will make it easier to undersatnd our own life today. We just have to listen....

I WOULD CROSS THE DANUBE : Átalmennék a Dunán

My understanding is that this is from a just-released album. 

PANNONHALMA ARCH-ABBY : OVER 1000 YEARS OLD - SAINT MARTIN : WONDERFUL PLACES IN HUNGARY #13

 Over 1000 years? 

 

WIKKIMEDIA COMMONS

WHC _ UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE _ BENEDICTINE ABBEY of PANNONHALMA

Excerpt: The monastery of the Benedictine Order at Pannonhalma, funded in 996 and gently dominating the Pannonian landscape in western Hungary, had a major role in the diffusion of Christianity in medieval Central Europe. The Archabbey of Pannonhalma and its environment (the monastic complex, the Basilcia, Educational Buildings, the Chapel of Our Lady, the Millennium Chapel, the botanical and herbal gardens) outstandingly exemplifies the characteristic location, landscape connections, original structure, design and thousand year history of a Benedictine monastery.  The community of monks still functions today on the basis of the Rule of St. Benedict, and sustains with a unique continuity one of the living centres of European culture.

The present church, the building of which began in 1224, is the third on the site; it contains remains of its predecessors.  The elevated three-aisled choir, the oldest part of the building, overlies a similarly three-aisled crypt, probably an element of the earlier church on the site.

*** Go on and read the entire UNESCO world heritage site article!  There is a lot here about the architecture...

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HUNGARY and UKRAINE : OPTIMISTICALLY HOPEFULLY PRAYERFULLY

I recently met a neighbor whose parents are in their 70's and going to Hungary to travel.  The neighbor expressed to me that Orban's government really is fascist and that Orban and Putin are buddies and that the people of Hungary are increasingly "brainwashed" that what's happening in the Ukraine in the war that Russia started is "all the Ukrainian's fault." Further the neighbor stated that the people they know in Hungary who were all 'liberal media' have lost their jobs.

The neighbor and her parents have been warned to keep their mouths shut and get along while they travel for a month in the country.  I'm sure they are mostly seeing relatives.  The parents come from a family that went through World War II in that country and stories of horror are embedded in the family consciousness.

I don't see how this jives with the fact that so many Ukrainian refugees have fled the country to Poland and to Hungary (and to Canada, and the U.S.) and more per capita have been taken in by Hungarians.  There is a border shared and there have long been routes into the country from Ukraine and Poland, as we know from military history.  But back then the weaponry wasn't as it is today, with satellites, drones, various air vehicles, and the enormous and devastating bombs.  The threat that Russia will keep on going, even if it ends up being a country in which there are few men to marry, is real.

I worry that the attitude that the brutalization of civilians blamed on "All Ukrainian's fault" is just like telling a woman whose husband beats her, that it is all her fault.  If this is true, then there is also a tolerance to the violation of other's people's property, bodies, families - all of it CAN be "deserved."  Bullies and Power-Over win.

I thought we ALL knew better.

As a Hungarian-American I'm most certainly living here, and have an American attitude, but one of the reasons I blog at MAGYAR AMERICAN is that I want to uphold the pride of people of Hungarian heritage and culture. I cannot be a "Hungarian Nationalist" but I can see that value. Hungary is landlocked and two thirds smaller than it was at one time and I have reasoned that Orban has been faced with the challenges that come from the country being destroyed in the past by Moslem Turks/Ottomon Empire, and other, various invasions, including the Nazi's. He has to redefine what it means to be Hungarian, and surely that is not a lackey of Russian or the Soviet Union.

The other aspect of a Hungarian thinking "It's not so bad." or "It will all work out," optimistically or hopefully or prayerfully, is that maybe they do know it is bad, that it's a treading water experience. I do believe that Putin's goal is to revive The Soviet Union" perhaps as his last great feat before he himself passes into the next world.  But at what cost to the Russian people, even the Russian army, with so much loss?

Do not be deceived.  It is hell on earth over there in Ukraine.  One may get on with their lives numb from or unable to tolerate more bad, real news, but think again because thousands have had their lives destroyed when not even a year ago they were like you and me, just going about their business, perhaps not at all interested in politics, and also believing the world was moving to be a better place.

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HUMAN RIGHTS in HUNGARY in "ADVERSE CLIMATE" REPORT: HUNGARY TODAY

HUNGARY TODAY : HUMAN RIGHTS IN HUNGARY - PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN 

Click on the link in the article to the full report from the United States State Department.

PRESIDENT KATALIN NOVAK OF HUNGARY - FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF HUNGARY - CITES CHRISTIAN VALUES

EMBASSY OF HUNGARY in WASHINGTON DC - NEW PRESIDENT OF HUNGARY KATALIN NOVAK 

Excerpt:

Katalin Novák, the first female President of Hungary was inaugurated today in Budapest. Mrs. Novák emphasized that Hungary condemns Putin’s aggression, the armed invasion of a sovereign state. She also highlighted that Hungary wants peace and the country has taken in more than 700,000 Ukrainian refugees since February. After the outbreak of the war, Hungary launched the biggest humanitarian aid operation in its history

ELEVEN IN THE MORNING

 

HUNGARY TODAY NEWS ORIGINATING IN HUNGARY and ENGLISH VERSION

HUNGARY TODAY NEWSPAPER ENGLISH VERSION 

Maybe your time is limited, but it's more important that you know a bit about what's happening in Hungary than playing that video game or watching "reality' TV, so bookmark this site and promise me that you'll check in at least once a month 

THERE ARE NO SAD DOGS IN HEAVEN by SONYA FITZPATRICK : MAGYAR AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW

Finding Comfort After The Loss of A Pet...

The first few days after my dog died were pretty bad.  I didn't realize I had not changed clothes or washed my hair right away.  I also went out to a 'happy hour' with the purpose of having a little too much to drink, which isn't difficult for me because I drink very little.  I thought better of it when I also realized how tired I was and that a drink might put me in a danger zone.  I told many a stranger or associate that she had died, really anyone who would listen, such as people in line at the grocer.  And there were a few people I decided once and for all I didn't want to talk to or tell, such as a couple of men at the coffee house where she and I had sat outside.  Then I ordered in some library books on the subject.

This particular book was of interest because I saw the author Sonya Fitzpatrick on YouTube videos. Basically, she communicates with animals, mostly pets like cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, rats - you could say mammal animals. Because she is able to give people some specific information such as describing humans in the after-life (in spirit) who are relatives now caring for a pet, she's convincing.

Apparently animals can choose to reincarnate or stay there.  They are forgiving - or at least don't hold grudges - if due to some negligence or not understanding a person allows their pet outside where they are in danger of bigger animals or traffic or if they are holding off, not wanting to put an animal down.

However, there are some scenarios that are not covered in this book. While the statements

made would show that Fitzpatrick is for spaying and neutering, for chips and tags, and for putting down an animal in pain, what of the animal who exhibited an interest in life until the morning of or did have pups? Such as mine did before she and I met.  My dog was bred, I don't know how many times before me, but in life with me she showed recognition of puppies that looked like herself, even from a distance, and also got excited when she heard a maltese bark.  She was half maltese, I take it that might have been her mother's sound. I thought it was possible that she might be making the rounds in spirit, visiting people I never met. For instance maybe the first person who gave her up at age 1 1/2 really did love her and maybe she had doggie friends there.  Even the person who bred her, likely a family with a back yard and children, might also be forgiven by her for dumping her at the shelter, where she was on death row when I adopted her.

In other words, I perhaps selfishly want to think of her as mine forever, while treating her as an adult with a mind of her own.

The other day I went through my photo collection, sorry I had not taken more, but seeing that I had taken some photos of her that were good and printed out some in color. I also plan not to give away her things, but to keep them for some time.  Some day in the future I may think differently but not right now.

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HUNGARIAN NAME DAYS - CELEBRATE YOUR NAME DAY or CHOOSE THE NAME FOR YOUR BABY

DAILY NEW HUNGARY - TRADITION OF HUNGARIAN NAME DAYS

This short article suggests that name days are celebrated widely while your personal birthday is just celebrated by your family.  (I would guess family includes your closest friends.)

BEHIND THE NAME ; 365 NAMES and DAYS!  I love this list as it entails many a name used today.

HUNGARIAN SURNAMES and THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS

 

Names Collected from Genealogy Research

Please feel free to leave comments and additions.

Are you one of the Hungarian Americans 
who does not know
 the meaning of your surname?

HUNGARIAN SURNAMES
Some of these names are military related.
Some are professions.
Some indicate ownership of a place. 
Some are descriptive of a person's body or other characteristics.
Some indicate that a person is from a different ethnicity.
Sorry I cannot easily put in marks indicating pronunciation.

ACS or ATS - Carpenter (note occupational names ending with Acs or Ats)
ACEL - Steel
ALMASSY - Apple
ARANY - Gold
ARVAI/ ARVAY - from Arva County (Old Hungarian County)
BAN/ BANOS - Implies possession of a castle - ruler of territory
BATHORY/ BATHORI/ BATOR - Hero 
BERNATH - from person named Bernard
BOGDANY - Gift From God (Slavic origin.  Bog means God.)

BALOGH - Left Handed
BARNA - Brown 
HAJDU - An armed driver - pre automobile - on horse, cart, carriage.

HORVATH - Croatian 
HUSZAR - Rides horse fast - in military - or otherwise
JONAS - John (after Saint John of the Bible)
FARKAS - Wolf
FEHER - White
FEKETE - Black (Used to indicate Darkness such as a Dark Forest)
FODOR - Curly Haired
GERE - Gregory (From Gergely) 
GOMBOS - Comb or Comber - related to woodworking.
GOROG - Greek
GUBA - Overcoat (Nickname indicating Big Coat - Big Man on Campus)
GULYAS - Cattle herder
HAJOS - Sailor
HALASZ - Fisherman
HEGEDUS - Musician who plays Fiddle - Fiddler
ILLES - Ellis, Elijah, Giles
JOOS - Fortune Teller
JUHASZ - Sheep herder
KADAR - Cooper (Barrel Maker such as one used for Wine)
KATONA - Soldier
KEMENY - Difficult Person (Sorry!)
KERETES - Christian (Or from one of the many places that includes this word)
KERTESZ - Gardener (Think Tony and Jamie Lee Curtis)
KIRALY - KING
KISS or KIS - Small, Short, sometimes Junior 
KORIS - Ash Tree/Ash
KOSSUTH - Doe (Female deer) of Slavic origin
KOCSIS - Coachman
KOVACS - Smith
LAKATOS - Locksmith
LENGYEL - Polish, from Poland, Speaks Polish
LOVAS - Horse Rider (Messenger or Soldier)
LUKACS - Luke (after Saint Luke of the Bible) (may also be Jewish surname)
MARAI - Of Maria
MARKUS - Marks (after Saint Mark of the Bible) (may also be Jewish surname)
MESTER - Master (Craftsman, Teacher, or educated person)
MESZAROS - Butcher
MOLNAR - Miller
MORVAY - Moravian
NAGY - Large or Tall, sometimes Senior or Great
NEMES - Noble or Honorable - Person with Rights.  
NEMETH - German
ORASZ - Russian
OLAH - Vlach - Romanian
POGANY - Foreigner - Not Christian - Pagan
PALINKAS - Brandy (in particular Apricot Brandy) 
PATAKI - Place name also Living Near Creek
PAPP - Priest
RACZ - Serbian / Serb
RACKOCZY - From Rackoc (currently in Slovakia or Ukraine) SEBESTYEN - Sebastian
SEDER - Cranberry (Not the Jewish meal)
SIMON - Simon
SIMKO - Simon
SOOS - Salt (Miner, Seller...)
SZABO - Tailor
SZALAY/ SZALAI - From SZALA County (Old Hungarian County) - Sterling (Implies Silver)
SZANDOR - Alexander
SZASZ - German Speaker (implied from SZEPES)
SZEGO - Cutter such as Wood Cutter or Stone Cutter
SZENT - Saint --usually in front of the name of a saint i.e. 
SZENTANDRAS - Saint Andrew 
SZILAGYI - Place Name 
SUBA - Furrier (including Sheepskin Coats)
SVED - Swedish
SZAKACS - Cook
TAKACS - Weaver (Of cloth, probably started with linen weaving trade guild.)
TOTH (Sometimes TOT) Means Slavic or Slovak (And is one of the most common Hungarian surnames currently!)
TURAY - TURAN - Moslem
VARGO / VARGA - Shoemaker 
UVEGO - glassmaker
VERES - Red or Ruddy
VIRAG - Flower

MEZOKOVESD : WOMAN and BOY

 Carrying an ax, this woman is no slacker!