HAPPY NEW YEAR! BOLDOG UJEVET

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.)  

WISHING YOU LOVE AND PEACE

IS THAT PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE HUNGARIAN?

WDFA-WA.GOV on HUNTING UPLAND BIRDS AND THE GREY PARTRIDGE

Excerpt from this article :

Making their American debut in the late-nineteenth century, these European imports were first released in Washington and California but are now found in huntable numbers in about a dozen Western and Midwestern states and most Canadian provinces. The first birds released in this country came from Hungary, so the gray partridge is also commonly known as Hungarian partridge, or Hun.

Gray partridges, which grow to just over a foot long and weigh about three-quarters of a pound, eat both cultivated grains and a variety of weed seeds, as well as clover and other green, leafy material. As is the case with pheasants and other upland bird species, young partridge feed heavily on crickets, ants, grasshoppers and other insects. They often inhabit the “margins” where agricultural fields and native shrub-steppe habitat meet. Classic Hungarian partridge country might be a field of corn or wheat stubble bordered or intersected by a couple of brushy draws or a gently-sloping hillside dotted with sagebrush. A small stream, pond or wetland nearby would likely make such a spot even more attractive to a covey of Huns.

SAINT NICK WAITING FOR YOU TO GO TO BED

KRAMPUS THE DEVIL - SAINT NICKS SIDE KICK - A HORRIFYING DEMON

Krampus: The Christmas Devil  : PICTURE from

December 10, 2011 by ppmhungary

 AND FROM THIS YOUTUBE CONTRIBUTOR DOCUMENTARY

HUNGARIAN (MAGYAR) CLUB OF CHICAGO - CELEBRATING 90 YEARS IN CHICAGO!

HUNGARIAN CLUB OF CHICAGO  link here!

The Hungarian (Magyar) Club
of Chicago
takes pleasure in extending to you
a cordial invitation to attend the

90th Anniversary Dinner Dance

 

in early January.  Should it be your new years resolution to meet more Hungarians and Hungarian Americans?

THANKS GIVING - FOR FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, and ahmmm MEDICAL CARE

I'm not one to give thanks on a daily basis, but I've been thinking about my life in the United States and what I/we have to be thankful for.  It's easy to be a citizen of the United States and feel confident that we have it better than the majority of the world when it comes to food, shelter, clothing, medical care... Well, I do anyway.

Right now we are as a nation dealing with the implementation of Obamacare, as it's called, health care for well, everyone.  It's not working out too well so far.  Poor people are signing up to get the benefits that they have gone without, rich people are angry at higher rates, youth are skipping it because they can't afford it and are mostly healthy and would rather pay the IRS fine for going without.  It's government supplemental medical care for many, and the loss of insurance plans and doctors one trusts for some others.  And the illegal immigrants are going to get free medical care anyway in California so, that's got a lot of anti illegal immigration people crazy mad.

I'm thankful I'm not dealing with these choices, this transition, while sick!

As for shelter, my place is drafty and too expensive to keep warm with a single gas wall heater which costs about $20 a day just to kill the dampness, but I do wear sweaters and sometimes knit hats indoors.  (Even my dog wears sweaters and gets under the covers.)  We are thankful for the roof over our heads at a time when the average one bedroom apartment in our city goes for $1000 a month and we see so many families living in RV's, Vans, and Cars, parked in the lots of 24 hour Ralphs grocery or a big box store that has lights on at night, and thankful that six months out of the year the place is just fine without heat, and that we didn't stick like glue to the sheets in the summer when we had temperatures that convince you of Global Warming and Earth Changes, even when tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, tsunami, and storms should be enough.  We are thankful we don't live in the Philippines where they are still finding bodies in the rubble.

As for clothing (and whatnot), I was fortunate enough to put a lot of things I no longer wanted out on the sidewalk with a sign that said "FREE STUFF" rather than have a yard sale last week.  The dog and I went for our 40 minute walk around the block and by the time we came back IT WAS ALL GONE.  I was fortunate enough to take a bag of Christmas decorations I don't need to a senior center and fortunate enough to take a bag of children's toys to the Police Department, where they will be wrapped and distributed to kids whose parents can't afford gifts for them.  I have spare so I must have plenty.

As for food, guess who needs to loose ten pounds?

I'm thankful that I have so very many choices about what I eat, that I can go to a Farmer's Market that features free range chicken eggs and Organics, to Trader Joes, where I buy cheeses and their canned Turkey Chili, which I have a hankering for.  I'm making Apple Crumble with fresh apples and brown sugar for my Thanksgiving meal contribution.  My dog recently indulged in Paul Newman's Organic Chicken dog food.  Some people don't eat as well as my dog.

And you?

BEDSHEET AND BUTTER YOU'LL LOVE THIS HOW TO MAKE HUNGARIAN CHERRY STRUDEL RECIPE

Dramatic music = a sense of humor.  Hungarian Cherry Strudel according to the technique of the late Mrs. Engel of the Park View Hotel in Sharon Springs. Mrs. Engel made strudel for her guests every Sunday morning, and as a child, Ross Wassermann sometimes sat in her kitchen and watched.
Plus the person who makes this strudel has the perfect touch!  Ready to make this for Thanksgiving!

CHERRIES

THEY'RE ALL MILL HUNKS : STEREOTYPE OF HUNGARIAN - AMERICANS

 

This stereotype comes from the Industrial Revolution, the early 20th century, and the immigration of so many Hungarians who were leaving rural areas and rural work for the next new thing - factories. 

Of course, for the people, mostly men, who had been master craftsmen in Hungary, this wasn't too much of a change, because they had performed hard physical labor and were hands-on and detail oriented before they left the country.  As many family story goes, they were sold on the idea that the streets here were paved with Gold, thought they would make some money and go back to Hungary, and many of these men did go back and forth to Hungary, working home farms and wineries in season. Some came to the United States after working in manufacturing, including steel making, and had technical educations in Hungary before they came to the United States.

However, there were Hungarians in early colonial America - some - and there were Hungarians who marched with Freemont when he came to California to claim it for the United States. 

Hungarians who spoke German, and that was the language they went to school in once Maria Theresa instituted public education during the time when Hungary was part of the Austrian empire, could find work where Germans also worked. This was true in Texas and in New Jersey. Perhaps it's the prevailing settlement pattern.

There is nothing negative about hard work and enterprise, it's the notion that many other Americans had and still hold in some cases that the MILL HUNK is NOT INTELLIGENT.  Despite the fact that factories required SKILLED LABOR, and that the working conditions were killing - split shifts and six day work weeks for starters - pollution and heat as well - and these men labored without the representation of Unions for some time - some people simply want to believe that others are less than them somehow.

These days the manufacturing that once was has left America. The Steel Belt became the Rust Belt long ago when the steel making was sent to Japan. Many sons and grandsons of MILL HUNKS have found themselves following the next new thing - computer technology.  Some remain Blue Collar Workers while others have chosen college educations and white collar careers.

Be it that he's wearing a muscle shirt or is suited up, these men "clean up nice."

We are thankful to be here because of them.

C Magyar American 2013  All Rights Reserved

THE CORVIN OR HUNYAD CASTLE IN ROMANIA IS THE HOME OF VLAD THE IMPALER

The YouTube video presenter wrote quite a bit about his video and this Historical Castle.  He disabled his comments or I would have liked to congratulate him and tell him I was running his video on MAGYAR AMERICAN blog.  I hope he won't mind that I'm excerpting some of his writing here!

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The Hunyad Castle (Romanian: Castelul Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in Transylvanian Hunedoara, present-day Romania. Until 1541 it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and after the Principality of Transylvania.

It is believed to be the place where Vlad III of Wallachia (commonly known as Dracula) was held prisoner for 7 years after he was deposed in 1462.

The castle is a relic of the Hunyadi dynasty. In the 14th century, the castle was given to John Hunyadi Serb, or Sorb by Sigismund king of Hungary as severance. The castle was restored between 1446 and 1453 by his grandson John Hunyadi. It was built mainly in Gothic style, but has Renaissance and Baroque architectural elements. It features tall and strong defense towers, an interior yard and a drawbridge. ...  In the wing of the castle called the Mantle, a painting can be seen which portrays the legend of the raven from which the name of the descendants of John Hunyadi. ...

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ARE THERE GHOSTS?  THE PLACE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SIGHT OF A LOT OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.

VAMPIRE MAZE

ARPADHON HUNGARIAN SETTLEMENT - A BOOK BY ROYANNE KROPEG

ALBANY LOUISIANA - LINK TO NEW MUSEUM BEING FOUNDED

Arpádhon - Hungarian Settlement, Louisiana claims to be the largest rural Hungarian Settlement in the United States today. This is the site for information about the new Hungarian Museum planned for Albany, Louisiana. Presently our plans include restoration of the old Hungarian school in "Hungarian Settlement" Louisiana. Our goals are to raise funds and membership to aid in the project. Tax deductible donations can be made to Hungarian Settlement Historical Society (or HSHS) and mailed to P.O. Box 1909 Albany, La. 70711. All donations will be used for the restoration project. Donations to our museum restoration fund are tax exempt. Contact us for more information.

The Story of Arpadhon, Hungarian Settlement, Louisiana - 1896 - 2006

 

by Royanne Kropog

 

Through adversity and hardship, and a cash crop of strawberries, they carved out an existence and thrived.  The result is Hungarian Settlement -- the largest rural Hungarian Settlement in the United States today.

STEREOTYPE OF HUNGARIANS - THEY'RE SPOOKY! (ALL THOSE HAUNTED CASTLES?)

 

This morning, laying in bed, I was thinking about the upcoming Halloween Holiday, which came out of a spiritual, religious celebration affiliated with ALL SOULS DAY in the Catholic religion, and has now become a HORROR FEST. 

I can do without the horror. Horror films may just be my least favorite genre, though in real life I'm very interested in SPOOKS - ghosts, apparitions, poltergeists. 

(Yes, I have seen a full color ghost, many years ago!) 

A few years ago I decided to light candles for some people who I learned had passed into the next life (Yes, I think there is one!) and some of those candles flickered, while others did not, leading me to believe that something or someone was effecting them besides the non-existent draft in the room!

When I say that a STEREOTYPE of Hungarians is that they're SPOOKY, I mean that these people are associated with fiction characters such as Dracula (technically a Romanian!) based on the real character VLAD THE IMPALER who cut off heads and lined the roads with the heads on sticks to scare the living hell out of everyone.

One time I told someone who knew I was into genealogy that I was related to both VLAD THE IMPALER and KATO KAILIN (of Simpson Murder Case Fame) and they believed me!

Along with the idea that we all have some genetic link to barbarians and invaders of one type or another, which means a genetic propensity to bloody violence, there is the idea that we are depressed, that we sulk and are moody, that we're all ready to commit suicide (if we don't drink ourselves to death with WINE), maybe throw ourselves off a bridge or a turret, which is another way of being SPOOKY.

Here's a classic song, by the Zombies (I think they were British), that has another definition of SPOOKY!