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4. March, 2020
A device consisting of a plankboard and a hinged cutting device. It was used to fine-cut the tobacco leaves.
31. March, 2020
Bulletin board, painted whiteboard. The bulletin board was made by Lajos Molnár, a local money collector and painter for the office of József Csaba, notary public in Csakánydoroszló. The village's announcements were posted on it.
15. May, 2020
Roman gravestone, dedicated to Vibenus, Marciae Crispina and Marcio Vibiano, that was said to have been found in 1810 around Dolga vas. The upper part of the tombstone is carved into two lions lying down, between them is the head of a bearded old man. The niche of the tombstone is filled by the portraits…
31. March, 2020
A wooden, turned salt holder. The letter H is carved in the base, donated by József Hegyi, the “H” is probably referring to him. The holder piece is, for some reason, not circular, but as if it was deformed, asymmetric. It was used in Kerca.
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30. March, 2020
The 1828 census corresponds to today 's tax return form. The unit is the head of the taxpayer family. The list contains the number of peasant farms, the size of the cultivated area, the varieties of crops, the different ways and costs of production in each region.
24. February, 2020
In 1942, the Vas County Superintendent of Schools ordered a general survey, according to which the heads of primary schools had to report the number of staff and students, their religious denomination, mother tongue, etc., as well as the legal, technical status of the building, and any measures deemed necessary. The ministry of education planned…
21. May, 2020
The 1828 census corresponds to today 's tax return form. The unit is the head of the taxpayer family. The list contains the number of peasant farms, the size of the cultivated area, the varieties of crops, the different ways and costs of production in each region.
19. February, 2020
The landlord had no other choice to give his serfs concessions if he had not want them to be seduced by his neighbor landlord (namely John Choron). Although the retaliatory laws of 1514 raised difficulties to free movement, they did not rendered it impossible. The serfs took advantage of the labor shortage and, in exchange…
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18. August, 2020
This is the cemetery was the final resting place for the Jewish inhabitants of Lendava and the surrounding villages. In the cemetery of the Jewish inhabitants of Lendava, the tombstones are facing Jerusalem, as required. The Jewish cemetery is surrounded by a stone fence. The Jewish cemetery in Lendava was divided into three parts, the…
18. August, 2020
The chapel of Felsőszölnök, named after St. John the Baptist is known from the 14th century (1377). We can read about the restoration of the church in the 1794 visitation report. In 1915 it consisted of a lower part and a taller part, surrounded by a wooden fence, its tower covered with shingles and the…
18. August, 2020
At the location of the meadow named Gomila, there are fourteen mounds, most of them are 12 to 15 m in diameter and 1.5 to 3 m in height. The largest is 30 m in diameter and 5 m in height. In there, two cremation graves were found; one of them was surrounded by a…
3. March, 2020
The base of the cross had a blacksmith's hammer and pliers crossing each other and a text written in the local Slovenian dialect. Probably the work of a local blacksmith. According to the oral tradition, the wife wanted to poison the blacksmith, but he survived. He thanked God by erecting the cross. In 2017, it…
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20. February, 2020
The first play in the village was performed on September 26, 1920, during the firefighter's flag-celebration ceremony. From the 1930s, two young teachers, Jenő Musits and Ernő Nagy, were the organizers of the artistic lectures, along with the local chaplains. Between 1940 and 1945, the plays were organized by the Levente Association (military pre-training for…
20. February, 2020
The description of Örség, e.g.: Its Nature, History, Its inhabitants, their habits and language habits, collected by György Nemes-Népi Zakál: In the Year of 1818th in Senyeháza. The manuscript was first published in 1985 and then in 2002. It contains geographic, historical and ethnographic data about the villages of Őrség.
21. February, 2020
The most widespread technique for painting Easter eggs was to “write” the raw egg with wax. The surface of the egg was divided into halves or quarters. The names of motifs on “written” eggs: “8 or 24 hearts”, “rope drum”, “leaf” and “rake”. The “rope drum” pattern is known in the Transdanubian region. Some say…
20. February, 2020
The Fekete-tó is located at the junction of the settlements Orfalu, Farkasfa and Szalafő. It is not a lake filled with water but a peat bog, a swamp. Its origin is recorded in several versions. At Farkasfa, public lore has it, that church stood in its place. Once, a woman was late for the Christmas…
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30. April, 2020
He was born in Ivánc, where his father was a teacher and clerk. He attended high school in Szombathely and Sopron, then studied at the Royal Academy of Philosophy in Bratislava. In 1790 he was ordained a priest. From 1791 to 1792 he served as a chaplain in Ivánc, at which time he met József…
18. August, 2020
Born in Vál, graduated in Zagreb in theology, Frideczky served in the Zagreb diocese until 1849. From March 1848 to August 13, 1849 he was a pastor of the Sándor Infantry Regiment, and until October 1850 he was a pastor of the Graz Military Hospital. Then he came to the Diocese of Szombathely: From 1860…
8. April, 2020
She came from a Reformed family of pastors. She graduated from the Kőszeg Lutheran Grammar School, obtaining her degree as primary school teacher in Pápa, and her degree as secondary school teacher in Pécs. Between 1949 and 1955 she was a political prisoner in Siberia. In 1961, she created a school collection and with the…
18. August, 2020
He attended elementary school in his native village, was a high school student in Szombathely and graduated in mathematics and physics at the ELTE University. He was a professor in general physics at his alma mater since 1962. In his youth he wrote Hungarian poems, love poems for his later wife, and at the age…
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3. March, 2020
Stolnjek prestri se (Prtič pogrni se) / Wishing-tablecloth The Rába Region’s Slovenes’ version of the internationally known “Wishing-Table” tale . (ATU 563)
11. February, 2020
They were singing this lullaby when the baby was rocked in a hutch or cradle. A variation of three words (heje, baba, bijja) gives the lyrics of the song. The lullaby was collected in 1972 by Antal Békefi.
3. March, 2020
Sojenice (Sojenice) / Fate fairies In the Slovenian Rába Region, fate fairies predict the fate of a child at the birth. Local version of an international motif. (ATU 934)
3. March, 2020
A wedding song that was sung when the bride left her home.