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31. March, 2020
An oval, leather-covered, wooden-framed yoke tool used for horses. The yoke comes from Antal Sigray's stud farm, which is indicated by the Sigray coat of arms made of metal on top of the yoke (two crossed arms holding a goldfish, top right with a silver crescent moon and left with a gold star). Count Antal…
19. February, 2020
The lamb-shaped baking device made of fire-proof clay consists of two parts. It is green outside, brown glazed ceramic inside. The lower part stands on three small feet. At Easter they baked lamb-shaped cakes in it.
30. April, 2020
In the obituary, Royal Counselor and Deputy Lord Chief Justice János Niczky announces the death of his wife, Franciska Hegedüs on March 1, 1839, due to hydrops. They come from the ancient Ják Family, dating back to the 13th century. The family flourished, with a prominent member, Kristóf Niczky achieving the highest ranks: he was…
15. May, 2020
Hand thrown clay figurine from well-refined reddish, light-brown terracotta, that is chipped on top. The back of the figurine is also broken off, as in split in half along its entire length. The figurine has been decorated using the incision technique. The front and the side are adorned with several deeper, slanted incisions, two of…
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2. March, 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.
3. 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.
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.
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11. February, 2020
Gornje njive is an archaeological site on the marshy side of the floodplain of the Kebele stream, on a flat but slightly elevated field, on the eastern slope of Lendava Mountain, 1 km from Dolga Vas. The site was explored between 1997 and 1998 (Gornje njive 1) and in 2004 during the construction of the…
18. August, 2020
Until the middle of the 18th century, the congregation of the Lutheran villages along Sorok Stream belonged to the articular church in Nemescsó. The Nemeskolta congregation became independent in the second half of the 18th century. Its first independent registry entry: November 9, 1783 Their church was completed a few years later, around 1786. The…
11. February, 2020
The site is located on a flat area on a barely noticeable terrace, south of the Pince village, at the foot of Lendava Mountain. On the eastern side it extends to the Hungarian state border, in the west it is bordered by the Kis Creek. The site was discovered in 2004 and 2005 during the…
18. August, 2020
It is one of the Hungarian masterpieces of Romanesque rural architecture. Both architectural mass and detailing of the one-nave church are evoking the elements of the Ják church on a smaller scale. On the northern wall of the ship there is István Dorfmeister's Trinity picture in a rococo frame. A wooden statue of St. Michael…
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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…
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 scores of the 5-verse soldier song, beginning with the line “What’s in your apron, mother” was recorded by Zoltán Kodály in Csönge in 1935. Sung by shepherd József Bocskor (b. 1853). The boy's lover asks the doctor to declare her sweetheart unfit for military service. But the doctor finds him healthy. The boy says…
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…
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30. April, 2020
15. May, 2020
After finishing his theology studies in Szombathely in 1897 and his first mass in Tišina, he was chaplain in several parishes and a parish priest in Pečarovci. He retired in 1910 and moved to Črenšovci. Then began his fruitful political work, alongside his work as an editor and writer. He was the opinion leader of…
30. April, 2020
Politician, from 1904 member of the House of Lords. In 1919 he was one of the leaders of the Anti-bolshevist Comité in Vienna. He was appointed Commissioner-General of Transdanubia, owing in particular to the fact that after the Trianon Treaty a referendum was held in Sopron and in the neighboring villages to decide their affiliation.…
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…
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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.