Halottibeszéd Theoriginal"Halottibeszédéskönyörgés"(FuneralSermonandPrayer)istheoldestknownandsurvivingcontigu ousHungariantextthatdatesbacktothelate12thcentury.Itshandscribedancientlanguagecarriestheairofold scullandbonesfoundamongruins.Asadistantecho,hereisamementoofapersonwhohasjustpassedaway;a uniqueindividual,KosztolányiDezsıremindsus,asweallare.SinceinNovemberwerememberourdepartedloved ones,thispieceofpoetryintendstoconnectitwithourcurrentbiographyofthepoetinthisissue.

Halottibeszéd Kereshetedıt,nemleled,hiába, KosztolányiDezsı seitt,seFokföldön,seÁzsiába, amúltbasemésagazdagjövıben Látjátokfeleim,egyszerremeghaltakárkimegszülethetmár,csakınem. Többésoha ésitthagyottminketmagunkra.Megcsalt. Ismertükıt.Nemvoltnagyéskiváló, nemgyúlkihalványfurcsamosolya. csakszív,amiszívünkhözközelálló. Szegényaforgandó,tündérszerencse, Denincsmár. hogyecsodátújólagmegteremtse. Akáraföld. Jaj,összedılt Édesbarátaim,olyanezéppen, akincstár. mintazazemberottanamesében. Azéletegyszercsakırájagondolt, Okuljatokmindannyianepéldán. mimegmesélnikezdtünkróla:"Holvolt..." Ilyenazember.Egyedülipéldány. majdrázuhantamázsás,szörnyőmenny bolt, Neméltbelıletöbbésmostsemél smintfánsenıegyformakétlevél, smieztmeséljükrólasírva:"Nemvolt..." anagyidınseleszhozzáhasonló. Úgyfekszikı,kiküzdvetörtajobbra, Nézzétekefıt,ezösszeomló, mintönmagánakdermedtnémaszobra. kedvesszemet.Nézzétek,ittekéz, Nemkeltifölsekönny,seszó,seve melyakimondhatatlanködbevész gyszer. kıvémeredve, Holvolt, holnem mintegyereklye, sráékírássalvankarcolvaritka, vol ta egyetlenéleténekısititka. világon egyszer. Akárkiisvoltı,defény,dehıvolt. Mindenkitudtaéshirdette:ıvolt. Ahogyszeretteeztvagyaztazételt, sszóltajka,melyetmostanlepecsételt acsönd,sahogyzengettfülünkbehangja, mintvízbesüllyedttemplomokharangja amélybelenn,sahogyaztmondtanemrég: "Édesfiacskám,egykissajtotennék", vagybortivottésboldoganmeredta kezébenégı,olcsócigaretta Memorial on Kosztolanyi füstjére,ésfutott,telefonált, grave in Kerepesi ésszıtteálmát,mintszínesfonált: homlokánfeltündököltajegy, hogymilliókköztazegyetlenegy.

1 KosztolányiDezsı calrituals,verbalizingimpressionsof thepoetsBabitsMihályandJuhász achildintoimportantevents,play Gyulaandmadelifelongfriendswith OlgaVállaySzokolay ingwithwords,seekingaplaymate KarinthyFrigyes. tomakebelievepartnershipand HewasbornonPalmSundayand evenintoflirtingwith In1904,hetransferredtotheuni diedonAllSouls’Day,theDayof death.(“Akarszejátszani?”– versityinVienna,mostlyengagedin theDead.Almost… “Wouldyouliketoplay?”) philosophyseminars.In1905,he KosztolányiDezsı,withoutwhom th returnedtobutdiscontin theanthologyof20 centuryHun Ofcourse,poetryalsostoleitsway uedhisstudiesforgoodandstarted garianliteraturewouldnotbecom intomybuddingromanticlife.Aswe journalism.Hisfirstarticleswere plete,actuallydiedonNovember rd spentanafternoonwithmyfavorite publishedinsomecountrynewspa 3 ,buthiswidow,herselfawriter, dancepartner,brotherofoneofour pers.Butin1906,hewashiredas founditmorebefittingtotakethis “saxophonists”,hereadPaul editorialstaffbytheprestig poeticlibertywhenshewroteabout Géraldy’s“Toietmoi”tome,in ious BudapestiNapló toreplaceAdy him. Kosztolányi’stranslation.Nowadays Endrewhowasacorrespondentin thecherishedlittlevolumeisinmy Parisatthetime.Hencetheirlife Myteenage yearswereoddly libraryinbothlanguages. longanimosity. wrappedinandpenetratedwith Kosztolányi’spoetry.Fortunately,I Well,enoughofmeandmyconnec Kosztolányiwasover21yearsold wassurroundedbyacircleof tions.Perhapsit’stimetogetac whenhehadtofacethedraft.The friendswithwhomwelivedand quaintedwiththewriter,poet,liter 185cm(6’1”)tall,perfectlybuilt, sharedinthemagicofmusic,fine arytranslator,critic,essayist,jour muscularyoungmanwasfoundfit artsandliterature–shouldIjust nalisthimself. forservice. callitculture?...Oh,welovedpar ties,dancingtilldaybreakandhad KosztolányiDezsıwasbornatSza Yet,themilitaryideawasindisso ourbandconsistingofapiano,often badka(thenAustroHungarianMon nancewithhispoeticsoulandhe withachainplacedonitsstringsfor archy,nowSerbia)onPalmSunday, askedhisgodfather,Lt.Gen.Hof thatspecialjinglytone,adrum,a May29,1885,thesonofKosz bauerIstvánforhelp.However,the stringlessbanjofordecorationand tolányiÁrpád,mathphysicsteacher, fairandrigidarmymanrathersup somecombswithtissuepaperfor schoolprincipal,andBrenner portedhisgodson’sduemilitaryser thesaxophoneeffect…Butwelis Eulália.Dezsı’sgrandfather, vicewiththeintentionofpromoting tenedtoopera,concertsofbaroque nemeskosztolányiKosztolányiÁgos hislearningdiscipline. aswellasmodernmusic,visited ton,bankteller,participatedinthe galleriesandexhibits,andweread 184849FreedomFight,servingin ThusDezsıwasplacedintheinfan (well,evenwrote…)poetry. Bem’sarmyascaptain.Heperson tryofSzeged.Whiletherecruits allyknewKossuthandhadeven wereliningupinfullarmygearat Forourage,wewereratherwell talkedtoPetıfi.Hetaughthis thebarracks,hejoinedthemina versed(punjusthappened…)with grandsontoreadandwriteHungar welltailoredlightgraysuitandyel theworksofavarietyofpoetsin ianaswellasEnglish.Theinfant lowtie,indicatingthathedidnot Hungarian,German,Englishand wasbaptizedinaRomanCatholic belong.UltimatelyoneSundayhe Latin.ButKosztolányi’sworks ceremonyand,aswasthecustom senthiscallingcardtotheColonel seemedtoinfluenceusinparticular, oftheday,wasnamedDezsıIstván whoreceivedtheyoungrebel,hada tothepointthatforyearswetried Izabellaafterhisgodparents,Hof conversationwithhimabouthispo tofindandusedcoloredinksfor bauerIstván(laterlieutenantgen emsandtheaterlife,thendismissed writing.Aslongasweusedfoun eral)andhiswifeOraveczIzabella. him.Hewascalledforarevised tainpens,minewasalwaysfilled checkupandfoundunfit. withgreenink.(“Mostanszines Dezsıstartedhighschool tintákrólálmodom”–“IAmDream (gimnázium)atSzabadkabut,hav Hisfirstvolumeofpoems,“Négyfal ingofColoredInks”) ingmadesomeimpropercomment között”(“BetweenFourWalls”)was abouthisHungarianteacher,was publishedin1907.Itwasreceived Kosztolányinotjustenrichedbut expelledandhadtocompletehis withunanimousapprovalexceptfor validatedourlives.Thatoften highschoolstudiesasaprivatepu thatofAdy,commencingtheun bumpytransitionfromchildhoodto pilatSzeged. ceasingpolemicandlegendaryfeud adulthoodbecameameaningfully betweenthetwo.By1908,hispo connectedtranscendencebythe In1903,hemovedtoBudapestand ems,translationsandcritiqueswere legalizationof playing.Playingby registeredattheUniversityofSci regularlypublishedby Élet , Hét and imagination,byconsciouslytrans ences,majoringinHungarian thefreshlystarting Nyugat . formingdailyadultrigorsintomagi Germanstudies.Therehemetwith

2 1910wasaneventfulyearforKosz fewmonths,forcingKun’sescapeto intoxication”)thatappearedinthe tolányi.HetraveledtoFranceand Moscow.Itwashistoricjusticethat November16 th issueofNyugat isa Italyandbecameamemberofthe hehimselfwouldbeexecutedin cleartestimonytothat. PetıfiSociety.Itwasduringthe Stalin’sbloody“GreatPurge”some winterofthatyearthathemetthe 20yearslater…) Yet,inApril1934heheldalecture actressHarmosIlona(née seriesinTransylvania.Thenheun Schlesinger)attheopeningofaplay Itdidnottakelongforthewriterto derwentsurgery,spentrecoveryin atthe Vígszinház .Althoughfromthe realizethehorrendouscrueltythat aconvalescenthomebeforetravel verybeginningtheywereattracted theCommunemeant.Hetriedto ingtoBerlin,andtoStockholmfor toeachotherandlookedas staynonpolitical,yethewasat radiationtreatment. startlinglysimilarasbrotherand tackedfrombothsides.Between sister,theirrelationshippresented 1919and1921,heworkedforthe In1935,afterspendingafewweeks constantupsanddowns,fightsand dailyÚjNemzedék asoneofthe inDalmatia,ataVisegrádjournalist reconciliations.Shewasalsoa editorsofthePardon column.He resorthemetandfellinlovewitha writer,underthepennameGörög startedintheeditorialstaffofPesti youngmarriedwoman,Radákovich Ilona.In1909,shehadpublished Hirlap whereheworkedtilltheend Mária.Theirrelationshipinspired herfirst,ratherrisquénovel, ofhislife. himtowriteseveralpoems,includ “MadameChaglonüzletei”(“Mme. ing“Szeptemberiáhi Chaglon’sDealings”).Theymarried Hisprizewinningnovel“Nero,a tat”(“Septemberprayer”).He onMay8,1913. véresköltı”(“Nero,theBloody wantedtodivorceIlonabutthe Poet”)waspublishedin1922.It gravityofhisillnesspreventedthat. AlthoughKosztolányihimselfwasan wastranslatedinto10foreignlan agnosticandafreemason,athis guages,firstofwhichwasGerman, Anditwashiswifewhoaccompa pressurehiswifeconvertedtoChris withtheforewordwrittenbyTho niedhimin1936torenewedradia tianityin1914,precedingthebirth masMann. tioninStockholm,thenfurthersur oftheironlychild,Ádám,in geriesandrecoveryathome,before 1915.Thatsameyear,mostlikely HerevisitedItalyin1924where hewasreadmittedtotheSzent duetotheongoingWorldWarI, PopePiusXIreceivedhimatapri JánosHospitalinBudapestwhere, Dezsıwasdraftedagainbutclassi vateaudience. afterlongsufferingonlifesupport, fiedunfit,thistimebecauseofa hediedonNovember3rd,1936of heartvalveinsufficiency. By1930,Kosztolányiwaselecteda pneumoniaandcomplicationsofhis memberofKisfaludyTársaság and cancerofthepalate. Notunlikeseveralartistsandliterary byyear’sendbecamepresidentof persons,Kosztolányiinitiallysup theHungarianPENClub. *** portedthe1919HungarianSoviet Republic(Commune)inthewakeof HevisitedThomasManninMunich Inadditiontohisownpoetry,novels thewar.Hisonetimecolleagueat in1931,deliveredaradiolecturein andjournalisticcontributions theBudapestiNapló, KunBéla,was Frankfurt,andwasreceivedbyLord throughouthiscareer,Kosztolányi’s thecommissaroftheCommuneand Rothermerewhopledged1,000 literarytranslationsacquaintedand Kosztolányivisitedhimonedayat poundstotheauthorofthebest delightedHungarianreaderswith hisapartment.Kungavehimthe Hungarianliteraryworkpublished worldliteratureaswell.Hewasflu outlinesoftheseverityofthepoliti thatyear.Theprizewasdivided entinmanyWesternlanguagesand calsituationincludingthemerciless amongKosztolányi,KrúdyGyulaand histranslationsofnovelsandplays fighttocome.Whenthepoetasked MóriczZsigmond. coverEnglishfromShakespeareto himwhatheandhisfellowwriters OscarWilde,fromThorntonWilder couldexpect,hereplied: InDoorn,centralNetherlands,he toLewisCarrol;FrenchfromRo interviewedtheexiledGermanEm standtoMolière,fromMaupassant “Youarenotneededintheproletar peror,WilhelmII.Andhewas toGéraldy,alongwithSpanish ianstate.Poemsarenot awardedtheChevalieroftheLegion worksofCalderon,andGerman needed.Youcanlearnsome ofHonordistinctionin1932. fromGoethetoRilke.However,he trade.Ifyouarepigheaded,we’ll didnotstopathisownlinguistic executeyou.” Thefirstsignsofhiscancersurfaced abilities:healsopublishedtransla in1933asaredspotonhisgum, tionsofChineseandJapanesepo (Duringhisregimenobodycould anearlyinstallmentofthepricefor etry,mostlikelyfromsuccessful havesuspectedthatthebrutalsys hislifelongheavysmoking.His Westernversions. temwouldbeoverthrowninjusta poem“Hajnalirészegség”(“Dawn

3 Top:KosztolányiDezsı,theKosztolányiCoupleBottom:IlonaandAdamKosztolányi,paint ingbyAbaNovakVilmos,theWidowedIlona(Manyika)

4 Readinghispoemsandprosemakes That’showwecouldinviteManyika usfeelinitiatedintohismostintimate (Ilona’sfamilialnickname)togivea Magyar News Online secrets.Hispoetry’sfocusison speechaboutherhusbandatour beauty,rhythm,itdazzleswithpictur school,around1947. 242 Kings Hwy Cut-off esquescenes,moodsandthemusic Fairfield, CT 06824 ofthewords.Hisstoriesandarticles Growingupbeforeautomobilesand www.magyarnews.org stillseemtotalkdirectly,personally telephones,Kosztolányiwasnostalgic, tothereader. ratheroldfashionedintheburgeon Editor: Erika Papp Faber ingtechnologyofthe20 th century. Thescopeofthisarticleisfartooin Hewouldprobablybemostunhappy Founder, Editor and Publisher adequatetodealwithallhisworks withournotjustmechanicalandelec Emeritus: Joseph F. Balogh andlife’sdetails.Theformercanbe tricalbutelectronicandcyberruled foundintheamplescrutinyofubiqui world.Itwasalmost100yearsago, Editorial Board: tousInternetlistings,aswellasallhis in1916,thathewrotehis“ÉnekVirág Olga Vallay Szokolay poems.Bitsandpiecesofhispersonal Benedekrıl”(“SongofVirágBenedek) Éva Wajda lifecomefromvarioussources. poem: Charles Bálintitt Eliz Kakas, Judith Paolini Jaj,hogyszerettemvolnaélnirégen, KosztolányiDezsı,amostlykind, Paul Soos, Joseph Ull, Vénszázadokbúsmélyein,korábban, somewhatneuroticmanwas,mostly Mikoraléleknyilt,ajóság,snemma inhisyoungeryears,aratherfoppish Webmaster: Karolina Szabo Abuta“moderntechnika”korában… personwholatergrewintooneof Assistant Webmaster: nonchalantelegancewithhissigna Oh,howI’dhavelovedtoliveindaysofyore, Zsuzsa Lengyel turecigarette.Hewasreportedbeing Insadabyssesofoldtimes’chronology, aheavydrinker.Hebelievedinthe Whenthesoulopened,andcharity,notnow, Treasurer : Zita Balogh sacreduniquenessoftheindividual, Intheageofourstupid wasasympatheticobserverofhuman “moderntechnology”…. frailtywithagentlehumorandapen chantforthemacabre.Inhislater *** yearshedevotedmuchefforttothe preservationofthepurityoftheHun InmemoryofmyfriendMengaand garianlanguageandparticipatedin herMom,Marcelle,whoenrichedmy philologicalsocieties. life,helpingmebecomewhoIam. HeandIlonaweresoulmates,proba OlgaVállaySzokolayisanarchitectand blytoosimilar,equallywantingthe ProfessorEmeritaofNorwalkCommu limelight.Shegaveupthestageand nityCollege,CTafterthreedecadesof resortedtowritingonly.Sheoften teaching.SheisamemberoftheEdi mentionshiminherbiographyofhim torialBoardofMagyarNewsOnline. byhischildhoodnick nameDide,while hejoyfullyplays Remembering October 23rd in withhernameinhispoem“Ilona”. Fairfield, CT Theironlychild,Ádám,mayhave beentalentedbuthadanundisclosed Thisyear,theOctober23rdremembrancebyMagyarStudiesofAmerica mentalillness.He,too,dabbledin washeldonSunday,October18th.Althoughwindyandchilly,itwasa acting,writing,traveledanddranka sunnyafternoonwhenwegatheredinfrontofthecommemorativeplaque lotbutwasunabletosupporthimself. nexttoTown(Independence)Hall.Alargebasketofflowerswasplacedin Hismothertriedtoprotecthimas honoroftheFreedomFighters.TheRev.AlexanderHavadtoygavethein muchaspossible.Thereisnoinfor vocation,recallingtheheroicstandoftheyouth,andtheunfortunateSuez mationabouthimafterIlona’sdeath crisiswhichpromptedPresidentEisenhower(justbeforetheelection)to in1967exceptthathehimselfdiedat declarethatAmericawouldnotinterfere.ThatgavetheRussiansthegreen age64,in1980. lighttocrushtheRevolution,whichthusbecameaFightforFreedom. TheKosztolányiswereneighborsof AprogramfollowedintheFairfieldMuseumandHistoricalSociety. myfriend’sfamilyatBalatonakarat tya. 5

top:Invocation;flowersattheplaque;2ndrow:programintheMuseum;3rdrow:FairfieldFirstSelectmanMichael Tetreau;Fr.IvanCsete,Speaker;ZsuzsaLengyel,PresidentofMagyarStudiesofAmerica;4throw:OlgaVállay Szokolay;IrénFehér;OliverValu;bottomrow:OliviaSzabowhosangtheNationalAnthemandAllysonSzabowho playedfolksongsontheflute;exhibitofpoemsandphotos. 6 Cardinal Mindszenty: magyarnyelvőSzentMisét,áldottmeg Letusnotforgetthatinthischurchwe bennünket.Úgyemindnyájanszívünk Saint by Acclamation walkinthefootstepsofaholyman,that benéreztük,hogyaSzentLélektüze ImreBeke weguardhismemory,whowasnot lángoltszentbeszédében,mikorintett onlyatrueHungarianpatriot,butfor16 bennünket,hogyırizzükmegtemplo ”It is an ancient, generally established yearslivedattheAmericanembassy, mainkatshozzukgyermekeinketés custom among Catholics that a person thatis,onAmericanterritory.Onthat unokáinkatisamagyartemplombaés honored after his death as a saint by account,theentireArchbishopricof magyariskolába! the Catholic community would be NewYorkmayregardhimastheirown proclaimed a saint by common saint,andwehopethatallofusCatho Nefelejtsükel,hogyetemplombanegy acclamation of the people in the main licfaithfulandChurchdignitariesof szentembernyomdokaibanjárunk,az square or in church.” This is what was NewYorkmaypayhimtherespectdue İemlékétırizzük,akinemcsakigaz done at the end of the exceptionally tohimasthesaintoftwonations,the magyarhazafivolt,hanem16éven permitted Hungarian Mass at St. ServantofGodwhohadbeentortured keresztülamerikaikövetségen,tehát Stephen of Church in New inprison.LetusappreciatetheChurch amerikaiterületenélt.Ezáltalazegész York on October 25th, the day the ofSt.Stephen,whichforusAmerican newyorkiÉrsekségszentjénekte Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956 ,istrulyashrinewherethe kinthetiésreméljük,hogymindnyájan that freed Cardinal Mindszenty from faithfulmayfreelyexpresstheirrespect newyorkikatolikushívekegyházi Communist imprisonment was andhonor. méltóságok,kétnemzetközösszentjé commemorated. nek,börtönbenmegkínzottIstenszol TakingthisspecialCatholichistoryinto gájánakkijáróméltótisztelettel The Acclamation was read by Imre consideration,weAmericanHungari adózunkemlékénekésanekünk, Beke, Scout leader and founder, over ans,declarewithoneaccord,andpub amerikaimagyaroknakkegyhelynek 50 yars ago, of the Saturday Hungarian liclyacclaimthatweconsiderVener számítóSzentIstvántemplomotmeg School In New York. ableJosephCardinalMindszenty,Pri becsüljük,aholSzentEgyházunk mateofHungary,ServantofGod,a hőségeshíveiszabadonleróhatjáktisz DearHungarianbrothersandsistersin SAINT,andthroughourhumble teletüket. Christ! prayersaskhisintercessionwithOur LordJesusChrist,thatwemightkeep Mi,amerikaimagyarkatolikusok,min Firstofall,IwouldliketothankBishop ourlawfulnationalheritage,ourAmeri denkülönlegeskatolikustörténelmet O’Haraforhiscooperation,whomadeit canHungarianchurchesforourchil figyelembevéve,egységesfelállással possibleforoverahundredofusto drenandgrandchildren,andbeableto ésközfelkiáltássalkijelentjük,hogy havethiscelebratoryMasshereinour proclaimthegloryofGodinthelan TiszteletreméltóMindszentyJózsef church. guageofourancestors,inHungarian. bíboroshercegprímást,Istenszolgáját SZENTnektekintjükésalázatos Thisyearwecommemoratethe40th Amen!Sobeit! imánkkalközbenjárásátkérjükMiUrunk anniversaryofthedeathoftheServant *** JézusKrisztusnál,hogyjogosnemzeti ofGod,VenerableJosephCardinal Krisztusbankedvesmagyartestvéreink! örökségünket,amerikaimagyartemplo Mindszenty,PrimateofHungary. mainkatgyermekeinkésunokáink Elıszörisköszönetetszeretnékmon számáramegtarthassuk,azÚrIsten Itisanancient,generallyestablished daniO’Harapüspökatyánakegyütt dícsıségétıseinknyelvén,magyarul customamongCatholicsthataperson mőködéséért,hogyezenÜnnepiSzent hirdethessük! honoredafterhisdeathasasaintby Misétitttarthatjukmegtöbbmint Ámen, theCatholiccommunitywouldbepro százanamitemplomunkban. claimedasaintbycommonacclama ÚgyLegyen! tionofthepeopleinthemainsquareor IdénemlékezünkmegTiszteletreméltó inchurch. MindszentyJózsefbíboros– hercegprímás,Istenszolgája,halálának LetusrememberthatourFather 40.ikévfordulójára. Mindszenty,belovedbyallofus,ac knowledgedasServantofGodevenby Katolikusokáltalısielismertszokás, theChurch,washereinNewYork41 hogyakatolikusközösségáltalszent yearsagoandcelebratedMassinHun nektiszteltszemélyt,halálautána garianhereinourChurchofSt. városfıterénvagyatemplombananép Stephen,whichhadbeenconsecrated közfelkiáltással,acclamationalszent 113yearsago,andhadblessedus.Did nekkiáltsaki. notallofusfeelinthedepthofour heartthatthefireoftheHolySpirit Emlékezzünkarra,hogyamindnyájunk burnedinhissermon,whenheadmon általszeretettMindszentyAtya,Szent ishedustosafeguardourchurchesand EgyházunkáltaliselismertIstenszol bringourchildrenandgrandchildren gája,41évvelezelıttittjártNewYork alsototheHungarianchurchandthe városábanésami113évefelszentelt Hungarianschool? Szt.IstvánTemplomunkbanmondott

7 A Short Story about evenforthisshorttripIwasalittle Ottó Von Habsburg nervousspeakingwiththepotential CharlesBálintitt,Jr. KingofHungary.However,this wasnotthecasewithafriendof WhenIrealizedthatOttóvon myparents. Habsburgwouldhaveturned 103onNovember20 th ,itre Alsoaboutthreedecadesago,His mindedmeofacoupleofhis RoyalHighnesswasinNewYork visitstoNewYorkmanyyears abouttodeliveraspeechatsome ago. eventinManhattan.Asheentered theelevator,anothergentleman Sincehewasthelastheirtothe wasalreadyintheelevator.The throneoftheAustroHungarian gentlemanreachedouthishand Empire,manyHungarianscon andsaid: “ÉnGyimesiKásásErnõ, sideredhimastheirking.In festõmûvészvagyok,éshátte, Ottó Von Habsburg Hungarian,therearemanyvery öcsém,kivagy?” (IamGyimesi specificwaysofaddressingindi KásásErnõ,renownedartist,and viduals.Usingthewrongwordingcan orinEnglish(e.g.“YourRoyalHigh whoareyou,myson?).Tothisthe attimesbefoundtobeinsultingor ness”,“YourImperialHighness”,“Your simpleresponsewas:“HabsburgOttó, offensivetosomeone.WhenIwas Majesty”,etc.) azelõadó.”(“HabsburgOttó,the abouttomeetOttovonHabsburgfor About33yearsago,Iwasaskedto speaker”). thefirsttime,Iremembermyfather drivehimandhisnephewChristian (whopassedawayatage103early andChristian’swife(PrincessMarie CharlesBálintittJr.isaworkingCus thisyear)tellingmetobeverycareful AstridofLuxembourg),fromSt. tomsBrokerinLawrence,NYanda ifIhadthechancetosaysomething; StephenofHungaryChurchtothe memberoftheMagyarNewsOnline toaddresshimproperlyinHungarian MetropolitanClubinManhattan.So EditorialBoard. ‘*******************************************************************************************************

Prokop Péter: ProkopPéterwasborninKalocsain Hewasrecalledtoserveasapriest 1919,thefifthchildofamastertai inhisdiocese,andwasthusunable Priest-Artist lor.Hisfirstchildishdrawingswere tofinishhislastyearattheAcad ErikaPappFaber doneinhisfather’sshop,onthepa emy.Thisdichotomy,thispullof perusedbyhisdadforpatterns. bothvocationsfollowedhimallhis When my husband and I went Péter’sschoolteachersnoticedthe life,andheoncedeclaredthathe to Rome in the late 1970’s, we boy’saptitudefordrawinganden wasneverfullyacceptedineither: stayed at the Hungarian pil- couragedhim.Hisartteachersup amongtheclergy,hewasconsid grimage house (Szent István portedhiminfurtheringhisartstud eredtoomuchofanartist,and zarándokház), a beautiful, ies. amongartistshewasthoughttobe 100-bed hostel built by a Hun- tooclerical. garian woman who had inher- In1937,heenteredtheseminaryin Afterseveralcommissionstoprovide ited a fortune from a British Kalocsa,andwasordainedapriest paintingsforchapels(aschool lord she had taken care of for in1942.Hisfirstassignmentwasin chapelinKecelÚjfalu,theBlessed years. We were struck by the large paintings created by Fr. theparishatDunapataj,avillagesix SacramentChapelonVörösmartyu. Prokop Péter (who was a resi- milesnorthofKalocsa.Thenfor inBudapest,etc.),hewascommis dent there at the time) which threeyears(194548)hestudiedat sionedin1950todoafrescoforthe lined the wide corridors and theAcademyofArts (Képzımővészeti sanctuaryatSükösd(northofBaja), adorned the spacious rooms. Fıiskola) .AbaNovákVilmos(1894 amonumentalworkof100square One had the impression of be- –1941),anoriginalrepresentative meters(c.94sq.yds.)Thiswas ing in an art gallery. ofmodernpaintingandproducerof followedbyafrescointhechurchat monumentalworks,inspiredPro Szend(southwestofTatabánya), Fr. Prokop died on November kop’sart,asdidCsontváryKosztka whichhecarriedoutattherequest 11 t h , 2003, and so we thought Tivadar(18531919),apainterof ofthepastorTőzTamás(wholater it appropriate to introduce him theavantgardemovementofthe becamewellknownasapoetin in this issue. early20thcenturyinHungary. Canada). 8 AfterthedefeatoftheRevolutionof speak,hisintroductiontothewider KalocsaiIskolanıvérekTársu 1956,Fr.Prokopwasurgedtoleave Hungarianpublic.Hisstronglystyl lata)hadanursinghomein thecountry.HearrivedinRomein ized,angularstyle,hisvividcolors designedbyawellknownHungar 1957,andfinishedhispainting weresurprisingandwerenotun ianarchitect.Beforededicationof studiesattheAccademiadiBelle derstoodinsomequarters.Hisfirst thechapel,Fr.Prokop,withthear Arti. soloexhibitofpaintingsoncanvas chitect,placedsomeofhisRoman andwoodfiberwasmadepossible paintingsthroughoutthehalls,stair InRome,hewasoverwhelmedby byBelonGellért,thenpastorof wellsandrefectory.Theyformedan theatmosphere,thequalityofthe Jánoshalmaandlaterbishop. organiccompositionwiththearchi light,writinginhisdiary:”InRome tectureofthehome.In1993,he Idiscoveredlight,andmyflaming In1979,hehadanexhbitin completedthedecorationofthe colorsweretransformed,matured. theKeresztényMúzeum atEszter chapelwith14StationsoftheCross Myflamingcolors,however,belong gom,atwhichtimehemadehis specificallypaintedinRomeforthis tomynativeland.Becausecolors firstdonationof270paintingsto location. arebornwithus...Thethemeof theMuseum.Fromthenon,hehad thetruepainteriscolor...” regularannualexhibitsthroughout Followingthepoliticalchangein thecountry.Between1989andhis 1989,Fr.Prokopdividedhistime In1962,Fr.Prokopwasamember deathin2003,hehad80oneman betweenRomeandBudapest,but oftheteamworkingonalarge shows. eventuallymovedbacktoHungary scaleMichelangelofilm’sstage in1999.Storageofhisclosetoa scenery,includingarecon thousandunframedpaintingswas structionoftheSistineChapel. amajorproblem,eventhoughhe hadawholesuiteofroomsinthe Hecreatedfrescoes,paintings home.Fromthenon,heoccupied andstainedglasswindowsfor himselfmostlywithframingthese numerousChurchinstitutions himself. inRome,includingthePapal HungarianInstitute( Pápai Increasingboutsofsicknessre MagyarIntézet) ,whichisob sultedinfrequenthospitaliza servingthe75thanniversary tion.HediedinSzentFerenc ofitsfoundationthisyear,and Kórház,onNovember11th,2003, thePrimaPortaconvent,for andwasinterredinKalocsa. whichhealsocreatedthefur Unfortunately,hehadnevermade nishings.Hehadboundless aformalwill,andsodisposalof energyandwasabletowork hisestatedraggedonforyears.The fast.Herarelypaintedportraits. Heconsideredhiswork”visual paintingsfinallyreachedthedesti preaching”thathewishedtobe nationsintendedbyFr.Prokop,such ThereareHungarianStationsofthe queathetohisnativeland.Hemade astheFranciscanfriaryatSzom CrossattheMarianshrineofFatima donationsofhundredsofhisworks bathely.Disposaloftheremaining inPortugal,withachapelatthe tochurches,museums,Church 700paintings,graphicsand end.Forthis,Fr.Prokopcreated schools,religiousorders,bishoprics. sketcheswaseventuallysharedby thestainedglasswindowswhich IntheU.S.,Fr.Prokopwasaskedto theSzentJózsefOtthon ofCsepel depict13Hungariansaints,and decorateOurLadyofHungary andtheKeresztényMúzeum ofEsz lateraddedthemosaicsdecorating Church(MagyarokNagyasszonya tergom. theceiling. templom) inSouthBend,IN,with frescoesofOurLady,St.Imreand Fr.Prokopwasaprolificartist:his Althoughheexercisedmostofhis otherHungariansaints,aswellas outputofpaintingsalonenumbers creativityabroad,heintendedto St.StephenChurchinToledo,OH, 7,000!Mostofthemhavedeeply enrichhisnativelandwiththefruits whereheaddedmosaicstotheside spiritual,biblicalthemes,reinter ofhistalent.In1962,hesent,by altars.Hewasalsoaskedtocreate pretingancienticonictopicsin20th mail,hisfirstdonation,atryptichof alargerthanlifesizepaintingofthe centuryartisticexpression.Someof St.Elizabeth,tothenewlycon MadonnafortheMarianHighSchool themaremonumentalcreations.His structedchurchatMélykút,where inSouthBend. styleismodernexpressionistic, hehadtaughtreligion.ToKaskan saturatedbypersonalreligiousex tyu,eastofKiskırös,hesentthe TheSchoolSistersofOurLadyof perience. altarpiece.Thesewere,soto Kalocsa( MiasszonyunkrólNevezett

9 top:Fresco,Sükösdchurch;mosaic,pilgrimagehousegarden,Rome;St.Margaret(Margit).cen ter:Altarpiece,pilgrimagehousechapel;stainedglasswindow,Fatima,Portugal;O.L.ofHun gary.bottom:PapalHungarianInstitute;corridor,pilgrimagehouse

10 Hisartextendedtootherformsas well,includingacrossmadeof driftwoodthatwesawinthegar denofthepilgrimagehousein Rome.Inaddition,hewasalsoa poet,andpublishedmanyvolumes (Keresztúton;Kavicsdobáló;Puk kanóbuborék;Vénágishoz virágot;Igazembermódra;etc.) Hehadreceivedmanyawards,in cludingtheProCulturaHunga rica awardin1989,andanaward hasbeennamedafterhim.In 2010,acommemorativeplaque wasplacedonthenursinghomein Csepelwherehelivedandworked afterhisreturntoHungary. tainedtheaudienceonthesame Munkácsy,wereprojectedinthe CarnegieHall stage. background. Concertby HavasiwasborninBudapest.He OneofhisguestsingerswasLisa HavasiBalázs isaseriouscomposer,virtuoso Gerrard,composerandsinger, KingaKrammer pianistandshowman.Hehascre whocomposedthemusicof“The atedhisownuniquemusicalstyle, Gladiator”. Asalways,MagyarNewsOnlineis seamlesslyblendingtheinheri Theconcertwasoneofthemany rightontopofcurrentevents! tanceofclassicalmusic,thedaz performancesthathavetaken Herewehaveareviewofarecent zlingdiversityofworldmusicand placeintheUnitedStatesincele concertgivenbyworldfamous thesheerpowerofrock. brationofHungarianculture. HavasiBalázs,agraduateofthe Theconcertwasamusicallyen KingaKrammergrewupinTran FranzLisztAcademyofMusic, thrallingandvisuallyspectacular sylvaniaandarrivedinNorwalk, whohasbeenbilled“thefastest experience.Solopiano,symphony CTin2004.Shefinishedherac pianistintheworld”bytheGuin orchestra,instrumentalsoloists countingstudieshereandworks nessBookofRecords,andhas andsingersallcametogetheron ataconsultingfirminRye,NY. establishedtheCulturalBridge thesamestagetomoveanden SheteachestheAdvancedclassat ProjectbetweenHungaryand tertaintheaudience. theFairfieldHungarianSchool thatissponsoredbyMagyarStud China.Attheendoftheconcert, Theaudiencewasmesmerized iesofAmerica. theaudiencegavehimastanding withthecomposer’suniquestyle. ovation. Havasiplayedmanyofhisfamous compositions,suchas“Trinity BartókBéla,thefamouscom River”,“TheStorm”,and“Dusty poserwasthefirstHungarianart Road”.Amonghisfamouscompo istwhohadtheopportunityto sitions,Havasiplayedhisvaria presenthisowncompositionsat tionson“SpringWind”( Tavaszi CarnegieHallin1943.Seventy szél ),Hungary’sbestknownand yearslater,onOctober th, bestlovedfolksong,aswellas 26 HavasiBalázs,afamous variationsonmusicbyLiszt.Also, Hungarianpianistandcomposer, duringtheshow,canvasesby andhis150pieceorchestraenter Hungary’sgreatestpainter,

11 Dénes Szabadhegÿ de Csallóközmegyercsi boyswerestillsoyoung.Pétergraduatedwithhigh (January 2, 1927 – August 14, 2015) honorsfromBinghamtonUniversity,followedbythe LondonSchoolofEconomicsandanMBAfromtheUni CharlesBálintittJr. versityofChicago.WhileKristófearnedhisunder graduatedegreefromtheUniversityofPennsylvania, Rememberingadearfamilyfriendwholeavesagreat followedbyanMBAfromDukeUniversity.Theyalso legacy. areeachhappilymarriedwith5children.Atremendous legacyindeed. Averydearfriendofmyfamily,SzabadhegÿDénes, passedawaysuddenlyintheearlymorninghoursof SomethingelsethatIamsuremadeDénesveryproud th August14 ,2015inBudapest,Hungaryattheageof isthefactthatPéterhasbeentheHungarianAmbassa 88. dortotheUnitedKingdomsinceAprilof2014. Dénes(Dinitoallhisfriends)escapedfromHungaryin AfterspeakingwithEsztertheotherday,Ifoundout 1956andeventuallydecidedtosettleinStatenIsland, thiswasnotsounusualforher.Itturnsoutthatboth NY,wherehespentover45years.Hemarriedhisfirst ofhersonsarecareerdiplomats.SzalayBobrovniczky wife,BaronessButlerIlma,withinacoupleofyearsof VinceistheHungarianAmbassadortoAustria,andher hisarrival.Theyraisedtheirtwosons,Péterand sonKristóf(shehastwobythatname,asonanda Kristóf,togetheruntilIlma’sdeathfromleukemiaatthe stepson)isanAmbassadoratlarge.SoPéterhadsome youngageof40,in1972.Notlongafter,Dénesasked verygoodadviceonhowtotransitionfromtheworldof agoodfriendofhis,HussyMária,tomovedownfrom businesstotheworldofdiplomacy. Canadatohelpraisehistwoyoungboys.Afterayear orso,DénesandMáriaweremarried.Themarriage OneofmyoldestmemoriesofDénes,Ilma,Péterand lastedforabout20years,untilMária’sdeath. KristófwasseeingthemontheSSUnitedStatesin 1965inNewYorkHarbor,whileseeingourfriendsthe From1963untilhisretirement,DéneswasaCPAinhis Gáspár’soffastheywenttoliveinMunich.Péterwas ownonemanfirm.HewasamemberoftheHungarian notyetfouryearsoldandKristófwaslessthantwo, KnightsofMalta.Hewasaverygoodtennisplayer, whileIwasamucholderseven. whichmayhaveinspiredPétertoexcelattennishim self.Déneswasnotonlyawonderfulfriend,butmy Iwishthemallwell,whilehopingthatDénesissitting parentsandIwouldgotohimtodoourtaxreturnsfor atmyfather’stableinheavenenjoyingalittlecabernet, manyyears.Hewouldgooverourdocumentsathis ofcourse! home,whileweallenjoyedsomewinewithhim,toast ingtothepossibilityofarefund. Sometimeclosetotheageof70,Déneshad heartbypasssurgery.Tohelphimrecover,he askedafamilyfriend,BobrovniczkyEszter,to comefromHungarytoStatenIsland.Shemust havebeenanamazingnursetohimbecause oncehehadfullyrecovered,hemarriedher. In1991,notlongafterthefallofCommunism inHungary,Dénes’sonPéterdecidedtomove toBudapest.Hewasaseniormanagerfor Deloitte&ToucheinHungaryandthencovered theareaofCentralEuropeforoveradec ade.In2004,hestartedhisownprivateequity firm,workingwithhisyoungerbrother,Kristóf, whofollowedhimtoBudapest.Afterretire ment,aboutadecadeago,DénesandEszter joinedthem. Dénesleavesatremendouslegacybehind.He raisedtwowonderfulsons,inspiteofthetre mendoushardshipoflosinghiswifewhilethe ThenewHungarianAmbassador,SzabadhegÿPéterpresent inghiscredentialstoQueenElizabeth

12 KOMONDOR coattoformlongcordsthathang them.Komondorscanbegoodfam EvaWajda alongsidethedog.Apuppy'scoatis ilydogsiftheirownersknowhow relativelysoftbutshowssignsof todisplayanatural,firmauthority Of the various breeds of Hun- cordedlikecurls.Itcantakeupto overthedog.Thehumansmustbe garian dogs, we now present twoyearsforthecordstoformcom makingthedecisions,notthe the Komondor, a great (in pletely,and5yearstoreachthede dogs.Thisistheonlywayyourre every sense of the word!) siredlength.Thehairmustneverbe lationshipwithyourdogcanbea sheepdog. brushedorcombed,northehair success.Ifthisisnotestablished, abovetheeyescut,sincethispro theKomondor,veryterritorial,can tectshiseyesfromthesunandfrom beaggressivewithbothdogsand snowblindness.Itneedsfrequent peopleiftheyentertheproperty,as bathing,andthecoatcouldtake ittakesoverthehome,treatingall 21/2daystodrynaturally.AHun strangersasthepredatorscoming garianmaleKomondorweighsbe aftertheirflock.Humans,notthe tween150180pounds,afemale dog,needtobetheleadersinthe 100120pounds. home.Puppiesshouldbehandleda lotbystrangers.Theyshouldbe Thelipsandnoseareblackonall taughttoheelonaleadrightfrom Komondors.Theireyesarealmond thestartandlearntoenterandexit shaped. alldoorsafterthehumans. TheKomondor(inHungarian,the pluralforKomondorisKomondorok), KomondorswerebroughttoHungary TheKomondorbreedhasbeende alsoknownastheHungariansheep byCumans(KunokinHungarian), claredoneofHungary'snational dog,sometimesreferredtoasamop theTurkicspeaking,nomadicpeople treasures,a"Hungarikum",tobe dog,isalarge,muscular,white fleeingfromtheMongols.Having preservedandprotectedfrommodi colored,powerful,longestablished beengrantedasylum,theysettledin fication. Hungariandogbreedthathasa Hungaryin1239underKöten naturalinstincttoguardlivestock (Kötöny)Khan.(ThesonofKing Thebreedwasrecognizedbythe andproperty.AnadultKomondoris BélaIV,István,marriedKötöny’s AmericanKennelClub(AKC)in1937. abletoprotectaherdorflockof100 daughterErzsébet.) 120animalsbyitself.Hedoesnot Sources:Wikipedia;AKC;”Magyarok requirehumanassistance.Ifaprob ThenameKomondorderivesfrom vagyunkmiis”byAboczkynéRózsa lemshouldarise,hewillrunwith Komandor,meaning"CumanDog". hegyiMarika. incrediblespeed,lowtotheground Komondorremainshavebeenfound likeahugerabbit,toalerthismas inCumangravesites.Thename EvaWajdaisamemberoftheMa terwhowillknowthereistrou "qumandur"meansbelongingtothe gyarNewsOnlineEditorialBoard. ble.Hesleepswiththeflockfor Cumansor"thedogoftheCumans", monthsinallkindsofweather,and thusdistinguishingitfromsimilar ifapredatorattacks,hedoesnot Hungariansheepdogbreeds.The barkorgrowl,butwithoneleap nameKomondorisfoundwrittenfor grabsandbreakstheattacker'sneck, thefirsttimein1544inthe”History andbythisactionscaresawaythe ofKingAstiagis”byKákonyiPéter,in otherwouldbepredators. Hungarian.Later,in1673,Amos ComeniusmentionstheKomondorin TheKomondor'sbodyistotallycov oneofhisworks.Todayitisafairly eredwithanextraordinaryfeltedand commonbreedinHungary,itscoun cordedcoatwhichis810inches tryoforigin. long,theheaviestamountoffur couldweighasmuchas60 DuetotheKomondor'ssize,power, pounds.Thisthick,corded,white speedandtemperament,alackof coathelpsthedogblendinwellwith obediencetrainingcanresultindan sheepandalsohelpsprotectitfrom gertoothers.Theyneedcomplete anypreythatitmightfightinhisrole andfirmleadershipwithclearrules asaflockguardian,becausethebite theymustfollow,astheycanbe couldnotpenetratethethickcoat. verywillfuliftheyarestronger Komondorokcangrowtobequite Theoutercoatfuseswiththeunder mindedthanthehumansaround massive.

13 cranesstarttheirannualmigra Shepherds’Festival: tionsouth,from AThousandYear thepuszta .Theyhavebeen called"birdsofloyalty",since Tradition theyalwaysreturntotheirtem EPF poraryhomes.Craneswereal waysheldinhighesteem,as OnOctober24ththisyear, theracka evidencedbythefactthatin sheep(aHungarianbreed),thegrey oldentimes,acranefeatherwas oxen(anotherHungarianbreed)and worthacowwithcalf!Today, theNoniushorses(alsoaHungarian thereareanestimated80,000 stock)weredrivenacrossthe"nine cranesonthepusztainHungary holedbridge"ontheHortobágytostart today,andforthefirsttimeina thefeastofSt.DömötörandtheCrane century,theyarealsobeginning Festival.St.D ömötör wasthepatronof tonestagain. shepherds,andit'sbeenatradition sincetheConquest(overathousand TheCraneFestivalincludedanexhibit, yearsago)thatshepherdsgavean aconference,andvariouswatching acountingoftheanimalsentrustedto tours(inabsolutequiet!), thembytheownersonthisfeastday. fromaboat,orfromahorse drawncartoranarrowgauge AccordingtotheÉrdyCodex(anillumi railroad. natedmanuscriptdatingbackto1527), DömötörwasbornintheSzerémség, thesouthernareabetweentheSzáva andtheDrávaRivers,whichlaterbe camepartofHungary.Hewasasol dierandwasmartyredforthe faith.Heisoneoftwosaintswhose enameledimagesarefoundonthe HolyCrownofSt.Stephen. Thisisalsothetimeofyearwhenthe

KICSIAVILÁG– naledandofferedtotakethetoddler Munich,Germany,heardaboutthe intheircar.Theparentsgladly searchandpickedherup. IT’SASMALLWORLD agreed. OlgaVállaySzokolay Intheearly1960’s,weinvitedacir Atahilltheylostsightofthemotor cleofHungarianfriendstoourStam InNovember,1956,thecityofVi cyclebehindthem.Theywaitedfor ford,CThouseandthemaintopic enna,andKärtnerstrasseinparticu sometime,butwereanxioustoget wassharingeveryone’sstoryofes lar,wasaboutthesurestplacetorun acrosstheborder.Inhopesthatthe capefromHungary.PéterandKlári intoyourfriends.AllofHungary couplewouldcatchupwiththemon Szilágyitoldusabouttheiradventur seemedtoconvergejustthereandit theotherside,theycontinuedand ousjourneyonamotorcyclewith wasnorealsurprisebumpinginto successfullyarrivedinAustria.But theirthreeyearoldinthesidecar, fellowarchitectandsailorJankovich thecoupledisappeared.Thelittle theTopolinothattookherin,their Pista(Pufi)andfamily:hiswifeand onewouldonlysaythathername bikemalfunctioningandhowthey twodaughters,8and6,respec wasÁgiandthatshewasthreeyears lostthem,andthinkingtheycouldn’t tively.Wehadknowneachotherfor old. evengetacrosstheborder,turned years.Theunexpectedtwistwas: backtoBudapest….AndhowPéter’s theyhadathird“daughter”,atiny FromViennatheJankovich’scon motherfinallyletthemknowthat threeyearoldwiththem.Answering tactedtheRedCrossandRadioFree theirlittledaughterÁgi,heronly ourquestionabouther,theyex Europe,insearchforÁgi’sfam grandchildwhomshehadnevermet plainedthatonthehighwayheading ily.WhenwehadtalkedatKärtner before,wassafelywithher!… westwardintheirFiatTopolino,they strasse,Pufisaidtheywouldkeep spottedafamilyonamotorcyclewith heraslongasnecessary,untilher IsaidtoKlári:“Wehadmetyour alittlegirlinthesidecar.Itstarted folkscouldbefound.Theysettledin littlegirlbeforeweeverknewyou…” raining.Sinceeveryonewasobvi Switzerland,wecametothe andtoldherourendoftheSmall ouslyaimingforAustria,theysig U.S.Monthslatertheywrotethat Worldstory. Ági’sgrandmother,whowaslivingin 14 Réten,réten,keresztúrisötétréten Itisfascinatingtolookintothesettingandbackgroundoffolksongs.Theyoftengiveusaglimpseofthehistory ofaplaceandofcustoms.

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*notherversionhasitas„sejanagybugaci” KeresztúravillageinNyitraCounty.ItwasinhabitedalreadyinRomantimes,asattestedbyagoldcoin fromthetimeofEmperorTheodosius.Itwasmentionedinthepapaltithingrecordsasearlyas1332,as „EcclesiaSancteCrucis”,i.e.,„ChurchoftheHolyCross”.(Inoldenparlance,thecrosswassometimescalled „úr”.)Thechurchwasdestroyedinthe16thcentury,duringTurkishtimes,butwasrebuiltinthe17thcen tury.Theinhabitantsworkedassawyers,andmadeshinglesandwoodproducts.InWWII,theytookpartin theSlovakuprising,whichbroughtaboutbloodybattlesintheareabetweentheGermansandtheguerrillasin 194445. Thereare33othersettlementsinHungarywiththesuffix„keresztúr”. NagybugacBugacismentionedinadocumentdatingbackto1451,andislocatedsouthofKecskemét,in Kiskúnság.Inthekúnlanguage,„buga”means„bull”,anda„bugac”isapersonwhoworkswiththebull. BugachadlongbeenrentedtothecityofKecskemét;thenin1642,EszterháziPáldonated6kúnpuszta tothe city.Thisgaveagreatboosttoshepherding,farmingandthebreedingoflivestock.In1928,thecomingofthe narrowgaugerailroadconnectingKecskemétwithKiskúnmajsabroughtaboutthediscoveryanddevelopmentof thetouristaspectofBugac .Tothisday,touristscomebythethousandstoseereenactmentsofshepherd life,watchcoachandfivedemonstrationsandseesomeancientartifactsusedbyshepherdsindaysgone by.TheycanseetheancientHungarianbreedsofgraycattle( szürkemarha ),sheep(calledrackajúh) ,aswellas astudfarm. In1950,BugacbecameindependentfromKecskemét.Today,itisthesixthlargestsettlement–inarea–in BácsKiskúnCounty. rét–meadow,field zsebbevalókés –lit.belonginginthepocketknifepocketknife sajnálom –Iregret,I’msorry(for) sajnálni régiszeretı–oldflame–szeretı:lover,sweetheart

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