Magyar News, 1999. szeptember-2000. augusztus (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2000-01-01 / 5. szám
]\AME OF THE DAY DAY OF THE XAME Name-days and traditions To help catch up on name-days we will keep giving information about them with the help of Joseph Stiber. Some names have only one designated day, then some may have five. You might have to work on this. We will also tty to incorporate the significant days of the month. These will give some incentive of doing traditional things, or as an almanac, calls for awareness or sorts out what should be done on a certain day. SIGNIFICANT DAYS OF JANUARY: The “Vizkereszt” the 6th day of January is considered the end of the Christmas holiday. This is when the “Farsang” starts with all the fun. Though there are some matters that have to be taken care of. In some Protestant areas, just like they had the Bethlehem plays during Christmas, they have the plays of the three kings. Besides, mostly in the villages, the priest goes around with an altar-boy blessing the homes. With a chalk he marks the lintel of the door with “GMB” Gáspár, Menyhért, Boldizsár. Some place they have it marked on the gate or even on the fence. This prevents any harm to the family or the home. On the 20th Fábián is the guardian of those who suffer fron the plaque. This day also Sebestyén takes care of those who hunt with a bow-and-arrow. This day is also considered the first day of spring in Central Europe. A very important day would be the 22nd, the day of Vince. “If Vince is dripping then they will have a good grape harvest and plenty of wine.” Well, to your health. Name Days of January 01. / Álmos 02. / Ábel, Ákos 03. / Benjámin 04. / Titusz 05. / Emilia 06. /Gáspár,Menyhért, Boldozsár 07. / Attila 08. / Szörény, Gyöngyvér 09. / Marcell 10. / Vilmos, Melánia 11. / Ágota 12. / Ernő, Emma 13. / Csongor, Veronika 14. / Bódog 15. / Lóránd 16. / Gusztáv 17. / Antal, Antónia 18. / Piroska, Szt. Margit 19. / Sára, Megy er 20. / Fábián, Sebestyén, Tímea 21. / Ágnes 22. / Vince, Artur 23. / Emese, Zelma 24. / Ferenc, Timót 25. / Pál fordulás, Henrik 26. / Paula 27. / Levente, Angelika 28. / Karola, Károly 297 Adél 307 Márton 317 Csörsz, Zalán We will bring information until we mn out of months. I believe we started this series of name days in May of 1999. upcoming event/ JAN. 9. SUNDAY, at three o’clock in the afternoon the MARY KATONA SCHOLARSHIP TEA PARTY will be held at the Club Room of the Calvin United Church in Fairfield. The scholarship award will be given out. You are welcome. Bring some Hungarian pastry and Friends TO JAN. 30. The Eleventh Annual FESTIVAL OF TREES with Hungarian and other, mostly European decorations. TO FEB. 27. an exhibition on the contributions of Hungarians to American life, THE HUNGARIAN SPARK IN AMERICA. Both at the Hungarian Museum in New Brunswick, New Jersey NEW*i <s GALAGEUEBI FRIDID ^C^ÍIBÉR. WELCOHltflN THE jjÉW nHCLCNNIUM DESSEtajb'kvfeNTER jy If -,2200 NORTH AVENUE, BPT. featuring COSMOS _ (SOUND & LIGHT SHOW BUFFET DINNER 7 p.m. DANCING 8 p.m.-1 a.m. PARTY FAVORS, NOISE MAKERS, HATS, SET-UPS/BYOB CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST /CHAMPAGNE TOAST ADVANCED RESERVATIONS $40 PER PERSON AT THEDOOR $45 PER PERSON For reservations call: 367-5213 or 268-2959 PETER A. PENCZER ATTORNEY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER 1375 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST FAIRFIELD, CT 06430 Phone: 203-331-9631 Fax: 203-331-8259 CORRECTION. In our previous issue we had a few mistakes. The year 1999 was missing. The name days head should read December. Also the announcement date of the Mikulás in Wallingford wasn’t double checked as we received it and the day and date did not match. We are sorry about it. We had a very bad computer problem, then we were pressed for time. Fortunately Steve Miko, as always, saved us from further trouble. Page 2 Saturday, February 19th Interested in being a debutante or escort? Call Paulette 203-746-3911 Interested in advertising In our program book or general information? Call Ilona or Zsuzsanna 203-271-3803
