Cseri Miklós - Horváth Anita - Szabó Zsuzsanna (szerk.): Discover Rural Hungary!, Guide (Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum, 2007)

II Upland Market Town - II-11 House of Hoers from Mád

untouched tilt the end of the 20th century, when the museum bought the contents. Thanks to this it is the only building where original objects from the previous house can be seen, a true reflection of the traditional elements and arrangements of interiors in Mád. Several pieces from the interior furnishings refer to the Roman Catholic religion of the inhabitants. • The hoe The basic tool for cultivating vineyards for the last 500 years has been the hoe. During the 19th century varied forms of the hoe emerged in different regions of the country. Hoers earned their living by cultivating vineyards. The most widespread forms in the Uplands were the sharp hoes of Gyöngyös, Eger and Miskolc and the triangle-shaped hoes of Hegyalja. Two-pronged hoes were characteristic of the highlands, where cultivation was difficult. Vine stalks have to be covered for protection against the winter cold and in spring the earth has to be opened up. The vineyards have to be hoed three times in summer needing special skills.