Fraternity-Testvériség, 2000 (78. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2000-10-01 / 4. szám
FRATERNITY Page 7 parents would get her for Christmas. Instead she got colorful children’s books with thick linen-like pages. One was called The Farm and the other Peter Rabbit, the story by Beatrix Potter. Of course, she was very disappointed in not getting the desk, but she read the books over and over and over again. Christmas was also the time my father fired the furnace for the winter season. The smell of the first burst of the steam heat coming through the radiators meant the end of relying on the kitchen coal stove to heat our home. The heat from the stove never reached my bedroom, which was located off the upstairs front hallway, so my mother put warm irons in my bed to keep my feet warm. Now the doors to the front part of the house were opened - to the parlor, and to my bedroom. As we gathered around the Christmas tree in the parlor, we savored not only the fresh fragrance of the pine tree but also the smell of steam coming up in the radiators - another gift of Christmas. Our parents and what they provided was all we needed in our growing up years. And the trunkful of memories of the Christmases is ours to treasure forever. (The late Emil Varga, born in 1913 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was an RCA pastor who served RCA congregations in Duanesburg, New York, and South River, New Jersey. He retired in 1980.) János £ s Advent jfcv f Te szörnyű, vajúdó idő, ß ** ne szülj, ne szülj több rémet, most már örömmel, békességgel £ legyen megáldva méhed. Szülj halva minden szenvedélyt, £ s vad átkot, véres harcot, fojtsd meg a bűnt, mi valaha £ öledben megfogamzott. 1 Elég volt már a gyötrelem, ß elég volt már a vérből, napfényre vágyunk a szorongás fekete erdejéből. § Szüless meg bennünk, tisztaság, & szüless meg bennünk, béke, s tedd kezedet a vad világ lázas ütőerére. Jfc-* % Szüless meg bennünk szeretet £ te legszebb lelki virtus, teremts bennünk új életet, •jtf szüless meg bennünk. jSv £ Celebrate the Holidays with Nine Countries Now through January 28th feel the tingle of Christmas morning as you walk through the magical worlds of nine countries. The Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation is hosting the 12th Annual Festival of Trees. Share the Christmas spirit and enjoy the holiday tree-trimming traditions of Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hispanic-Latino people, Hungary, Scotland, Italy, and Sweden. Each year the trees look more and more beautiful. Also featured is a Hunukkah Menorah. Museum curator Patricia Fazekas noted that, “every one who visits this popular event at the museum seems transformed back into a child on a holiday morning.” “The magic of the seasons fills the gallery!” While enjoying this nostalgic look at the holidays, museum goers will also be able to view the porcelain praised and collected by Queens, Kings, Presidents, and an Emperor or two. Herend - Hungarian Porcelain At Its Finest presents an overview of the art and tradition of one of the world’s premiere porcelain manufacturers. The Museum hours are: Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. See the 12"' Annual Festival of Trees and Herend - Hungarian Porcelain At Its Finest at the Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation located at 300 Somerset Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey. For more details call: 732-846-5777.
