Magyar News, 1999. szeptember-2000. augusztus (10. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2000-04-01 / 8. szám
NAME OF I II i: DAY DAY OF THE NAME 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 try to incorporate the significant days of the month. These will give some incentive for doing traditional things, or as an almanac, calling for awareness or sorting out what should be done on a certain day. SIGNIFICANT DAYS OF APRIL: This month usually deals with Easter. As we know the date changes every year. Palm Sunday is a religious day. The fresh shoots of some trees are forced into early budding. These, or in lucky places three palm leaves are blessed. In the folk tradition colorful ribbons are tied on these and in a very dignified manner they walk around the village with it. Then there is the “kiszehajtás”. They make a full size figure of straw, show it around and throw it into the water or bum it, hoping that this will chase bad out of the village and will keep the girls beautiful. Good Friday is the day for strict fasting. What we would call it is time for spring cleaning. The crow was included, because on this day the crow had to wash its young, trying to get them white. On Easter Sunday after church services PETER A. PENCZER ATTORNEY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER 1375 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST FAIRFIELD, CT 06430 Phone: 203-331-9691 Fax: 203-331-8259 TAXCUT INCOME TAX PREPARATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SOLE PROPRIETORS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY Barbara B. Hajek Certified Tax and Financial Consultant CONVENIENT SERVICE, REASONABLE FEES Magyarul is hagyhat üzenetet! 203-924-8390 the dinner table is set for the big meal. Naturally there is the blessed ham, eggs and other goodies. Easter Monday the young men went to “sprinkle” the girls. Nowadays it is done with a nice perfume bottle, but in former times the tradition was to help the girl out to the well and soak her with freshly drawn water. The best thing about it was that the boys were invited into the house and treated, also toasted each other with wine. Tuesday in some places the girls tried to soak the boys, but this hasn’t seemed to continue. 24th, György day the herdsmen had to sign-up or make a contract for the summer Name Days of April 01. / Hugó 02. / Ottoká 03. / Richárd, Buda 04. / Izidor 05. / Vince, Irén 06. / Biborka, Vilmos 07. / Herman, János 08. / Dénes 09. / Ágost, Erhard 10. / Zsolt 11. / Leó, Glória 12. / Gyula 13. / Hermina, Ida, Márton 14. / Tibor, Tiborc 15. /Tas 16. / Bernadett, Enikő, Csongor 17. / Rudolf 18. / Andrea, Irma 19. / Tivadar, Emma 20. / Töhötöm 21. / Anzelm, Konrád 22. / Csilla, Noémi 23. / Béla 24. / György 25. / Márk, Ányos 26. / Ervin, Áron 27. / Zita, Marianna 28. / Valéria 29. / Lenke, Péter 30. / Katalin This is the last of our nameday series. We started in May and now we end in April ECUMENICAL LENTEN SERVICES Wednesdays at 7:30 PM during Lent. March 15 - United Church of Christ March 22 - Olivet Congregational Ch. March 29-First United Church/UCC April 5-Calvin United Church of Christ April 12 - St. Emery’s R.C. Church because of ongoing renovations, it will be held at Calvin United Church. Fellowship hour will follow each service Hungarian Community Club 147 Ward Street, Wallingford, CT P.O. Box 1816;Tel.:203-639-0511 Contact Kati Kovács Available for cultural and social events. Hall, kitchen, bar, stage and ample parking MARCH 21. TUESDAY seniors at the Bessemer Center will have their annual St. Patrick’s corned beef & cabbage luncheon & celebration at 12 noon. Call Julie Bernaski at 335-7608. MARCH 26. SUNDAY at the Hungarian Museum in New Brunswick the “Munkácsy in America” exhibition will open. This will be shown for three months till June 18. For information call 732-846-5777. MARCH 31. FRIDAY at 7:30 PM in the Bessemer Center a stage production “REVUE IN CABARET”, a two hour show will take place with performers from Budapest. Győző Leblank, opera singer and Valér Hegedűs piano performer are well known to us. With them will come Gabriella Berkes and Mária Medgyesi actresses, also Tamás Böröndi dance comedian and László Gálházi magician. Tickets are &17.00. Call 426-8782 or Continental Travel, Drotos Brothers, or Pearl of Budapest. April 2. SUNDAY, at the First United Church of Christ starting at 12 noon the Brotherhood will have a “Roast Beef Dinner”. Donations are $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12. Large raffle. Secured parking. Call:445-1139 or 375-0880. APRIL 8. SATURDAY from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Bessemer Center the Women’s Guild and the Ladies Aid will sponsor the annual “SPRING FLEA MARKET”. 2 floors of everything from furniture to jewelry. Also Hungarian style cooking and pastry. Call 367-5213. APRIL 30. SUNDAY at 12 noon in the Bessemer Center the Brotherhood will sponsor their annual “ZITI LUNCHEON & AUCTION.” For reservation call 375-0882 Magyarországi utazásakor hívja Budapesten: 011-36-283-4321 vagy 0630-990-5277 HARASZTI JÁNOS bérkocsi szolgálat. Udvarias,megbízható, pontos, gyors, bárhová, bármikor. Page 2
