Fraternity-Testvériség, 2010 (88. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2010-01-01 / 1. szám
Spring 2010 What better gift for children and grandchildren ... Heritage, Fraternity & Security HRFA Juvenile Insurance and Guaranteed Annuity Gift Package Call the Home Office at 888- KOSSUTH Nearby is a Protestant cemetery that follows the traditional pattern of burial grounds for extended families. Boat-shaped grave posts, originating from Nádudvar, Hajdúböszörmény and Szatmárcseke, represent the Trans-Tisza region. Other wooden grave posts from Szentes with their unique headboards are on the left side of the cemetery. Twenty- four painted tombstones from Sziget- monostor, Bia and Tok recall the peasant culture in the Buda Mountains and the Zsámbék Basin during the 18th and Igth centuries. Adjacent to the cemetery is the largest rustic villa from the Pannónia province. In the third and fourth centuries, it contained more than 50 rooms. Also housed nearby above the Upper Tisza region is a Greek Catholic church from Mándok. The Hungarian congregation and settlers arriving from the Carpathian Ukraine erected it in 1670. It contains easel paintings from the 18th century although the furniture was made in the lgth century. Original carved oaken crosses are set in the adjoining churchyard. A new part of the open air museum stands by the brook Sztaravoda. It is the Libikóka playground erected for small children. A sandpit, dollhouse and seesaw are positioned next to the monkey bars, jungle gyms and slides. A ministage is currently being erected to house small productions and puppet shows. Personally, I could have spent another day exploring this excellent educational museum and taking photos. / 3 Temporary exhibitions that frequently change celebrate the hunting region of Bakony and the Balaton-Uplands and are housed in a stable of Szentgál. The folk art of Veszprém can be purchased from the craftspeople who demonstrate their skills, and traditional medicines of the upper Tisza region are displayed in the Sonkád house. Even memories of the spa culture around Lake Balaton were shown in the Nyírád house. Entrance to the museum costs about 500 forints and another 250 forints is charged to park the car. Guided tours are offered in English, French, Hungarian, and German. The museum is open most days except Mondays, but one should call 36 26 502-500 or email sznm@sznm. hu to be sure it is open. The museum is located outside Szentendre about three kilometers north of town. Their web site is http.//imvw.sznm.hu. Director Dr. Miklós Cseri will do his best to accommodate your tour and make your visit a special one.
