Folk Art

Concerning Dances

Dance is as old as mankind. It doesn not mean, of course, that "Samu" (prehistoric man, whose remains were found in Vértesszőlős, Hungary) was dancing csárdás, not to mention tango - but surely his people had their own dance.

In ancient times dance most likely was part of the rituals about and around LIFE. Before key events the ancient surely pre-danced what they had to achieve, thus securing the success.

Of Whom We Must Not Speak

Babba Mária

There is this peculiar similarity that in the ancient Mesopotamia the goddess was called "Baba"; she was the praised by the Sumir. What we know about this Baba is that she was "the daughter of An, wife of Nunurta, mother of Enki, and in the town of Kis she was known as the Mother Earth who breathes life into all living".

The Babba sanctuaries and temples are linked to cultural circles of the Sumer and the Carpathian Basin. Names of settlements or areas referring to this are Bábahalma, Babagura (the peak of Bába Hill, its other name is Woman Hill), Babarunka or the Babás-(szerkövek).

The gates of the Székely

Well, the Székely had a very special status. The Székely were considered as part of the nobility, they paid no tax in neither cash nor in any other form of payment. The only thing which they had to "pay with" to their King was their blood. They sole job was to protect the borders of the country, this service - and when needed, their dear life - was the price they had to pay for being non-taxpayer. Having to pay no gate-tax, they could keep the beautifully decorated gates.

Who does not believe it, should go and check it...

feherlofia_m Tales are considered these days to be creations of imagination. This means that when you try to decide about the reality-factor of the tale you need to judge relation between reality and imagination. And these days reality and imagination are in a real antagonism. What makes reality to be reality is that it has no real connection with imagination.

On Decoration and Patterns

When you look at this art, you will find patterns - elements of decoration - that are unic to the people in question and you will find some that are used by more peoples - sometimes peoples living rather far from one other. You will also find some elements, patterns, whose origin reaches beyond history but are used widely and their meaning is the same regardless where these are used. We call them ancient patterns.

Folk costumes

A ruha megmondta, melyik vidékre, melyik faluba való a viselője. Itt mifelénk még a vallását is elárulta: ha a pruszlik - hímzett mellény - hátán a csipke felfelé áll, akkor katolikus, ha lefelé, akkor református a viselője.

A ruha beszélt természetesen a családi állapotról, vagyoni helyzetről, milyen alkalomra vette fel a ruhát a viselője - és még sorolhatnánk.

Tulips and Hungarian folk art

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In Europe it is commonly thought that tulips get to the Western regions by the Turks, tehn the royal court of Vienna also took interest in it - and already tulips were on their way to the new world fame.

However, we should look for the real origins where the Turks themselves came from. This place is: Inner Asia.