this is a short film about the upcoming Pest Megyei Szala (Szala of Pest County, where szala is an ancient Hungarian word rarely, if at all, used nowadays, with a meaning of 'assembly', or 'gathering'; that is, of a nation.)
this video gives you a glimpse of this festival, where old traditions are displayed. it is quite a dense video, with lots of different elements of our old heritage are shown by people who practice these things on a regular basis.
i hope you'll like it.
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my husband will attend the event by holding a small lecture on the role of traditions in our thoughts. unfortunately i can't be there, for i am travelling out of the border to the town of Nagyszalonta. the town used to be a Hungarian town for a thousand years, but it now belongs to Romania. Arany János, one of the greatest Hungarian poets was born here. Arany wrote a number of great ballads, based on Hungarian history and folklore. he is also famous in Hungary for translating the works of William Shakespeare. i read Shakespeare in both languages, and although I've got some difficulties understanding the original version, the Hungarian version has an excellent and noble language, too. Here's a link to one of his ballads called 'The Bards of Wales'.
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the reason i'm travelling there is that our choir is to sing at a mass in a church on Sunday morning. i'm so excited about it :)
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I would love to attend the Szala! I think I told you that Hungary was one of the most beautiful and welcoming places I've ever visited, and this immersion in culture would be a wonderful way to learn the history of your country.
Enjoy your concert!
you flatter me, Karen :)
do come to our country (at least) once more again.
I enjoyed seeing the traditions! Have a great time at your choir event.
hope your concert goes well. Thanks for sharing the video, it looks like a fascinating event
jason and juliet,
thank you for your heartfelt comments and good wishes.
we still have two rehearsals until the actual choir event, and i feel i need it.
Oooh, the Szala video is wonderful, the horses, the bowmen, everything!
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