Hungarian Embroidery
HUNGARIAN EMBROIDERY Emese Kerkay The art of embroidery is thousands of years old. Textiles found in ancient graves were decorated with embroidery. Noblemen of Babylon and Assyria …
Hungarian Embroidery Read MoreAmerican Hungarian Museum – Amerikai Magyar Múzeum
American Hungarian Museum – Amerikai Magyar Múzeum
HUNGARIAN EMBROIDERY Emese Kerkay The art of embroidery is thousands of years old. Textiles found in ancient graves were decorated with embroidery. Noblemen of Babylon and Assyria …
Hungarian Embroidery Read MoreDESIGN AND TECHNIQUE The ancient geometrical designs of the hímestojás cannot be found in any other branch of Hungarian folkart. Egg decorating is a world of its own. It is the world …
Design and Technique Read MoreFOLK CUSTOMS AROUND THE EGG Emese Kerkay The combination of Christian and ancient religious rituals were incorporated into the practices and folk customs of Easter. In many cases they cannot …
Customs around the Egg Read More“HANDLED LIKE A HÍMESTOJÁS” (Easter Egg) (Úgy bánik vele, mint a hímestojással) When one handles somebody or something like a hímestojás it means that the person takes absolutely good care of that …
Phrases Read MoreHÍMESTOJÁS Hungarian Decorated Easter Eggs Emese Kerkay The cult of the decorated egg is one of the most ancient religious customs of humanity, and goes back thousands of years. The …
Easter – Hímestojás Read MoreHUNGARIAN FOLK (PRIMITIV) ARTISTS Mrs.IMRE VANKÓ JÚLIA DUDÁS (1919-1984) Julia Dudás was born in Galgamácsa, a small village, which preserved its folk customs and traditions. Dudás was an extremely keen …
Folk artists Read MoreThe Dowry of a Hungarian Bride from Kalotaszeg What did the dowry of a Transylvanian girl in the 1930’s consist of? Tablecloths, pillows, pillowcases, sheets, bedspreads, laces, kerchiefs, curtains, wall-hangings, …
Dowry of a Kalotaszeg Bride Read MoreHONEY-CAKE Emese Kerkay “In most parts of Central Europe the honey-cake baker has been done in by the more sophisticated pastries provided by the sugar-baker. But small numbers of stubbornly …
Honey Cake Read MoreHUNGARIAN WOODEN GRAVE-POSTS Ferenc Jakab In some Transylvanian Székely villages, there are still cemetery sections, where wooden grave-posts can be found, reminding us of the traditional Hungarian burial gardens. These …
Grave Posts Read MoreHUNGARIAN FOLKDANCE IN THE USA Where there are people there is music; music inspires people to dance; when nations are living in proximity to each they are proud of …
Hungarian Folkdance Read MoreThe AMERICAN HUNGARIAN MUSEUM, PASSAIC was established to preserve, exhibit and cultivate Hungarian culture in one of the largest Hungarian communities in the United States. The MUSEUM specializes in the collection of memorabilia from the community, valuable folk art treasures, folk-crafts, and examples of the art.
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