2018 Meeting of the United Hungarian Societies

2018 Meeting of the United Hungarian Societies

Our 2018 biennial meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 @ St. Emeric’s.  Registration will be @ 6:30 pm and the meeting will beginning @ 7.  Should we run into inclement weather that day, we will hold the meeting a week later – Wednesday,...
Marcius 15 commemoration

Marcius 15 commemoration

The red, white and green banners, the warm hospitality and the friendliness of those inside more than made up for the dreary, rainy weather outside.  This was the setting of the Marcius 15 commemoration which was held on Sunday, March 13 at the First Hungarian...
59th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

59th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Dear All – Sunday, October 25th  – the sun was shining, the temperature was ideal and Mother Nature was at her best.  This perfect autumn day brought out almost 200  Hungarians to honor and commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of...
Saint Stephen, First King of Hungary

Saint Stephen, First King of Hungary

Stephen I, also called Saint Stephen, was the first King of Hungary from 1000 until his death in 1038.  In Hungarian, he is known as Szent Istvan Kiraly.  His original name was Vajk, born in c.970 in Esztergom, Hungary.   He is considered to be the founder of the...
Hungarian Harvesting and Harvesting Customs (Aratás)

Hungarian Harvesting and Harvesting Customs (Aratás)

Growing phases of the wheat The grain begins to grow into the stalk on Saint George’s day (April24); the ears appear in May; it stops growing on the day of Guy (June 15); and the root breaks on the day of Peter and Paul (June 29).  From here on it just ripens and the...
Father’s Day

Father’s Day

I count myself as a fortunate son. Some children are raised without a father. Others grow up with fathers who are deeply flawed either by abusiveness, addictions or temperaments that hurt their children, sometimes for a lifetime. At age 8 or 9, playing in the...
Mother’s Day – a day of ever lasting love!

Mother’s Day – a day of ever lasting love!

A long, long time ago, I don’t quite remember back that far, the gentle arms that caressed me, the beautiful eyes that adored me, the heart that warmed me, the angelic voice that sang my lullabies and said the most beautiful things to me, were the beginning of...