Felsőszeli

Fifty-year reunion

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In 1984, former students who had attended the elementary school 50 years earlier organized a class reunion in the Felsoszel cultural center. They invited teacher Lajos Hasák and Lenke Vaskó Sassné, who was once a popular teacher in the Szeloszel area. Several of the displaced peo... Read More

Three good friends

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After the eviction, Ján Krnáč, a photographer, moved into the house of a farmer in Kertalja, and soon advertised his activities with a sign posted in front of his door. ; On an early spring Sunday afternoon, he caught the eye of three good friends who were walking by. From left: ... Read More

Inauguration of a motorized syringe

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In 1935, the fire department acquired a motorized syringe, the ceremonial inauguration of which took place in the presence of church representatives. In the picture, Rev. János Endreffy Jr. and two little girls were reciting in front of the pulpit, Lenke Bedecs on the right. Read More

Kertaljai Szabó pub

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There were usually seven pubs in Felsőszeli, one of which was popular in Kertalján, the so-called Szabó-pub. It was named after its operator. Although it had already been nationalized in this picture. In the white shirt is György Lachata, the pub owner, behind him Lajos Szőcs on ... Read More

Lenke Vaskó class picture

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The 1935/36 fifth grade is shown in the picture, in the middle is the teacher, Lenke Vaskó, who taught in Felsőszeli for ten years. Her students loved and respected her. The "barefooted", as Kodály called his old friends, are also seen here. Read More

Hop picking during labor service in the Czech Republic

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During the deportation to the Czech Republic in 1947, three families from Felsőszeli were put in one of the wagons, the families of Alajos Deák, István Horváth and Géza Deák. They got off in Podbořany, where the farmers selected them. Géza Deák's family was sent to the village of... Read More

Horse riding in the swimming pool

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Felsőszeli lies on the banks of the Dudvág, and since ancient times pedestrians have approached both sides of the village using the ferry. The coachmen and cattle drivers going to the fair gradually trampled down the river bank, creating an approx. 100 m wide bed in the middle of... Read More

Old Hungarian dance group

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In Felsőszeli, the youth always loved to dance. This picture was taken in 1937/38 and shows the youth dance group. The third from the right is Vilma Bartos, who loved to dance very much, several generations of her family continued to practice dance, and today her granddaughter an... Read More

Evangelical children's choir in Galánta

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On the occasion of the inauguration of Zoltán Kodály as an honorary citizen of Galánta, about a thousand children from the surrounding schools sang in the castle park in honor of the Master. The Felsoszel Lutheran children's choir was led by Jenő Bánszky, and the 75-member choir ... Read More

Evangelical choir in Felsőszeli (adults)

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In addition to denominational schools, adult choir singing was also a beautiful tradition. In 1950, the Lutheran adult choir with their leader, Jenő Bánszky. The following singers can be seen in the picture: Szabó ?, Tánczos Zsigmond, Vajda Rezső, Dömötörné Szabó Irén, Soós Janka... Read More