Ógyalla

The interior of the St. Ladislaus Church in Ógyalla

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Adrianna Réckyné Bögi photographed the St. László Church in 2006, one day before the Lord's Day procession. The author, whose monograph on Ógyalla was the first to be published, had previously focused on Art Nouveau architecture, including the St. László Church. ; On the right in... Read More

The Church of St. Ladislaus in Ógyalla, viewed from the east

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Adrianna Réckyné Bögi photographed the St. Ladislaus Church in 2006, on the day of the Lord's Day procession. The author, whose monograph on Ógyalla was the first to be published, had previously focused on Art Nouveau architecture, including the St. Ladislaus Church. ; In the bac... Read More

Relocation of the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk in Ógyalla

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Due to the sunken pedestal, we decided to relocate the statue. We tried twice to win money from the foundation based in Nyitra for the renovation, but Árpád Bagin also initiated the declaration of the statue as a monument in 2017. We entrusted the selection of the location entire... Read More

Group photo taken at the handover of the Ógyalla-Vék belfry

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On the left is Ilona Miskovics, next to her husband Kálmán Miskovics, who had a small library. His wife made rosaries in her retirement years. Next to them is Erzsébet Rákász Szilveszterné Zelenák (b. 1933), who had a private chapel in Véken. Three church flags from Ógyalla were ... Read More

Procession in Ógyalla in the 1940s

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There was no procession in Vék, but they went to church in Ógyalla, even in the most adverse weather: “It was such a time, God forbid, that the Kádek Pista uncle, an older man, and I went to church together. I put my mother’s beliner shawls on myself… It was such a snowstorm that... Read More

Ógyallai at the venue of the World Eucharistic Congress in Budapest in 1938

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Mrs. Kaveckyné Mária Psenák (b. 1931) visited Heroes' Square with her parents before the World Congress in 1938 as a girl. The photo was taken by her father István Psenák (b. 1903 - d. 1996). Mrs. Kaveckyné told us a lot about the local history of Ógyalla, from her we heard the e... Read More

Junior Health Guard

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The Young Health Guard has been operating in the Hungarian Language Elementary School in Ógyalla since 1972, led by Nándor Benkó, a natural history teacher. In the picture, in front of the bulletin board decorated for the 10th anniversary, the girls of the team at that time are f... Read More

Traditions Day

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In 2016, the Szelindek ensemble was the guest of the Ógyallan Traditions Day. The band from Hungary plays Balkan music, medieval music, world music, Celtic and tribal music on forgotten instruments that are very difficult to learn. The lucky audience was able to hear them play th... Read More

Traditions Day

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In 2016, the Hungarian Szelindek ensemble performed in Ógyallan on Traditions Day. They taught the audience a dance accompanied by songs and long-forgotten instruments. The band is interesting because it plays old instruments that are difficult to learn, such as the tambura, bagp... Read More

Bullock

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At the Traditions Day held in Ógyalla in 2016, interested parties were able to learn about old spices, plants, folk costumes, typical Hungarian attire, taste dishes made from old recipes, and also had the opportunity to try out the bow, sword, and bagpipes. Tibor Kocsis is pictur... Read More