Armenians in Transylvania, the event of the Open-Air Museum of Szentendre

An event under the title Armenians in Transylvania will take place in Szentendre, Hungary, on August 12, Hungary Today reports. The event will be dedicated to the Armenian culture and gastronomy.

Visitors will enjoy a performance of the Kortárs & Ballet dance group; the NUR band will perform Armenian songs; Mária Várady, the director of ANI – Armenian Theater Buda, will give a lecture on Armenian literature entitled Far from Ararat, and the dancers of the Armenian Theater Urartu will present a traditional costume show.

Visitors will also be able to see the process of preparation of the traditional Armenian dish, Angadjabur soup.

The origins and urban traditions of Transylvanian Armenians will be presented in the special exhibition The 1001 Fibers and Forms of Armenian Culture and through thematic walks through the Transylvanian part of the open-air museum.

On this day, visitors will also learn about famous Hungarians of Armenian descent such as Vilmos Lázár (1817-1849) and Ernő Kiss (1799-1849), both generals and martyrs of Arad, Pongrác Kacsóh (1873-1923), composer, Gergely Csiky (1842- 1891), playwright, Gergely Pongrátz (1932-2005), hero of the 1956 revolution.