MaNDAHungarian National Digital Archive

Easter is considered to be the greatest holiday in the Christian world, however, due to the additional holidays and customs associated with it, we prefer to name this period as the Easter holiday circle. In addition to its biblical implications, it is also referred to as the Feast of Coming of Spring. Since there is no set date for the Easter holiday, it is related to the spring equinox, the first full moon that follows, and is therefore considered a moving holiday. In the frame of my writing, we take a brief look at biblical relevance and festive traditions.

The Hungarian playing cards are a distinctive element of Hungarian culture, with a history spanning nearly 200 years. The deck consists of 32 (or 36) cards and features characters from Friedrich Schiller’s drama, arranged in a practical, mirrored design. Hungarian cards can be used for a wide variety of games, from strategic and reflex-based to social and solitaire: ulti, snapszer, lórum, Csapd le, csacsi!, or even zsírozás. Thanks to the initiative of the Pató Pál Party and the Hungarian Talon Foundation, December 29 has been declared the Day of the Hungarian Playing Cards.

The oeuvre of applied artist and graphic designer Márta Honty occupies a distinctive and characterful position within Hungarian applied art of the second half of the twentieth century. Her work stands at the intersection of modern Hungarian textile art and the archaic roots of folk ornamentation. This exhibition seeks to present her artistic legacy in a complex and contextual manner, revealing not only the evolution of her visual language but also the formative influence of the Kaposvár artistic milieu.

Nowadays, it is taken for granted that you can open the tap and get either cold drinking water or fine warm water. But only few people have this luck in the world and maybe our grandchildren will not be able to enjoy this comfort. How did water supply developed in Hungary since the ancient Romans? Would you ever think of how many aquatic relics you pass by during your days? Our aquatic exhibition is going to answer these questions.