Székelyek
It is always hard to explain for me that I am from Romania but I am a Hungarian. People from Asia just can’t get it how am I a Hungarian when I am from Romania. So as I already said, I use the phrase: I am from Transilvania and I am a Szekely. Maybe this makes my colleagues at work to cut out pictures with me and put them on their desk and cubicles :):):)
Anyway, just to recap of where I am from and what are my origins :) Here is a short history of the szekely population (from the net):
The Székely ('sék-ei' in pronunciation) or Szeklers, (Hungarian: Székely, Romanian: Secui, German: Szekler, Latin: Sicul), are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in the counties of Harghita, Covasna and Mureş in Romania. Most of the world's Székely population live in Romania and they are tightly concentrated in an area informally known as Székelyföld (Szekler Land).
The Székely were considered the finest warriors of medieval Transylvania. The Székely are of uncertain origins, subject to much debate among themselves and among scholars. A widespread theory asserts that they descend from the warrior tribe lands, on which the Magyars soon settled, along frontier mountains to defend against invasions from Tatars and other menacing people from the east. Székely people adhere proudly to their Hungarian identity.
Theories have been advanced suggesting Avar (most of the recent theories), Gepid, Scythian (Scoloti), or Hunnish ancestry, and some have dated their presence in the Eastern Carpathians as early as the fifth century. Personally I like the Hunnish part, as I am having the name Attila (the HUN).
Many scholars believe in a two-fold Hungarian migration of Transylvania and the Pannonian Plain, one prior to the main Magyar conquest of the Pannonian Plain in 896. According to this theory, the Székely are a Hungarian group that settled in Transylvania during this first migration. But this sounds fairly good for me :):):)
The Sun and Moon are the symbols of Székelys, as can also be seen in the coat of arms of Transylvania.
Anyway, just to recap of where I am from and what are my origins :) Here is a short history of the szekely population (from the net):
The Székely ('sék-ei' in pronunciation) or Szeklers, (Hungarian: Székely, Romanian: Secui, German: Szekler, Latin: Sicul), are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in the counties of Harghita, Covasna and Mureş in Romania. Most of the world's Székely population live in Romania and they are tightly concentrated in an area informally known as Székelyföld (Szekler Land).
The Székely were considered the finest warriors of medieval Transylvania. The Székely are of uncertain origins, subject to much debate among themselves and among scholars. A widespread theory asserts that they descend from the warrior tribe lands, on which the Magyars soon settled, along frontier mountains to defend against invasions from Tatars and other menacing people from the east. Székely people adhere proudly to their Hungarian identity.
Theories have been advanced suggesting Avar (most of the recent theories), Gepid, Scythian (Scoloti), or Hunnish ancestry, and some have dated their presence in the Eastern Carpathians as early as the fifth century. Personally I like the Hunnish part, as I am having the name Attila (the HUN).
Many scholars believe in a two-fold Hungarian migration of Transylvania and the Pannonian Plain, one prior to the main Magyar conquest of the Pannonian Plain in 896. According to this theory, the Székely are a Hungarian group that settled in Transylvania during this first migration. But this sounds fairly good for me :):):)
The Sun and Moon are the symbols of Székelys, as can also be seen in the coat of arms of Transylvania.
They have largely succeeded in preserving their traditions to an extent unusual even in Central and Eastern Europe. The most comprehensive description of the Székely Land and traditions was written between 1859-1868 by Balázs Orbán in his masterpiece, Description of Székely land.
Finally that’s me in Székely popular costume :):):)
The funny part with all this szekely thing is that if I look at the traits of the Szekelys az a nation, I posess a lot of elements from those. Just reading the books with Szekely characters (sorry, most of these books are in hungarian), or just reading all the jokes with the Szekelys.
Here are two jokes I like:
Three Szekelys are on the Hargita mountains, against them 3 millions of Chinese wanting to invade Szekelyland. The leader is shaking his head and saying:
- Ajaj, we are in big big trouble?
- Why? You are not afraid my friend, right? Sais one of his fellow szekelys.
- I am not afraid at all - replies the szekely - but God knows where we can burry so many Chinese.
Three Szekelys are on the Hargita mountains, against them 3 millions of Chinese wanting to invade Szekelyland. The leader is shaking his head and saying:
- Ajaj, we are in big big trouble?
- Why? You are not afraid my friend, right? Sais one of his fellow szekelys.
- I am not afraid at all - replies the szekely - but God knows where we can burry so many Chinese.
And the second joke (for those who know that I am not that talkative):
Two szekely meet in the forest:
- God bless you!
- God bless you!
They sit down near an old tree. After a half an hour it starts raining.
- It started to rain.
- Yup…
After half an hour the forest guardian passes by with his rain jacket on and he is stunned:
- What are you doing here guys in the pouring rain?
- We are just having a long discussion!
Two szekely meet in the forest:
- God bless you!
- God bless you!
They sit down near an old tree. After a half an hour it starts raining.
- It started to rain.
- Yup…
After half an hour the forest guardian passes by with his rain jacket on and he is stunned:
- What are you doing here guys in the pouring rain?
- We are just having a long discussion!
And if I am at the entertainment part, here is my favourite song these days (not related to szekelys at all):
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