The poet Endre Ady was born 135 years ago
The 23rd edition of the Pilgrimage to Mecenţiu was organized on the 17th of November with the attendance of high-profile representatives of the Hungarian cultural spectre from all over the Carpathian Basin. Hunor Kelemen, the President of DAHR and MEP Csaba Sógor, who had previously taken part at the Ady contest in Tãşnad, both attended the event.
In order to commemorate the famous poet, the Technical College from Tãşnad organized the “I want you to see clearly” contest on the 16th of November. MP candidate István Erdei D. and Senate candidate Csaba Pataki were also present at the contest, which revolved around Endre Ady’s student years and gave the opportunity for participants to enjoy the beauty of literature and Ady’s poetry.
“During our everyday life it is pleasant to stop for a minute in the place where the famous poet lived”, said Csaba Sógor. The MEP quoted the writer Antal Szerb: “Endre Ady is a poet who speaks in the language of 16th century protestant preachers to a nation that has been revolting and hiding between East and West”. Ady was authentic because his fate was one with the fate of Hungary. “This is why we love Ady, because he makes us reflect on our own lives through his poetry”, said Sógor who gave a special prize to the best team in the contest.
The 23rd edition of the Pilgrimage to Mecenţiu was organized in order to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the birth of Endre Ady. The celebration started with a sermon performed at the local reformed church by reformed bishop István Csűry and catholic priest Lajos Kordély. This was followed by a commemoration ceremony at the poet’s birthplace.
The director of the Satu Mare county Museum, historian Liviu Marta stated at the event that the Ady Museum will be restored with EU funding and it will host exhibitions. As part of the preservation and modernization works, visitor areas will also be established that can even accommodate large tourist buses.
Talking about the planned works MEP Csaba Sógor declared that we need to preserve the Ady house because it is part of the heritage of the Transylvanian Hungarian community. The MEP saluted the efforts to preserve the monument and to organise the exhibition on the poet’s life and work.
“During our everyday life it is pleasant to stop for a minute in the place where the famous poet lived”, said Csaba Sógor. The MEP quoted the writer Antal Szerb: “Endre Ady is a poet who speaks in the language of 16th century protestant preachers to a nation that has been revolting and hiding between East and West”. Ady was authentic because his fate was one with the fate of Hungary. “This is why we love Ady, because he makes us reflect on our own lives through his poetry”, said Sógor who gave a special prize to the best team in the contest.
The 23rd edition of the Pilgrimage to Mecenţiu was organized in order to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the birth of Endre Ady. The celebration started with a sermon performed at the local reformed church by reformed bishop István Csűry and catholic priest Lajos Kordély. This was followed by a commemoration ceremony at the poet’s birthplace.
The director of the Satu Mare county Museum, historian Liviu Marta stated at the event that the Ady Museum will be restored with EU funding and it will host exhibitions. As part of the preservation and modernization works, visitor areas will also be established that can even accommodate large tourist buses.
Talking about the planned works MEP Csaba Sógor declared that we need to preserve the Ady house because it is part of the heritage of the Transylvanian Hungarian community. The MEP saluted the efforts to preserve the monument and to organise the exhibition on the poet’s life and work.
