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“Tisza” Folk May Day Festival: Hungary, Csongrád (April – May 2017)

Festival Overview

Participants

  • Folklore groups, orchestras, majorettes, modern dance groups, music bands from all over the world
  • The number of the participants are not limited
  • No age limits
  • The groups are welcome to bring their video materials for sale and showcase their cultural uniqueness by participating in the fair-sale with arts and crafts products of their native region

Application deadline: 15 JANUARY 2017

Festival Schedule

29.04.17 – Day 1:

  • Arriving at the accommodation
  • Meeting with the organizers and guides
  • Discussing the next day’s programs
  • Option for rehearsal, checking the location of performances
  • Dinner
  • Free program, Disco

30.04.17 – Day 2:

  • After breakfast, discovering the County of Csongrád, and the City Szeged (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szeged)
  • Optional tour in Ópusztaszer (National Historical Heritage Park)
  • And sightseeing in the third largest city in Hungary, Szeged: Szeged Zoo, Aqua park of Szeged, Anna Thermal Bath, Square Dome, Votive Church, Reök Palace, New Synagogue, Széchenyi Square
  • Performance in the afternoon
  • Dinner, Free program, Disco

01.05.17 – Day 3:

  • After breakfast, the whole day could be spent in the Old-Town of Csongrád
  • Folk Art Market and Presentations: Fair-sale with arts and crafts products by the participants of the festival from different countries, as the local artists, craftsmen; workshop for handicrafts;
  • Presentation of the groups at the National May Day Festival
  • Receiving the gifts and diplomas
  • Dinner

02.05.17 – Day 4:

  • After breakfast, departure of the participants

It’s possible to prolong the stay

Participation fee includes

  • Participate in the festival concerts (2 performances)
  • Accommodation (3 nights)
  • Half board
  • Diploma, gift

Participation fee does not include

  • Transport
  • Some optional programs
  • Insurance
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Details

Start: 29 April, 2017 @ 8:00 am
End: 2 May, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Cost: €75 – €105
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Venue

Csongrád, Hungary

Csongrád, Hungary,

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Participation fee
75 euro/person - youth hostel, apartment (3-4-5 bedded rooms, shared bathroom)
89 euro/person - 2* hotel, 2* apartment (2-3-4-5 bedded rooms, own bathroom)
105 euro/person - 4* hotel
(3 bedded rooms, 40 km from Csongrád, supplement for a double room is 5€/person/day)

At every 25 participant 1 is gratis

Additional Info

Csongrád city
Csongrád lies in the heart of the Great Plain, by the riverside of Tisza, at the tributary of Körös.

The beginning
According to legend, when prince Árpád conquered the army of Bulgarian-Slavonian prince Zalán possessing the area, the Hungarians occupied the earthwork found on the site of the present town Csongrád. The area was given by Árpád to Ond and his tribe to provide accommodation for them. To all probability, Csongrád earned its name from the earthwork rebuilt by Ete, son of Ond, using the language of Slavs taking part in the rebuilding to call Csongrád Csernigrad (black fortress). No trace of the once fortress was ever found, certainly because of the historical events in the course of centuries. On the basis of the subsisting relics, the once fortress was located on the area of the inner district of today’s Csongrád.

Some geography
Due to the geographical and environmental situation of the area, Csongrád is also called the town of waters. Besides the rivers Tisza and Kőrös, a branch of stagnant water of a length of 750 m forms the boundary of the town from the South. In the Southwest, there is a world of scattered farms. In the course of centuries, the town developing and renewed continuously preserved quite a number of traditional values, among them the ancient core of the town called "inner town", which with its thatched peasant houses of an age of 200 to 300 years is a skanzen today favored by quests and tourists.

Körös Tributary
The place where Körös flows into the Tisza is beautiful in each season of the year. In the summer in case of low water you can find a sand spit which is unique in Hungary and it is reminiscent of the seaside.
Standing in front of Körös provides a really impressive sight. Taking a kayak, canoe or a boat you can travel up both rivers starting from the beach. You can find here the largest expanse of sandy bank in the country. The long stretching bank is a beloved place for bathing in the summer. The guest houses are a few minutes’ walk to the Körös Tributary. It can be approached both by car or foot.