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	Traditional geographical names območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: oral traditions Traditional land names were given by locals and remained for centuries by word of mouth. These names were often connected with geographical phenomena, historic events or, in the case of meadows, with the owner's name. The names given this way are not always the same that can be found on maps. Even more, in some cases, the territorial borders within the region are not the same as the locals claim.

	The dialect of the Vasi Hegyhát region območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: oral traditions The vasi Hegyhát region has its own unique dialect. Today, some words are spoken only by the older generation, but they are understood by all. The main goal of the dialect might have been simplification in spelling. The unification of the vowels or softening the consonants was as usual here as some strange, local specific words for some items. People from this region were easily identified by their spelling those days. This also makes the Vasi Hegyhát region unique.

	The legends and myths of the Vasi Hegyhát region območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: oral traditions The Vasi Hegyhát small region is rich in legends and myths. The most well-known stories are about the ‘witch’ called Kuminé, about the menősök (outlaws), the ‘garabonciás’ people and finally about the Bottomless Lake.

	The Dominican legacy in Vasvár območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature The history of Dominicans and Vasvár are connected to each other since decades. The monastery which is Vasvár's oldest building protected a really important spiritual tradition. This affected both the town and its region, it was the sacral centre of the area and the monks who worked in it gave their knowledge to the students in schools. The Dominican monastery gave place for the Museum of Vasvár, established in 1951. Vasvár Museum is located in one of the oldest Dominican monastery buildings.

	Pilgrimage dedicated to Virgin Mary in Vasvár območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: social practices In the 18th century, when life restarted in the region after the Ottoman period, a new form of pilgrimage was born. It was typical for the Baroque times that the worship for Virgin Mary became popular. The importance of the Dominicans returning home was unquestionable in this process, just like their devotional statue they brought with themselves from Szombathely. Mary’s adoration was strengthened also by the rebuilding of Vasvár’s ancient parish church dedicated to Virgin Mary. Pilgrimage was and still is important in Vasvár. On the feast day of Assumption of Mary (15th of August) a procession marches to the Graveyard Chapel, and since 1989 on the day of 8 September (feast of Nativity of Mary) a crowd goes to the Holy Well with candles at the evening. The Holy Well welcomes its visitors with a beautiful ancient beech forest, a chapel, and crystal clear spring water with a touching legend connected to it.

	The heritage of stone crosses območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: social practices Stone crosses are usual in Transdanubia (western part of Hungary) and are parts of every day life and feast days, too. They give us a warning or a sign and it is a sacral monument at the same time. Pilgrimage is a tool of spiritual purification and recharging with energy which is being rediscovered by today's people. Vasvár is famous for its Pilgrimage since the Middle Ages. Thousands of people visit Vasvár on Mary's day even from 50-100 km distance. The ‘Mary Route’ and the ‘Saint Martin pilgrimage route’ cross several settlements of Hegyhát, connecting our region to the international pilgrimage routes.

	Traditional architecture območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: traditional craftmanship We can find many vine cellars near the settlements of Vasi Hegyhát region. They are called “cellars”, however they are not below the ground. These buildings have been always used for producing and storing wine. The older ones were made of locally common wood (oak) and rye straw. The oldest cellars of the Vasi Hegyhát region are more than 200 years old. The timber wall's important specificity is that the main elements of the wall are horizontally laid on each other. In Transdanubia it remained a popular way for peasant or village people to build their own houses. Thatch is the straw earned from carefully threshed rye bound in sheaves which is ready for covering rooftops. Hegypásztor Kör declared in their Articles of Association that the main goal is to protect Oszkó Vineyard's built and natural values. In order to achieve this goal they managed to relearn the profession of thatch-making from the old thatching masters and by this they could save this beautiful tradition for the future. They were firstly a good example to the local vine producers, later to the whole village and today they are the creators of many sample programs all across the country.

	Traditional agriculture, self-sustaining and self-organizing communities območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature In the Vasi Hegyhát region, wine production has an important role in safeguarding traditions and spiritual heritage and also in strengthening the spirit of the local community. Vineyard communities were once organised in the interest of the local fruit and wine production. The Volunteer Fire Association of Vasvár is a community, the goal of which is to protect town and its neighbourhood, but they also play an important role in the community life of the small town. Since many years they are supporting, organizing and participating in the events of the town. Recently, the organization turned 125 years old and was established by the polyhistor István Barabás.

	Indigenous fruit growing območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature The dominant element in the life of Vasi Hegyhát region has been always agriculture, the wine and fruit production. Perharps that's why there is a saying: “Vas county, Vasvár, the place where jam grows”. It refers to the area which has been known for its quality fruit products since centuries, and where the base elements of jams, as apple, pear and plum were present in quality and quantity. Local fruits are the main components also of the local pálinka which is getting more popular year by year.

	Indigenous livestock breeding območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature The treasures from the past in the Vasi Hegyhát region are not only connected to fruit growing, but to livestock as well. It is interesting, but until some years ago there were only a few indigenous animals, but after that, a significant improvement has started. The region's most famous places in safeguarding indigenous livestock breeding are: the ‘Varga farm’ at Alsóújlak, the 'spectacle park' in Szemenye which shows ancient animal species, a 'land park' in Rábahídvég and the gidrán-stable in Olaszfa.

	Traditional wood-carving območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: traditional craftmanship Since the end of the 1980's two wood-carvers, Imre Tőke from Nagytilaj, and Lajos Magyar from Pácsony got into the focus of historians. They showed their naive works on many exhibitions in the country and got many awards from the audience and from professionals too. The traditions of wood-carving have deep roots in the Hegyhát. However, the two artists passed away long time ago, the tradition of wood-carving remained strong, and expanded in wood-carving camps. There were several camps organized by the Foundation for Villages' Culture in the Hegyhát. In the villages they made statues for the local public places, and in Vasvár they made the aforementioned statues in the valleys of the Szentkút. (Holy well)

	A region open for Fine Arts območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: performing arts We have to mention five people who live or used to live in the Vasi Hegyhát region and who have never forgot their bonding for the motherland. One of them never knew the region truly, he never lived in the Vasi Hegyhát region, but after his artistic heritage found home in Vasvár, his statues became true cultural values of the area. The others were simply magnetized by the region. The favourite artistic theme is often the beautiful landscape and the natural environment of the Vasi Hegyhát, and especially the old vineyards in Oszkó, or the Jeli Arboretum.

	Folk singing, folk dance and choral singing območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: performing arts There are several amateur groups acting in the region with a long history. In these groups people from different generations sing or play music together and in this way, they are strengthening community spirit in the settlements if the Vasi Hegyhát region. They give ‘live’ musical experience by their shows, safeguard and pass on traditions and during their preparations and performances they are getting closer to each other. They form a vivid and sincere community; the members are able to help each other in every day life too.

	Folk customs, heritage of craftsmanship območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: social practices In the past 10 years the demand for experiencing the customs of the Vasi Hegyhát region has been increasing. At important holidays visitors can find interesting attractions almost everywhere in the area. There are many examples throughout the year, but there is one which unique even in the whole country, namely the ‘csörgetelés’ (belling). There is also a unique custom on connection with the Vasvár Pilgrimage, called ‘fürdetés’ (bathing). Those children who visit the Holy Well for the first time had to chose a Pilgrim Godmother or Godfather, who washes his or her face with the water of the Holy Well, and draws a cross on his or her forehead with it. The presentation of craftsmanship’s shows Hegyhát's still living craftsman traditions.

	Amateur theatre and Golghelogi območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: performing arts One of the surviving cultural traditions of the Vasi Hegyhát region is dramatics. The roots reach back to the preceptors who called to life theatrical groups in the settlements Csipkerek, Csehimindszent, Győrvár, Vasvár and some others nearly a century ago. A real curiosity of ther region is the “Golghelogi” in Nagymákfa, which means something like “everything that is connected to theatricals, everything that is timeless”. The connection of the Vasi Hegyhát region’s spiritual values and Gáspár Nagy's heritage are getting stronger year by year.

	Cultural festivals, events območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: social practices Hegyhát is the place of traditional festivals too. ‘Rétes’ festival, folk-singing, theatrical, “pálinka”, vineyard and ‘kurucz’ festivals are all attractive even on national level and have been active for several years. That is for sure that it does not matter which year a visitor comes to Vasvár in August, he will have to face an army of ‘rétes’ (similar to strudel), or he will be able to taste some real quality wine in May at the Oszkó Vineyard. In October he can time travel into the ‘kurucz’ times in Győrvár, just to mention a few opportunities.

	The intellectual heritage of István Ambrózy-Migazzi območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature “Semper Vireo” which means “I am ever-blooming” is the inscription on the gravestone of Ambrózy-Migazzi, and this was the idea which led him all along his life. This was also the base of establishing later the Jeli Arboretum. He was futuristic and careful. He planned in 1920 that he was going to plant Mediterranean plants here in Hungary, far away from their warm homes. However, climate change followed the Count's ideas. The climate is getting better for the more than 300 rhododendrons with every year. Professionals say that only the black colour which is not able to find in the gardens of Jeli Arboretum.

	The scientific heritage of Dr. László Bendefy: in the footsteps of prehistoric animals območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature During a road construction in the past decade prehistoric bones were found next to the borders of Bérbaltavár. It is a common question that why could these bones stay in a good shape as they were in? Some say it is because of the “Ősrába” (Ancient Rába river) that conserved them, others think that it can be because of some kind of earthquakes and fires. We can assume that it was the river's sand that buried the bones, so they stayed undamaged. The Museum of Vasvár and the British Museum in London also have some artefacts from Bérbaltavár, one of the settlements of the Vasi Hegyhát region. The person, who made scientific research on it, was from Vasvár and his name was Dr. László Bendefy.

	The spiritual heritage of Cardinal Mindszenty območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: practices concerning nature József Pehm took up the family name ‘Mindszenty’ around 1944 because of the love he felt for his home village, Csehimindszent. As a respect for the Cardinal, the village today safeguards the spiritual legacy and the memory of Mindszenty. His signal was ‘Devictus vinci’ which means ‘Victory by loosing’. The fact that his reburial could take place finally, his past is researched by many historians and that his village cultivates his legacy truly can mean some kind of a victory.

	The home of peace – The Legacy of the Peace treaty of Vasvár območje: Vasi Hegyhát kategorija: social practices An ambiguous kind of memory is the heritage of the ‘Shameful Peace Treaty of Vasvár’. The retreating Ottoman army was able to get more favourable conditions than the losing side used to have but in fact it was a contemporary political deal. The exact place of the signature is not known because the so-called “Peace House” is more than a hundred years older than the signature. Those days the whole town was destructed, so it was most likely it took place in the Ottoman grand commander’s tent. However, the town wants to remember the signature by the function of the building. The Peace House is also a place where peace conferences are held. A precious permanent painting exhibition is shown at the Peace House too.

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