May Day Celebration – Green Spring Festival

We invite everybody wishing to relive the festivities of the lively days of the turn of the 20. century to take a trip back in time!

In the large marketplace and shady groves of the Upland market town, the atmosphere of the old-time May fairs comes alive with a lively bustle, traditional fair goods and contemporary music filling the streets.

Learn about crafts, where natural ingredients and environmentally friendly techniques are at the forefront. Try how to recycle or create with natural materials! Discover how the past generations lived sustainably and how we can be inspired by it today.

MAYPOLE DECORATION from morning - Maypole installation at 14:00 - at the house of Novaj (I-8)

The tree was cut down in the forest at night by the lads and set up at dawn in front of each girls' house together, or each lad in front of his sweetheart's house, according to local custom. In many places, a single tall maypole was erected only in front of the judge's house, the priest's house or the church, and smaller trees were placed in the courtyards of the girls' houses. The maypoles were decorated with ribbons, handkerchiefs, flowers, full bottles of wine, etc., before being buried in the ground or nailed to the gatepost or the well-pole.

PLAYING SPOT FOR KIDS - folk games of skill: kakasozás, (Children's chasing circle game with the participants singing a song about a rooster.), pittyezés (a kind of aim and throw game) throwing the gúzskarika (ring tossing game) - House from Nemesradnót, in front of the stable of Imola (I-9)

SPICE QUIZ – House from Perkupa (I-10)

PROGRAMS ON STAGE – in the barn of the House from Perkupa (I-10)

1. 11:00 a.m. "Talking grapes, smiling apples, chiming peaches" – a fairy tale titled Katinka's garden, performed by the Zanotta Art Association
2. 1:00 p.m. Ask the gardener! – Roundtable discussion with landscaper Andrea dr. Keresztes-Sipos A-Sipos PhD, chief gardener Attila Hazai, nature conservation engineer Igor Dukay, and organic gardener Jutka Jakab. Moderator: Szandra Németh PhD
3. 2:30 p.m. Concert by Kerekes Band

GARDEN MAGIC – The house from Erdőhorváti (I-11) - Learn about old practices that are still relevant to this day! – planting demonstration from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PRETZEL TASTING – House from Erdőhorváti (I-11)

FAMILY PUZZLE SOLVING – Discover the hidden secrets of the past: four decades, four worlds! – Manorial servants' quarter (I-19)

MAY BASKET – Servants' quarters (I-19)

The custom of sending May baskets became widespread between the two world wars. In northern Hungary, they were given to girls who were close to marriage or already engaged. It was customary to fill the baskets with potted flowers (hydrangeas, geraniums) and cut flowers (roses), and they were typically decorated with ribbons. But scarves, sweets, and even rings could also be included as gifts. They were usually given in the evening when the maypole was erected, or on the afternoon of May 1st. They were placed in windows, at gates, or on the maypole; the customs of giving and receiving varied from town to town.

HANDICRAFT AVTIVITIES – Granary (I-20)

1. Making a wicker basket
2. Making a necklace from birch bark
3. Making a pinwheel

ARTISANAL BAZAAR AND FAIR – Upland market town - main Square (II)

natural cosmetics, soap, textile and crocheted toys, bead and glass jewelry, wooden toys, mandalas, sweets, smoked goods, cheese, chili sauces, dried fruits and vegetables, ground spices, pickles

WORLD OF GARDENS – themed walk at 10:30 a.m., meeting point at the entrance to the Upland market town exhibition unit (II)

LOVE IN THE MIRROR OF TIME – themed tour at 1:00 p.m., meeting point at the entrance to the Upland market town exhibition unit (II)

PLAYING SPOT FOR KIDS

1. Play it Again! – recycled games garden: bottle bowling with a bottle, building castles with corn husks, glass instruments, building and follow-the-leade type team games – the courtyard of the house from Hejce (II-3)
2. EcoWorld play corner: eco quiz, did you know? – Tithing house from Mád (II-5)

HANDICRAFT ACTIVITIES – Merchant's house from Mád (II-8)

1. Paper basket weaving
2. Flower wreath making

SMALL GARDENS, GREAT ROLE – The change starts with you! – The off-site program of the Pomázi Eco-Circle– Civic house from Gyöngyös (II-9)

BASKET CAROUSEL– Grassy area opposite the granary

TINTALÓ CIRCUS – fairy tale performance at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. – Grassy area opposite the granary

DRESS IN STYLE, WALK IN STYLE! – Dressing Room (XI-8)

We offer you a unique opportunity to explore the museum dressed in early 20th century costumes and become part of the hustle and bustle of a small Transylvanian town.

MATCHING GAME – Learn about Saxon folk customs through the stories of a young couple! – House from Szászújfalu/Neudorf/Nou Rosia (XI-13)

DUMPLING COOKING, LOVE FORTUNE-TELLING – 11:00 a.m./12:30 p.m./2:00 p.m./3:30 p.m. – House fom Balavásár / Bălăușeri (XI-17)

Girls of marriageable age used various methods to predict their future in love, choose a partner, and find a husband. One such practice involved hiding the name of a boy in each dumpling, and when they were cooked, the first dumpling to rise revealed the name of the future husband.

The train runs all day with two sets of carriages, according to the weekend timetable.