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„Paradicsom közepibe aranyszőnyeg leterítve…” (Transylvanian Christmas Customs)
Film
Title of the film
Original title:
„Paradicsom közepibe aranyszőnyeg leterítve…”
English title:
Transylvanian Christmas Customs
Hungarian title:
„Paradicsom közepibe aranyszőnyeg leterítve…”
Original subtitle:
karácsonyi népszokások a Mezőségen
Hungarian subtitle:
karácsonyi népszokások a Mezőségen
Production and shooting info
Country of the production:
Hungary - hu
Year of production:
from 2000 to 2002
Year of shooting:
from 2000 to 2001
Length of the film:
33 min
Colouring:
colour
Standard format:
DV
Recording format:
DV
Original language:
Hungarian
Description of the content
In Buza, Szék and Ördöngösfüzes, the Transylvanian Christmas customs – like chanting and the Nativity play – are still kept alive. On Christmas Eve both children and adults go from house to house, singing Christmas songs, blessing the people they visit, and performing the birth of Jesus Christ.
Credits
Director:
Erika Karácsony
Producer:
Sándor Buglya
Cinematographer:
Zsolt Kötő
Editor:
Zsolt Kötő
Sound:
Antal Katyi
Production manager:
Miklós Szederkényi
Company / Institution
Production:
Dunatáj Alapítvány
Distributor:
Dunatáj Alapítvány
Ethnicity and locality
Etnic group:
Hungarian
Continent:
East Europe
Country:
Romania - ro
Location
(City, village, region, mountains, etc.):
Transylvania
Mezőség
Buza
Szék
Ördöngösfüzes
Tipology
Type:
non-fiction film
Related sciences
Social science:
ethnography
Keyword:
rural life
minority
tradition
christmas
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