Newsletter Issue No. 39 Events - June 2006 ------------------------------------------------- Two Hungarian Festivals occurred in June, and Magyar Marketing attended both. These annual events, Hungarian Day in New Brunswick, NJ, and the Detroit Hungarian Festival were filled with authentic Hungarian foods, music, and dance. The NJ festival kicked off with their traditional parade, and the Detroit festival sponsored by the Holy Cross Hungarian Parish was a 2-day affair. Another festival is coming up soon in Toronto, Canada. June 23-25, 2006 - Pontozo Hungarian Dance and Music Festival. The PONTOZÓ Festival is a showcase of Hungarian performing ensembles from North America. The first festival was organized in 1975 in New Jersey. The event's main goal is to bring together the best Hungarian folk dance and folk music enthusiasts working on this continent and help them in their dedicated work by allowing them to learn from each other and from knowledgeable experts. The Festival also gives a chance to the audience to witness a spectacular performance, enjoy close to a hundred participants from many Hungarian enclaves in North America! Kis-Balaton - Little Balaton ------------------------------------------------- Most people know Lake Balaton, the largest inland lake in Central Europe. The region of Lake Balaton is a major tourist area, and the shores have been built up to accommodate vacationers. The Kis-Balaton or Little Balaton located southwest of the Balaton, however, is a huge wetland habitat and birdwatcher's paradise. The Kis-Balaton has not given way to development and its shores have large reedy areas. These areas are full of many rare plants and animals. The Kis-Balaton is home to one protected species that has already died out in other parts of Europe, the Great White Egret. The Kis Balaton has managed to survive despite the draining of the marsh in 1922. As a result of the reconstruction of the wetlands started in the mid 1980s, waterfowl have returned to formerly deserted habitats. More recently Hungary’s Ministry of Environment has declared part of this area officially protected. So far over 250 species of birds have been identified as well as other rare plants, insects, and animals. See magyarmarketing.com's Newsletter link to view a picture of the Great White Egret. Travel Tip - Elvira: Timetable of Hungarian Railways ------------------------------------------------- If you will be traveling to Hungary and plan to use the railways, you can plan your trip easily by accessing the Hungarian Railways timetable at www.elvira.hu/ Although it is not possible yet to purchase tickets on-line, the website provides up-to-date information on arrival and departure times. The website can be viewed in Hungarian, German, and English, and the Frequently Asked Questions section is full of useful information. On-Line Dictionary ------------------------------------------------- A great on-line Hungarian-English dictionary is available at www.szotar.sztaki.hu/ SZTAKI stands for Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutató Intézet or Computer and Automation Research Institute. There are over 185,000 entries and also a section for business & finance terminology. _______________________________________________ Newsletter mailing list Newsletter@lists.magyarmarketing.com http://lists.magyarmarketing.com/mailman/listinfo/newsletter ew A>

Joe, I am a little upset, I clicked on the address you put in your message about a dictionary, Hungarian/English. What I got was a page welcoming me to Debian and Apache and other things I don't want and they tell me the Apache has installed on my computer. Now this is a far cry from a dictionary. I don't like it. I hope I can delete whatever they installed! Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Felt" <joensun@pioneernet.net> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:56 PM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Magyarmarketing Newsletter > Newsletter Issue No. 39 > > Events - June 2006 > ------------------------------------------------- > > Two Hungarian Festivals occurred in June, and Magyar Marketing attended > both. These annual events, Hungarian Day in New Brunswick, NJ, and the > Detroit Hungarian Festival were filled with authentic Hungarian foods, > music, and dance. The NJ festival kicked off with their traditional > parade, and the Detroit festival sponsored by the Holy Cross Hungarian > Parish was a 2-day affair. > > Another festival is coming up soon in Toronto, Canada. June 23-25, > 2006 - Pontozo Hungarian Dance and Music Festival. The PONTOZÓ Festival > is a showcase of Hungarian performing ensembles from North America. The > first festival was organized in 1975 in New Jersey. The event's main goal > is to bring together the best Hungarian folk dance and folk music > enthusiasts working on this continent and help them in their dedicated > work by allowing them to learn from each other and from knowledgeable > experts. The Festival also gives a chance to the audience to witness a > spectacular performance, enjoy close to a hundred participants from many > Hungarian enclaves in North America! > > Kis-Balaton - Little Balaton > ------------------------------------------------- > > Most people know Lake Balaton, the largest inland lake in Central Europe. > The region of Lake Balaton is a major tourist area, and the shores have > been built up to accommodate vacationers. The Kis-Balaton or Little > Balaton located southwest of the Balaton, however, is a huge wetland > habitat and birdwatcher's paradise. > > The Kis-Balaton has not given way to development and its shores have large > reedy areas. These areas are full of many rare plants and animals. The > Kis-Balaton is home to one protected species that has already died out in > other parts of Europe, the Great White Egret. > > The Kis Balaton has managed to survive despite the draining of the marsh > in 1922. As a result of the reconstruction of the wetlands started in the > mid 1980s, waterfowl have returned to formerly deserted habitats. More > recently Hungary's Ministry of Environment has declared part of this area > officially protected. So far over 250 species of birds have been > identified as well as other rare plants, insects, and animals. > See magyarmarketing.com's Newsletter link to view a picture of the Great > White Egret. > > > Travel Tip - Elvira: Timetable of Hungarian Railways > ------------------------------------------------- > > If you will be traveling to Hungary and plan to use the railways, you can > plan your trip easily by accessing the Hungarian Railways timetable at > www.elvira.hu/ > Although it is not possible yet to purchase tickets on-line, the website > provides up-to-date information on arrival and departure times. The > website can be viewed in Hungarian, German, and English, and the > Frequently Asked Questions section is full of useful information. > > On-Line Dictionary > ------------------------------------------------- > > A great on-line Hungarian-English dictionary is available at > www.szotar.sztaki.hu/ > SZTAKI stands for Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutató Intézet or > Computer and Automation Research Institute. There are over 185,000 > entries and also a section for business & finance terminology. > > > _______________________________________________ > Newsletter mailing list > Newsletter@lists.magyarmarketing.com > http://lists.magyarmarketing.com/mailman/listinfo/newsletter > ew > A> > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 6/19/2006 >