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Reading is worthwhile both before and after the journey. We have gathered the books that offer the most for understanding the churches, shrines and pilgrimage traditions of Sz\u00e9kely Land \u2013 from 19th-century classics to the latest research. (Most of them are available in Hungarian.)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Classic works on Sz\u00e9kely Land<\/h2>
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Bal\u00e1zs Orb\u00e1n<\/p>\n

A Sz\u00e9kelyf\u00f6ld le\u00edr\u00e1sa (The Description of Sz\u00e9kely Land)<\/h3>\n

Vols I\u2013VI \u00b7 Pest, 1868\u20131873<\/p>\n

The six-volume magnum opus of \u201cthe greatest Sz\u00e9kely\u201d travels through the Sz\u00e9kely seats settlement by settlement, from historical, archaeological, natural-history and ethnographic perspectives. Churches, castles, shrines and traditions \u2013 still the essential work for getting to know the region.<\/p>\n

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Elek Benk\u0151<\/p>\n

A k\u00f6z\u00e9pkori Sz\u00e9kelyf\u00f6ld (Medieval Sz\u00e9kely Land)<\/h3>\n

Vols I\u2013II \u00b7 Institute of Archaeology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2013<\/p>\n

An archaeological and historical survey of the settlements, churches and material heritage of medieval Sz\u00e9kely Land \u2013 background to the fortified churches and murals.<\/p>\n

Faith Set in Stone<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3 and the pilgrimage<\/h2>
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\u00c1rp\u00e1d Dacz\u00f3 (Fr Luk\u00e1cs OFM)<\/p>\n

Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3 titka (The Secret of Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3). Marian devotion in folk tradition<\/h3>\n

Pallas-Akad\u00e9mia, Cs\u00edkszereda, 2000<\/p>\n

A Franciscan friar's collection and interpretation of the traditions, prayers and symbols of popular Marian devotion, in the light of the Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3 pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

The Secrets of Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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\u00c1rp\u00e1d Dacz\u00f3 (Fr Luk\u00e1cs OFM)<\/p>\n

Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3 ragyog\u00e1sa (The Radiance of Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3)<\/h3>\n

Pallas-Akad\u00e9mia, Cs\u00edkszereda, 2010<\/p>\n

The author's second book on Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3, about the tradition of awaiting the sunrise linked to the Whitsun pilgrimage and the light symbolism of the shrine.<\/p>\n

Pilgrimage Church and Franciscan Friary \u2013 Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Tam\u00e1s Mohay<\/p>\n

A cs\u00edksomly\u00f3i p\u00fcnk\u00f6sdi b\u00facs\u00faj\u00e1r\u00e1s (The Whitsun Pilgrimage of Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3). History, origin, tradition<\/h3>\n

L\u2019Harmattan, Budapest, 2009<\/p>\n

An ethnographer's monograph on the history and origin legend of the pilgrimage: using source criticism, it shows how today's form of the Whitsun pilgrimage developed.<\/p>\n

Pilgrimages and Feasts in Sz\u00e9kely Land<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Tam\u00e1s Mohay<\/p>\n

A cs\u00edksomly\u00f3i kegyhely \u00e9s b\u00facs\u00faj\u00e1r\u00e1s (The Shrine and Pilgrimage of Cs\u00edksomly\u00f3). Dictatorship, regime change, modernisation<\/h3>\n

L\u2019Harmattan, Budapest, 2023<\/p>\n

The author's newer volume follows the history of the shrine and the pilgrimage from the second half of the 20th century to the present: from the years of dictatorship through the change of regime to today's mass pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

Events Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Churches, murals, painted ceilings<\/h2>
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Gyula L\u00e1szl\u00f3<\/p>\n

A Szent L\u00e1szl\u00f3-legenda k\u00f6z\u00e9pkori falk\u00e9pei (Medieval Murals of the St Ladislaus Legend)<\/h3>\n

Budapest, 1993<\/p>\n

The archaeologist-historian's overview of the medieval murals depicting the legend of the knight-king \u2013 a key to understanding the cycles in the churches of Sz\u00e9kely Land.<\/p>\n

Unitarian Fortified Church \u2013 Sz\u00e9kelyderzs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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J\u00f3zsef L\u00e1ngi \u2013 Ferenc Mih\u00e1ly<\/p>\n

Erd\u00e9lyi falk\u00e9pek \u00e9s festett faberendez\u00e9sek (Murals and Painted Wooden Furnishings in Transylvania)<\/h3>\n

Vol. 1: National Centre for Monument Restoration, Budapest, 2002<\/p>\n

A richly illustrated, multi-volume catalogue by restorers of the murals and painted wooden furnishings of Transylvania, including coffered ceilings \u2013 with hundreds of colour photographs.<\/p>\n

Painted Skies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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L\u00e1szl\u00f3 D\u00e1vid<\/p>\n

A k\u00f6z\u00e9pkori Udvarhelysz\u00e9k m\u0171v\u00e9szeti eml\u00e9kei (Art Monuments of Medieval Udvarhelysz\u00e9k)<\/h3>\n

Kriterion, Bucharest, 1981<\/p>\n

A study of the medieval churches and art monuments of Udvarhelysz\u00e9k \u2013 useful background for visiting, for example, the churches of Sz\u00e9kelyderzs or \u00c9nlaka.<\/p>\n

Unitarian Church \u2013 \u00c9nlaka<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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The books are available in libraries, second-hand bookshops and from the publishers. Would you like to recommend another book? Write to us on the Contact<\/a> page!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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