{"id":599,"date":"2016-02-02T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omh-ohcc.ca\/en\/?p=599"},"modified":"2023-11-06T21:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T02:17:14","slug":"mardi-grass-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omh-ohcc.ca\/en\/mardi-grass-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Grass Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OHCC’s Mardi Gras masquarade<\/a> held on January 30, 2016, was a complete success in that, beside the served-up tasty bites and merriment, we were able to raise funds for a worthy cause: the language training of Hungarian children that are subjected to forced assimilation practices in Moldova (present-day Romania), where they live by no fault of their own. These people are called the \u201cCs\u00e1ng\u00f3s\u201d and form integral part of the Hungarian nation.<\/p>\n

We had the pleasure and priviledge to host a young man, Kriszti\u00e1n (Feraru) Kov\u00e1cs, who hails from that region, just east of Transylvania, and who is a product of several programs that reinforce the sense of belonging to the Hungarian nation in those children.<\/p>\n

He presented a short program of authentic Cs\u00e1ng\u00f3 folk-songs on flute, accompanied on lute by Mr. Szabolcs Szil\u00e1gyi, followed by a sequence of Cs\u00e1ng\u00f3 dance-music tunes that received an enthusiastic response from the audience, many jumping on the floor and dancing away.<\/p>\n

After the concert, the public has enjoyed a comedy sketch performed by Messrs. B\u00e9la K\u00f6nt\u00e9s, G\u00e1bor Steiner, Szabolcs Szil\u00e1gyi, and Ms. Judith Polg\u00e1r.<\/p>\n

Shortly before the \u201esoir\u00e9e dansante\u201d began, the costumes and masks have been appraised and rewarded. Across generations, people have doned clever and witty costumes. We had amongst us Ninja turtles, a Rubik\u2019s cube, a Unicorn, a Stick-man, a Hammer and Nail duo, and Princess Leia, who did not want to part with her Oscar statuette. Among the costumed crowd, there were six families, each member wearing a disguise. Kudos to them!<\/p>\n

Thanks go to the volunteers, and to the guests, who made this evening a memorable one!<\/p>\n