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Videók, interjúk, beszélgetések és előadások a Marosvásárhelyi Rádiótól
A Marosvásárhelyi Rádió, Erdély kiemelkedő magyar nyelvű rádiója, megalakulása óta létfontosságú hír-, kultúra- és szórakozási forrás a magyar ajkú közösség számára. A Marosvásárhelyről sugárzó állomás büszke arra, hogy változatos, különböző érdeklődési köröket és korosztályokat kielégítő műsorokat kínál. A Marosvásárhelyi Rádió a befolyásos személyiségekkel készített mélyinterjúktól az aktuális témákról szóló izgalmas beszélgetésekig gondoskodik arról, hogy hallgatói tájékozottak maradjanak és kapcsolatban maradjanak örökségükkel.
A Marosvásárhelyi Rádió a hírek és talkshow mellett ismeretterjesztő előadásairól és kulturális tartalmairól is ismert, amelyek az erdélyi magyarság gazdag történelmét és hagyományait világítják meg. Az állomás elkötelezettsége a minőségi műsorok mellett és a közönség kiszolgálása iránti elkötelezettsége megszilárdította hírnevét a régióban, mint megbízható és dédelgetett intézmény. Legyen szó lebilincselő videóiról, elgondolkodtató interjúiról vagy élénk beszélgetéseiről, a Marosvásárhelyi Rádió továbbra is meghatározó szerepet tölt be a magyar kultúra és nyelv megőrzésében és népszerűsítésében.
Storytelling Castles of Transylvania
First there were the castles, because the homeland, the family and life had to be defended. Then churches were built, because faith and hope, love and kindness had to be nurtured. Later came the castles, which created an extraordinary culture. In Transylvania, it was in castles that the first Christmas trees were erected and private libraries were created. Transylvanian castles, in ruins or renovated, are unmistakable testaments to our Europeanism, surviving documents of our thousand-year continent-shaping history.
Bonchida and Gernyeszeg, Marosvécs and Paszmos, Aranyosgerend and Kálnok, all the foundations of our history and culture, where ministers and patrons of the arts were born, patrons of schools and churches lived; Transylvanian memorials where, through the support of literature and science, a part of the country, a unique and beautiful world, Transylvania, was built. And this must not be forgotten.
Bonchida and Gernyeszeg, Marosvécs and Paszmos, Aranyosgerend and Kálnok, all the foundations of our history and culture, where ministers and patrons of the arts were born, patrons of schools and churches lived; Transylvanian memorials where, through the support of literature and science, a part of the country, a unique and beautiful world, Transylvania, was built. And this must not be forgotten.
The Age of Kings in Transylvania
In the description and pronunciation of the name, the true value of our Transylvanianism is inherent, a proud acknowledgement of the century and a half when we were the guardians of the Hungarian homeland and the Hungarian nation. When, after the fall of Buda, the great medieval power was split into three at the border between East and West, Transylvania was the historical mission of the Carpathian Basin for one hundred and fifty years, and it is called the Transylvanian Principality, beginning with the son of a princess, Zsigmond János, and ending with another great historical figure, Ferenc Rákóczi II. In the time between the two of them, the part of the country embraced by the Eastern and Southern Carpathians was transformed into a fairyland. And all this is not a fairy tale, but a peaceful, rich chronicle of a hard, hard-fought period, with names such as István Báthory, King of Poland, István Bocskai's Hajdútánca, Gábor Bethlen's founding of the school, and György Rákóczi I's publication of the Bible and books. Never before did the three recognised nations of Hungarians, Saxons and Szeklers, and the banished Romanians live in such peace in this land as they did in the time of the Transylvanian Principality. It was a rich and beautiful time here in the lap of the Carpathians, and it is fitting for all who live here to know it...
Our Past Encased in Stone
Monuments embody our past, our history. They represent history open, sealed in stone. Their fate is ours. During the dictatorship, when it was forbidden and punishable to remember our Hungarianness, the monuments also started to atrophy. They were turned into lead paintings, into stalls, into the sets of history-fraudulent films by talentless directors, such as Versailles in Transylvania or the Bánffy Castle in Bonchida. They preserve lives encased in stones and represent the life of a nation. We must care for them, nurture them, so that - having survived the harsh times, even in the sometimes harsh present - they can once again shine in their former beauty.
In fact, this is the purpose of our programme. It reminds us of our monuments, whether known or forgotten, with the unconcealed aim of reviving the strong stone roots of the past, which will feed our present and our future. Transylvanian monuments, old buildings, castles, palaces, churches: they are the guardians of our Hungarian history and our past. The places where the Hungarian inhabitants of towns and villages lived, worked and raised their children. At the cost of their blood, they defended the land of Transylvania against the invading enemy.
Transylvanian monuments: nothing more than our being here. They are the heralds of Transylvanian Hungarian architecture and art. They were the citadels of Transylvanian Hungarian culture. Unfortunately, in more and more places, only these monuments authenticate the presence of the Transylvanian Hungarians, the indigenous people, and the presence of the building and development. They are the witnesses of our history. They are our legacy and our built heritage... They refute all falsifications of history, all fabricated historical legends. We are natives of this land, and these buildings proclaim it to the ages, irrefutably. It is so important that we know our memories of the old times, of our past, of our ancestors, carved in stone and brick. Let us protect them, care for them and look after them. Let's talk about them, tell stories about them, pass on to those who come after us what they bear witness to...
In fact, this is the purpose of our programme. It reminds us of our monuments, whether known or forgotten, with the unconcealed aim of reviving the strong stone roots of the past, which will feed our present and our future. Transylvanian monuments, old buildings, castles, palaces, churches: they are the guardians of our Hungarian history and our past. The places where the Hungarian inhabitants of towns and villages lived, worked and raised their children. At the cost of their blood, they defended the land of Transylvania against the invading enemy.
Transylvanian monuments: nothing more than our being here. They are the heralds of Transylvanian Hungarian architecture and art. They were the citadels of Transylvanian Hungarian culture. Unfortunately, in more and more places, only these monuments authenticate the presence of the Transylvanian Hungarians, the indigenous people, and the presence of the building and development. They are the witnesses of our history. They are our legacy and our built heritage... They refute all falsifications of history, all fabricated historical legends. We are natives of this land, and these buildings proclaim it to the ages, irrefutably. It is so important that we know our memories of the old times, of our past, of our ancestors, carved in stone and brick. Let us protect them, care for them and look after them. Let's talk about them, tell stories about them, pass on to those who come after us what they bear witness to...
In the Footsteps of Our Heritage
Most nations feel that their past, their culture and their centuries-old heritage are unmistakable with the spiritual and material treasures of other peoples. This is especially true of our own Transylvanian heritage, where East meets West at the foot of the Carpathians.
Europe's image was transformed by the Gothic and then the Baroque, which spread eastwards to Transylvania and enriched the image of our landscapes. The Reformation and, before it, humanism arrived almost immediately in this diverse part of the country, and became so at home that it was the first in the world to legislate religious freedom in 1568.
Here lived together Saxons and Hungarians, Szeklers, Armenians and Bohemians, Jews and Habanians, Bulgarians, formerly also Bessemites, and later Romanians who brought with them Balkan culture, and the heritage built here became a colourful and unique Transylvanian treasure.
This is how the Saxon Evangelical Episcopal church fortress in Berethalma, whose door lock is still visible today and was admired at the World Exhibition in Paris, became a World Heritage Site, as did the Europa Nostra Prize-winning Torocko, the legend of St. Lazarus in the church in Székelyderz, Őraljaboldogfalva, Marosszentimre, Marosszentanna, Gelence and countless other old churches.
Castles and manor houses, carved Szekler gates and stately mansions have been built here, defying time and decay, guarding the landscape in times of invasion or migration. They continue to enrich the lives of those who live here today, though sometimes only their ruins remain. It is a special joy when they are revived. For us, Transylvania as a whole is a World Heritage Site.
Europe's image was transformed by the Gothic and then the Baroque, which spread eastwards to Transylvania and enriched the image of our landscapes. The Reformation and, before it, humanism arrived almost immediately in this diverse part of the country, and became so at home that it was the first in the world to legislate religious freedom in 1568.
Here lived together Saxons and Hungarians, Szeklers, Armenians and Bohemians, Jews and Habanians, Bulgarians, formerly also Bessemites, and later Romanians who brought with them Balkan culture, and the heritage built here became a colourful and unique Transylvanian treasure.
This is how the Saxon Evangelical Episcopal church fortress in Berethalma, whose door lock is still visible today and was admired at the World Exhibition in Paris, became a World Heritage Site, as did the Europa Nostra Prize-winning Torocko, the legend of St. Lazarus in the church in Székelyderz, Őraljaboldogfalva, Marosszentimre, Marosszentanna, Gelence and countless other old churches.
Castles and manor houses, carved Szekler gates and stately mansions have been built here, defying time and decay, guarding the landscape in times of invasion or migration. They continue to enrich the lives of those who live here today, though sometimes only their ruins remain. It is a special joy when they are revived. For us, Transylvania as a whole is a World Heritage Site.
The Transylvanian Aristocracy
Throughout time, history has assigned a role to each social stratum, and those who have persevered and carried out their mission with great perseverance have survived as value creators in a changing world.
All this is particularly evident in the many centuries-old chronicles of the Transylvanian nobility, where vanished or still existing castles, ornate mansions in villages and palaces in towns preserve the struggle and the endurance of their past.
In the walls of churches and schools, crypts and monumental stables, you can sense their former prowess, their serious commitment to their mission, as they were true role models for the community, for the nation. Even as they crumble, proud walls and towers, sometimes renewed, preserve the indestructible Transylvanian world, which can be summed up as follows: nobility. Over the centuries, the names and histories of nearly half a hundred count and baron families have been inscribed in stone, wood, marble tablets, books, art, literature and our Transylvanian culture.
The descendants of the Transylvanian nobility who were persecuted in 1948-49 live among us, real people like us, but hearing their names is like hearing the past: the rich history of the Bethlen, Kemény, Barcsay, Bánffy, Apafi, Teleki families who gave princes and ministers their names, the biographies and chronicles preserved under the names of Apor, Haller, Wesselényi are an undeniable part of our Transylvanian history. The French saying is very true, but it is typical of them: nobility obliges.
All this is particularly evident in the many centuries-old chronicles of the Transylvanian nobility, where vanished or still existing castles, ornate mansions in villages and palaces in towns preserve the struggle and the endurance of their past.
In the walls of churches and schools, crypts and monumental stables, you can sense their former prowess, their serious commitment to their mission, as they were true role models for the community, for the nation. Even as they crumble, proud walls and towers, sometimes renewed, preserve the indestructible Transylvanian world, which can be summed up as follows: nobility. Over the centuries, the names and histories of nearly half a hundred count and baron families have been inscribed in stone, wood, marble tablets, books, art, literature and our Transylvanian culture.
The descendants of the Transylvanian nobility who were persecuted in 1948-49 live among us, real people like us, but hearing their names is like hearing the past: the rich history of the Bethlen, Kemény, Barcsay, Bánffy, Apafi, Teleki families who gave princes and ministers their names, the biographies and chronicles preserved under the names of Apor, Haller, Wesselényi are an undeniable part of our Transylvanian history. The French saying is very true, but it is typical of them: nobility obliges.
Castles in Transylvania
In Transylvania and the whole Carpathian Basin, the first castles appeared when the people who arrived here wanted to create a home for themselves, because they needed security to create a home.
When our migrant ancestors wanted to build a homeland here, they started with castles. At first they built fortifications of earth, later of stone and brick, and although the ever-encroaching enemy or the forces of nature tried to destroy them, many of them, ruined or restored, remain indelible testimony to the heroism of our forefathers.
The castles and their defenders protected each other and the country.
That is why we are still here, and why they must be talked about.
When our migrant ancestors wanted to build a homeland here, they started with castles. At first they built fortifications of earth, later of stone and brick, and although the ever-encroaching enemy or the forces of nature tried to destroy them, many of them, ruined or restored, remain indelible testimony to the heroism of our forefathers.
The castles and their defenders protected each other and the country.
That is why we are still here, and why they must be talked about.
They Were Our Kings
The leaders of nations and powers with a rich historical past were prominent, dominant figures in the country; they were called pharaohs, emperors or kings. Our Hungarian people entered the shaping of European history at the turn of the first Christian millennium, most notably with the coronation and wise reign of our first king, St Stephen. This history of the Hungarian kingdom lasted a thousand years, with countless trials, struggles and beautiful stories.
The first three centuries were the era of the Árpád kings, when the Hungarian king's personality held the nation together. After the death of the last Árpád king came the so-called mixed house, when the exercise of power, for good or ill, determined life here; see the fabled life of King Matthias.
The third period of our people's millennial presence in Europe, when the Austrian Emperor was also King of Hungary. The end of this period was marked by the First World War.
Since then, the Hungarian kings only appear in our history books, but they live on in them, because they are indelible figures of history, whose lives every Hungarian should know something about.
The first three centuries were the era of the Árpád kings, when the Hungarian king's personality held the nation together. After the death of the last Árpád king came the so-called mixed house, when the exercise of power, for good or ill, determined life here; see the fabled life of King Matthias.
The third period of our people's millennial presence in Europe, when the Austrian Emperor was also King of Hungary. The end of this period was marked by the First World War.
Since then, the Hungarian kings only appear in our history books, but they live on in them, because they are indelible figures of history, whose lives every Hungarian should know something about.
Harmony
We all sense that everything on earth is in a state of constant transformation. To paraphrase the Greek Heraclitus, no man can step into the same river twice, because it is no longer the same river and he is no longer the same man.
Everything changes and transforms. He who closes himself in and is incapable of constant renewal and transformation will be destroyed by his own self-destruction.
The flow and transformation of the world also affects our radio programmes. New perceptions and changing needs are the cause of constant transformation and the need for renewal. This is what we are witnessing now, when our popular programmes Soul Mirror and Harmony are renewed, and from now on, in one programme, we can listen to familiar topics on the existential questions that concern many of us about man and his world.
The face is the mirror of the soul. The face is beautiful when the soul is beautiful. And the soul can only be beautiful if its bearer, the human being, is in harmony with himself, with his environment, with the world, and with the greatest "Mind", which is the source of all beauty.
Everything changes and transforms. He who closes himself in and is incapable of constant renewal and transformation will be destroyed by his own self-destruction.
The flow and transformation of the world also affects our radio programmes. New perceptions and changing needs are the cause of constant transformation and the need for renewal. This is what we are witnessing now, when our popular programmes Soul Mirror and Harmony are renewed, and from now on, in one programme, we can listen to familiar topics on the existential questions that concern many of us about man and his world.
The face is the mirror of the soul. The face is beautiful when the soul is beautiful. And the soul can only be beautiful if its bearer, the human being, is in harmony with himself, with his environment, with the world, and with the greatest "Mind", which is the source of all beauty.
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