Kuruc-era Roving in the Historical Bereg...

Meeting of Religious Cultures along the Tisza

The loyal dependents of the worshipful monarch were different in nationality (Hungarian, Rusin, Romanian) and religious point of view, but they understood the call of the monarch and they joined beside the Freedom with one heart and one spirit. Till today the Transcarpathian Rusins remember to Rákóczi and they respect him as their deliverer.
The Bereg-region especially convenient for the demonstration of different religious cultures, which live beside each other, the study-trip wants to introduce it, which will be held at the beginning of 2010 in the Ukrainian Bereg-region.

1 day (40 km)

26 February 2009
7:00 Start of the delegation of Tarpa from Tarpa
9:00 Arrival of the delegation to Beregszász
Inspection and wreathing of the reformed church and the memorial tablets of the reformers on the church’s wall.

11:30 Lunch

13:00 Beads Roman Catholic liturgy in the Roman and Greek Catholic church of Csetfalva.

14:30 Built outstanding churches of our reformed heritage: visiting of the reformed churches in Csetfalva, Bene andMezõvári, resuscitation of their cultural remembrances.
Travel guide: László Vári Fábián, a collegiate schoolteacher.
18:00 Accommodation of the delegation in Mezõvári in village houses.
19:00 Making the acquaintance with the lodgement-givers, having supper with the hosts

2 day (350 km)

27 February 2010 (Saturday)
7:15 Breakfast
8:00 Excursion on Greek Catholic and Pravoslav religious territories, peaceful cohabitation of religions and people. Travelling through the Rusin settlements of the Borzsa-valley.
Inspection of Rusin wooden churches through Mezõvári – Huszt – Mihálka – Ökörmezõ – Volóc – Beregszász – Mezõvári.
Bilke – Greek Catholic, Reformed, Pravoslav churches.
Dolha – Locale of the first battle of Tamás Esze’s soldiers, wreathing of the Kuruc monument.
Dolha is a locale of meeting of people, religions and cultures. Travel guide: Sándor Orbán, reformed pastor.
Huszt and the (ruin)castle of Huszt as the locale of the events of Rákóczi’s War of Independence, the reformed church of Huszt and its culture-historical regards. Travel guide: Lajos Józan, reformed pastor of Huszt.
Sámuel Horkay, a collegiate schoolteacher, assumes a whole-day guiding.
18:00 Arrival of the delegation to Mezõvári
18:30 Supper with the hosts.

3 day (70 km)

February 2009 (Sunday)
9:00 Breakfast
11:00 Sunday reformed service in Mezõvári.
12:00 Excursion on foot in Mezõvári.
14:00 Lunch
15:00 Cognition of Rusin settlements and their traditions. Excursion into Csornatõ (Nagyszõlõs Region), Kovászó (Beregszász region). On the way the Turul-monument of Tiszaújlak will be attended and wreathed.
Travel guide: László Vári Fábián, a collegiate schoolteacher.
19:00 Joint supper in the canteen of Mezõvári Secondary School named after Ferenc Rákóczi II

Assessment of the application programme ‘Kuruc-era Roving in the Historical Bereg’ and the review of the further possibilities of cooperation (Dr. Béla Kelemen, mayor of Tarpa, Elemér Salamon, mayor of Mezõvári, and other.)

4 day (20 km)

March 2010 (Monday)
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 The delegation of Tarpa travels to home.