Hollóházi porcelain is one of the most famous handicraft products in Hungary. The history of the product dates back to 1777, when the first glassworks, the ancestor of the porcelain manufactory, was built in Hollóháza, on the estate of the Károlyi family, where glass production began. Later, in 1831, the production changed direction and began …
Looking among the common cultural elements among people of the wider East, we find that the habit of giving someone a charm is a common element among Greeks, Turks, Jews and Egyptians. In particular, the word charm comes from the Turkish word “ugur” or “ogur”, which means an object that brings good luck (Γούρια: Τι …
According to the Orthodox tradition, at Easter we dye red eggs, because they symbolize the blood of Christ that he gave for the salvation of the world. A centuries-old tradition almost all over the world is the dyeing of eggs and in Greece it takes place on Maundy Thursday and for this reason it is …
In the elaborate hand-crafting of charms, these small jewels that sometimes adorn the doors of the house and sometimes a wall at home or at the office or another personal space, small symbolic objects are used, which the skilled artists use in their construction. Everything is taken from the life and action of man! A …
