Busójárás 2012 - the program

This folk tradition of Mohács for bidding farewell to winter and welcoming spring was included on the UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in autumn 2009

Programs:

16 February – Thursday – „Little Carnival”

15:15 - Carnival procession starting from the Sokac Circle (Táncsics St. - Szabadság St. – Széchenyi Square)

16:00-17:00 - Széchenyi Square: Demonstration of tools and accessories of the Busó Carnival

19:00 - Busó dance house (music by: Egy Húron Pendülünk)

17 February – Friday

17:00 - aula and upstairs gallery of the Kossuth Movie Theater (3 Deák Square): Exhibition from the selected works of local Busó-mask carvers, gallery of Busó accessories and opening ceremony of Teppert Ferenc’s exhibition entitled “Busójárás Moments”

18:00 - open-air stage at Deák Square: Introduction of Busó groups

19:00-22:00 - „From tavern to tavern” (wine tour with the Busós)

20:00 - Duna Office House (4-6 Szabadság St.): Dance house

18 Feburary – Saturday

10:00 - city centre: folk art and handicraft fair

14:00 - Kossuth Movie Theater (3 Deák Square): Gala program of the 40th “Lajos Schneider” National Meeting of Folk Singers

13:00 - Wedding march of the Busós from the ferry to Deák Square and back to Széchenyi Square, on the way with wreath-laying at the Busó statue at Bensheim Square

15:00 - open-air stage at Deák Square: Foretaste of the Piper Meeting, then introduction of Busó groups

16:00 - Schneider School of Arts (3 Vörösmarty St.): International Piper Meeting

16:00 - Széchenyi Square: „Rebirth of the Legend” the Busó Club remembers the Second Battle of Mohács

16:00 - Wreath-laying at the statue of the Three brave soldiers, then dance of the Busós

20:00 - Duna Office House (4-6 Szabadság St.): Dance house with the music groups Poklade (South-Slavic dances) and Bartina (Hungarian dances)

20:30 - Carnival Dance Evening at the School of Arts (3 Vörösmarty St.)

19 February – Carnival Sunday

9:00 - main street: Folk art and handicraft fair

10:00 - Kossuth Movie Theater (3 Deák Square): Folk-dance program of nationalities

9:00-12:00 - Preparation of the Busós, or feasting with the Bödönhajós Busó group and the band Šokadija (address: 60 Bajcsy-Zs. St.)

10:00 - Széchenyi Square: Short show of the Busó groups

10:00-17:00 - Presentation by Antal Englert, Master of Folk Art – Busó-mask carving ‘live’ and in close-up (7/a Kígyó St.)

10:30 - Széchenyi Square: Sokac dances directed by István Darazsacz, with music by Poklade

13:00 - former port, the so-called “Sokac-rév”: Busó groups from the Mohács island cross the Danube in boats Featuring the Dance group from Duboševica

13:30 - Wreath-laying at the memorial plaque of István Pávkovics „Páták” together with the Busó Club (36 Gólya St.)

13:30 - open-air stage at the main square: Folk-dance show of the nationalities

14:00 - Kóló Square: Gathering of the Busós and Carnival groups

14:20 - Busó procession from Kóló Square to Széchenyi Square

15:15 - open-air stage at the main square: Busó initiation ceremony, welcoming toast of the Mayor

15:30 - Free Carnival celebration in the main street and the main square

15:30 - Shows of the Busó groups and the folk dance groups from the procession

15:00 - stage of the Millennium Monument at the Danube: Presentation of the Poklade Busó group

16:50 - river, from the ferry: Setting the Carnival coffin afloat on the Danube, featuring the Bödönhajós Busó-group

16:30 - Sokac folk songs performed by Éva Menyhárt

17:00 - assembled tamburica orchestra plays folk music from Mohács

17:30 - Széchenyi Square: Lighting the bonfire and circle-dance of the Busós

19:00 - Dance house at the Duna Office House (4-6 Szabadság St.)

20:00 - main hall of the Schneider School of Arts (3 Vörösmarty St.): SOKAC DANCE EVENING

20 Feburary – Monday

17:00 – Movies about the Busójárás in the Kossuth Movie Theater.

8 March – Shrove Tuesday

14:30 - Kóló Square: Gathering

15:00 - Departure of Busó groups

15:45 - „Busó picture” on the stairs of the Town Hall, then free Carnival celebration in the streets of Mohács

16:00 - Sokac folk songs performed by Éva Menyhárt

16:30 - stage at the main square: Show of folk dance ensemble Zora

17:00 - Live tamburica music on the stage performed by local players

17:30 - Széchenyi Square: Lighting the bonfire – burning the coffin of winter

Information

Town Hall, Tourinform Office

1 Széchenyi Square, Mohács 7700

Tel: +36-69/ 505-515, 505-504

Mayor’s Office, organizers

1 Széchenyi Square, Mohács 7700

Tel: +36-69/ 505-527, +36-20/98-05-964

School of Arts, organizers

3 Vörösmarty St, Mohács 7700

Tel: +36-69/ 510-405, +36-30/641-59-60

Kossuth Movie Theater

2 Deák Square, Mohács 7700

Tel: +36-69/311-031

Website:

www.mohacsibusojaras.hu

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Busójárás I. - the story

The Busójárás (Hungarian, meaning "Busó-walking"; in Croatian: Pohod bušara[1]) is an annual celebration of the Šokci (Croats) living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season ("Farsang"), ending the day before Ash Wednesday. The celebration features Busós (people wearing traditional masks) and includes folk music, masquerading, parades and dancing. Busójárás lasts six days, usually during February. It starts on a Thursday, followed by the Kisfarsang (Little Farsang) carnival on Friday, with the biggest celebration, Farsang vasárnap (Farsang Sunday) on the seventh Sunday before Easter Sunday; the celebration then ends with Farsangtemetés (Burial of Farsang) on the following Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras).

Locals explain the Carnival with two similar but different legends.

According to the more popular legend, during the Turkish occupation of the territory the people of Mohács fled the town, and lived in the nearby swamps and woods to avoid Ottoman (Turkish) troops. One night, while they were sitting and talking around the fire, an old Šokci man appeared suddenly from nowhere, and said to them, "Don't be afraid: your lives will soon turn to good, and you'll return to your homes. Against that time, prepare for the battle, carve various weapons and scary masks for yourselves, and wait for a stormy night when a masked knight will come to you." He disappeared as suddenly as he had come. The refugees followed his orders, and some days later, on a stormy night, the knight arrived. He ordered them to put on their masks and go back to Mohács, making as much noise as possible. They followed his lead. The Turks were so frightened by the noise, the masks, and the storm in the night, that they thought demons were attacking them; and they ran away from the town before sunrise.

In the older, less popular story, the busós are scaring away not the Turks but Winter itself.

In any case, the locals have celebrated the Busójárás in early February every year ever since, hosting "guest Busó teams" from neighbouring countries (Croatia and Serbia, local Šokci Croats) and also from Poland.

Source: Wikipedia - Busójárás

It's time to bury this winter, isn't it?