Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the 2013 Csíksomlyó pilgrimage – photo -report

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Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the 2013 Csíksomlyó pilgrimage – photo -report
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Hungarian Anthem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0N9NBe7FJg
Székely Hungarian anthem

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What is the Csíksomlyó pilgrimage?

Csíksomlyó became a pilgrimage site in 1567, when Hungarian king John II Sigismund Zápolya wanted to convert the Székely population of the upper Csík to Protestantism. The Székelys refused to abandon the Catholic faith and resisted. A battle took place on a nearby field, on Saturday before Pentecost 1567, from which the Székelys emerged victorious. The monks saw this as a sign of the care of Virgin Mary, and since then, this event has been commemorated by a pilgrimage when the believers gather on Pentecost every year. Beside its religious importance, the pilgrimage has also become a community event demonstrating spiritual unity of Hungarian people living in and outside the historical region of Transylvania.

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Wonderful to see so many people united. this is why hungarians resisted to the meta-ethncictes around them.

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Wonderful to see so many people united. this is why hungarians resisted to the meta-ethncictes around them.

We were always at our strongest when we were united, under strong centralized leadership, when we were not united, catastrophes happened. For us unity is key for survival, and events like this show this, but alone this is not enough.

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Pilgrims keep overnight vigil to spot the holy spirit in the rising sun - photo report
One unique feature of the Csíksomlyó pilgrimage is the overnight vigil. According to ancient beliefs, those who stay awake Pentecost Sunday can spot the Holy Spirit or the Blessed Lady shrouded in the rising sun. This belief is especially widespread among Csángó Hungarians.

The tradition is definitely a Christianized version of the old pagan belief as in ancient times the Sun God was the chief God that everyone worshiped, his consort the Blessed Lady of Csíksomlyó (metamorphosed into Virgin Mary) stands on the crescent moon (several ancient goddesses are associated with the moon including Isis, Ishtar, Artemis - consorts of the Sun God) on her head a crown of twelve stars (the ancient symbol of the Zodiac).

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