The former residents of Bözödújfalu, their descendants, relatives, and the creators of the headstone village gathered on the first Saturday of August to bow their heads to the memory of the former settlement in the memorial park located in the upper half of the flooded village, as usual.
On Saturday, at the "wailing wall" in Bözödújfalu, Roman Catholic parish priest Andrási Elemér and retired Unitarian deacon József Szombatfalvi spoke about love and the unifying power of love, both natives of Bözödújfalu. that together it is easier to bear the difficulty.
Catholic priest Andrási Elemér/Photo: Zoltán Rab
Let's live anywhere in the world and feel as good as we feel, we have one birthplace, Bözödújfalu - said Szombatfalvi, who also talked about how, every year, when the day of the reunion approaches, they dream of walking the streets of the village, opening each gate, tasting the good water from wells, but when they wake up, they ask bitterly why the water in the wells has become muddy and why they cannot meet each day? There are fewer and fewer of us who were born here, but we come to shake hands, to meet, to feel the spirit of the place and to look back at the past in Újfalv - it was said at the commemoration.
The headstone village/photo: Zoltán Rab
Six religions lived together The love that characterizes the village of six different religions lives together even now, where they live. This love, respect for each other, and the memories that bind the former Bözödúj villagers must be passed on to the next generations so that they too can visit this place and remember - said József Szombatfalvi.
Commemorators in Bözödújfalu/Photo: Zoltán Rab
Consul Mile Balázs, representing the Consulate General of Hungary in Csíkszereda, was present at the event and gave a welcome speech and summarized the tragic events in Bözödújfalu, Attila Zoltán Csibi, mayor of Erdőszentgyörgy, retired teacher and woodcarver Antal Balázs, who supported the creation of the headstone village with 37 headstones, and woodcarver Csaba Székely , who mobilized the carvers of the Csíki Basin. Main drive and thanks to the carvers József Szombatfalvi carved and erected a headstone at the Saturday event in honor of the woodcarvers who stood by him to create the headstone village. The idea was born in 2014 and by 2015, thanks to the contribution of 64 carvers, it was already up and running. The headstone village is unique in the world, which is why the retired dean wants UNESCO to add it to the World Heritage list. For this, he asked for help from everyone who can help with promotion, raising awareness, and administration!
Source: szekelyhon.ro
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