The most likely route of the poet's former pilgrimage was determined by Imre Könczöl, former library director of the castle.
On the occasion of Petőfi's bicentenary, the pilgrimage along the former footpath of our great poet crossing the Danube also affected the Pope. The protagonist of the pilgrimage is Simon Móricz Hetény, a student of the Pápai Református Gimnázium, who personifies Sándor Petőfi and walks along the route that our poet walked in 1839, at the age of 16. It covers the 130-kilometer journey in six days, touching a total of 17 settlements.
The leaders and students of the Reformed High School in Pápán welcomed the young man with joy, to whom he recited Sándor Petőfi's poem "Itt van az ösz, ut va erre" by Sándor Petőfi on the steps of the Reformed church. When he left, a large group of students accompanied him to the city limits.
The student of the prominent school said: the reason for the organization of the Petőfi pilgrimage, and its route, was determined by the fact that in 1839, at the age of 16, Sándor Petőfi made the journey from Székesfehérvár to Ostffyasszonyfá on foot in 1839, the most likely route of which was determined by the former castle library director Imre Könczöl.
"I received a lot of support from László Budai (the main organizer of the pilgrimage - ed.), he organized for me to have accommodation and food at the end of the day at all the main stations, I also owe a debt of gratitude to Rudolf Lang, who saw the former poet in me during the pilgrimage and organized," said Simon Móricz Hetény, adding that his participation was supported by the High School of the Pápai Református College, as well as by his parents and family.
The young man said that he likes to read and study poems, which help me expand my knowledge of myself and the world.
When asked when he noticed his resemblance to the great poet, he told the following story: "I started growing a mustache in August 2021, and my biology teacher first mentioned it in December, and since then I regularly "get" that I'm a spitting Petőfi."
