Varga-Mihály Márton's Page

Name of Organization, Institution, Company, or School:

University of Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, Cinema, Photography and Media Faculty, Masters degree.

Focus of Study/axe de l'étude/foco de estudio

Handeling pro digital cameras. Documentary making in Transilvania.

What languages do you speak?

Hungarian, English, Romanian, Dutch, German.

What did you film on 12.12.12?

There is a Hungarian minority living remotely somewhere in the Transilvanian Alps. They kept their shamanistic Asian past and integrated it into today’s european, christian lifestyle. The material would be about the initiation of a bride entering the ranks of married women, which consists of the washing of her face and dressing her up in traditional clothes. The initiation takes place on the 12th of december thanks to their superstition which is: important moments of life like marriage are planned for so called "round dates" as 1st of January, 2nd of February,(...) 6th of June and so on. The dress she is going to wear is quite colorful and richly ornated. I have photographic documentation about such an event. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=199456590074560&set=a.19...