New Cultural Experience

Éva's parents' grave (with the red candle on it) in the Debrecen Cemetary

Friday we had a new experience.  We were invited to a dinner in honor of our landlady Éva's mother, Erzsébet.  Erzsébet néni passed away one year ago last week and many Hungarians honor their departed loved ones on the anniversary of their death.  Traditionally, Hungarians mourn their loved ones by wearing black for an entire year.  Friday morning, Éva decorated her mother's grave.  That evening, she and other family members went to a memorial mass at the Greek Catholic Church, Éva's mother's home church.  Afterward, all the guests were welcomed to Éva's home for a delicious home-cooked Hungarian meal that included stuffed cabbage, of course.

Éva really enjoys serving her guests her delicous cooking