CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM ANDLOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

NEAR THE UNDER REACHES OF THE DANUBE IN HUNGARY:

DANUBE-BRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL

Transnational Strategy for the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Danube Area with special regard to Tourism

Sofia, November 25, 2011.

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- The Danube-Bridge Folk Festival goes back high in the past, the antecedents are 40 years old.

- This Festival introduces authentic folklore and is composed of mainly open-air events and street performances; acting on stage is not primary.

- The venues of the Festival are small towns and villages.

- We consider cosy atmosphere and making friends more important than attracting big crowds of people.

- There are no long evening performances for a performing ensemble but shorter tasks more times a day take place in a couple of places, so shorter journeys are necessary.

– DEFILES – OPEN-AIRFOLK DANCE PERFORMANCES – FOLK DANCE PARTIES – FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIRS – STREETS OF DELICACIES – FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMES – „STRONG MAN” STRENGTH-RIVALRY – MIDSUMMER NIGHT FIRE JUMPING – MEETING OF HUNGARIAN FOLK DANCE GROUPS – MEETING OF HUNGARIAN FOLK-SONG GROUPS – PERFORMANCES OF ETHNIC MINORITIES OF HUNGARY – EXHIBITIONS – PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE – EXCURSIONS – YOUTH SOCIAL GATHERINGS

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DEFILE

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DEFILE

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DEFILE

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OPEN-AIR FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE

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OPEN-AIR FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE

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OPEN-AIR FOLK DANCE PERFORMANCE

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FOLK DANCE PARTY

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FOLK DANCE PARTY

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FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

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FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

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FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

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STREET OF DELICACIES

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STREET OF DELICACIES

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„STRONG MAN” STRENGTH-RIVALRY

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„STRONG MAN” STRENGTH-RIVALRY

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„STRONG MAN” STRENGTH-RIVALRY

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT FIRE JUMPING

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT FIRE JUMPING

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YOUTH SOCIAL GATHERING

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YOUTH SOCIAL GATHERING:HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

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MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO FOLKLORIST JÁNOS FÖLDESI

(born in 1911)

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MEMORIAL CONFERENCE TO FOLKLORIST JÁNOS FÖLDESI

(born in 1911)

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PAYING HOMAGE TO THE „KING” ON ST. LADISLAUS DAY

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PAYING HOMAGE TO THE „KING” ON ST. LADISLAUS DAY

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FAREWELL TO THE DANUBEWREATH-LAYING

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE

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THANKSGIVING IN THE CHURCH

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FESTIVALSIN HUNGARY

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STARTING POINT

BREAKOUT POINT: TOURISM

► direct tourism infrastructure,

improvement of the standards and the ability of receiving

► development coordinated, parallel with the appeal

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STARTING POINT

► the demands of the tourists are highly influanced

by the cultural appeal

► carrying out the increase of the cultural appeal is

a development of human resources in one go

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METHODS OF THE REALIZATION

NUMEROUS SETTLEMENTS: DANUBE-BRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL:

BIG EVENTS, FESTIVALS DISCOVERING THE VALUES WITH THE VISITORS

THESE PROGRAMMES DO NOT NECESSARILY REALIZE A COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT

VOLUNTEERING BASED ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INSTEAD OF THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZING FUNCTIONS

MEASURING QUANTITY (WELL-ATTENDED EVENTS) TURNED TO BE TRENDY

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OUR FESTIVAL

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The goal of the festival-project:

- developing the international relations of the villages through introducing the authentic village folklore

- stabilizing the coordinating role of the towns located in the area of the villages

- raising the importance of preserving the traditions in the villages in the framework of cultural tourism

- showing cultural diversity (values of the ethnics and minorities), emphasizing to hand it down to the next generation

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Target groups of the festival:

- directly the folklore participants and the contributors (approximately 120 foreign people and 600 people from Tolna county)

- indirectly as organizers and interactive audience

- foreign ensemble attendants and experts

- civil communities of the organizer villages and towns (additional 500-1000 people in each venue)

- first, young people and families

- second, independently of age or interests

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Venues of the programmes:(including the community locations with special appeal)

- mainly the centres of the villages and towns (public areas)

- the castle yard with its historic atmosphere in Dunaföldvár

- the vine-cellar village in Bölcske (in Györköny and Sióagárd in the previous years)

- the river bank of the Danube, or the river bank of the backwater of the Danube in various villages

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Foreign countries involved in the project (and in its antecedents) between 2007-2011:

- applying the broad definition of Danube basin and the catchment area including its neighbour regions, 3-4 countries a year: Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania.

- occasionally a country out of the above region as a spectacular (Turkey, Martinique, Land of Basque)

Local contributors who are regularly involved in the project:

- folk dance ensembles preserving the customs and traditions, including their folk musicians

- folk song choirs

- folk artists and craftsmen who take part in fairs providing a show

- puppet groups, children groups to make the programme more colourful

- civil organizations and volunteers of the co-organizer settlements

- colleagues of the institute for general education of the co-organizer settlements

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In summary: the development areas

- preparing the voluntary contributors in advance ► lifelong learning

- improving the appeals and the ability of receiving ► cultural tourism

- collaboration of the settlements in the area ► joining voluntarily + networking

- involving foreigners ► international relations

- introducing foreign cultures ► interculturalism + cultural, religious tolerance

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- providing interactive participation ► community development + improving the local identity

- authentic folklore as a core point ► preservation of customs and tradition + joint protection of spiritual values

- emphasizing the role of the Danube and of the connected areas ► environmental awareness + nature conservation

- appearance and structure of the festival ► appearance of the settlement

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The Danubeas a river ► connection lengthways

with its bridges ► connection crossways

The Danube-Bridge Folk Festival

is a bond of people, cultures and religions in the European area

and peace.

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Thank you for your attention!

LídiaIstlstekker

Judit Czink

festival manager festival manager

foreign affairs officer

leader of the institute

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CULTURAL INSTITUTEOF TOLNA COUNTY

HUNGARY

H-7100 Szekszárd, Szent István Square 11-13. e-mail: kulti@tmamk.hu

DANUBE-BRIDGE FOLK FESTIVALweb: www.tmamk.hu/duna/index.html