He reminded that Romania is currently one of the leaders in the EU in terms of supporting culture.
In his speech, Gergely Balázs, chief organizer and president of the Kincses Cluj Association, spoke about the increasingly distant past, the livable present and the Cluj of the future. He said that community memory is getting worn out, but the spirit of the past must be perpetuated.
Only we can keep the Cluj that we brought from the past, and which is getting further and further away, here.
– he said, adding that those present can shape the approaching Cluj of the future.
He visited the renovated Farkas Street, which, thanks to its churches, schools, and university, is the “common address” of all Cluj-Napoca residents.
The statue of Saint George here can be an example for the future, he said, the people of Cluj have to fight like him every day.
Krisztina Sándor, the executive president of the Transylvanian Hungarian National Council (EMNT), highlighted the fact that many people in Transylvania organize their summer holidays and visits to their home countries in connection with the Hungarian Days.
At the opening gala, the 95-year-old literary historian, editor, translator, and cultural organizer received the Kincses Cluj-Napoca Award.
In his eulogy, Tibor Dáné described the political convict of 1956 as an “ageless person” who always put culture before politics throughout his life.
Perhaps his strong affirmation of life, trained in captivity, stopped his physical, mental and spiritual aging
he said.
The awardee said: 75 years have bound him to Cluj, and the award places an additional obligation on his shoulders.
As long as the Good Lord lives, I will continue to do what can be done
– he promised the applauding audience that filled the Hungarian theater.
