Open-Air Ethnographic Museum (Szabadteri Neprajzi Muzeum), Tihany

The peasant houses of the museum are examples of typical Tihany buildings: thewere held in the house of the fish house of the fishermen's guild, the pottery and a farmer's house. All these buildings of architectural heritage stand on their original site and are period furnished exhibition venues.

The annual vote for the master of the guild and regular feasts ermen's guild. Important belongings of the guild like the chest and jug were also kept here.

Besides the period furnished room and kitchen numerous fishing items are on show in the shed, a display of summer and winter fishing tools and special equipment. The main attractions of the exhibition however are the tub boat made of a single tree trunk and a more recent type of boat made of wooden planks.

Fishing was the typical occupation of the area. Especially interesting is the old, traditional way of sabre carp fishing (Pelecus cultratus), also called 'watching the fish'. A fisherman standing on the hill watching the course of the fish shoal gave signs to his mates on the water who threw their nets according to the given directions. A successful fishing was followed by a great feast and celebration where the 'fisherman's recruiting dance' (verbunk) was performed. This traditional celebration is still kept alive by the Carp Festival (Garda Fesztivál).

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