Hungarian folk belief states that the moon shows the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, who appeared as large as a 4-6 month old at birth.
Historical Context
According to Hungarian folk tales, Mary and Joseph were turned away from every house in Bethlehem and had to stay in an old, abandoned stable where donkeys were kept.
Cultural Impact
A Hungarian folk story explains that infants do not walk immediately because Jesus himself did not walk as a newborn.
Cultural Impact
A Hungarian folk tale says that at the moment of Jesus's birth at midnight, a field of grapes blossomed and ripened, which the Virgin Mary gave to the infant Jesus.
Historical Context
The booklet includes excerpts from 'Parasztbiblia: Magyar Népi Biblikus Történetek' (The Peasant Bible: Bible Stories of the Hungarian People), edited by Annamária Lammel and Ilona Nagy.
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