6 facts you may not know about the 15th of March
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Even though we commemorate the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849 on a yearly basis, there are many facts we do not (correctly) know about it. Funzine.hu collected six interesting points on this topic.
The bayonet that showed the way
Sándor Petőfi, the best-known figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1849, was convinced by a bayonet that he fought for a good cause. While he was talking with Pál Vasvári, a politician, about the details of the revolution, Vasvári was gesturing so keenly that knocked Petőfi‘s bayonet from its case. The bayonet lodged into the door frame with its tip clearly showing the way to Wien.
There was no Pilvax Café
All of the history books state that the young revolutionists started their way from the Pilvax Café in the morning. The truth is, however, that the café house that János Fillinger owned was known as the Fillinger Café. The place was rebuilt, but there is a small commemorative plaque even today, indicating how important that location was during the revolution.
The disgraced Nemzeti Dal (National Song)
The National Song is a poem about patriotism. Its poet, Sándor Petőfi, read it out loud in front of the National Museum for the excited observers. The only problem was that there were cows led through this part of the city as part of the preparation for the József nameday-market. Additionally, the revolution was actually planned to be organised on the 19th of March. It was because revolutionists thought that it was easy to make the people at the market turn to their side and create a big crowd this way.
