The Kaposvár house was buzzing with activity both inside and out.
The youngest members, preparing for Easter, learned the traditional technique of egg dyeing, using a natural dye made from boiled onion skins. While diligent hands worked on one of the symbols of the approaching spring holiday, the boys were busy in the yard, enthusiastically learning about lawn mowing and treating it as great fun.
The oldest members of the House continued their Waters of Somogy project. This year, with teacher Dr. Péter Gombos, they are exploring the symbolism of water in folk tales from the Somogy region. They listened to storyteller Gergely Agócs interpret a tale collected by Béla Vikár, combining a Babócsa folk story with the unique Fülek dialect. Since storytelling used to mean adults telling instructive stories to other adults, this beloved form of oral tradition often didn’t shy away from quite spicy content.
The story, blending Romani elements with expressions from the Somogy dialect, was truly enjoyable in Agócs’s rendition—full of humor and unexpected twists. We all agreed by the end: storytelling is an eternal genre.
To close the day, we continued what the little ones had started: we tidied up the front garden, the rock garden, and prepared the hidden kitchen garden in the corner of the yard for sowing spring seeds.
As a surprise, we prepared an Easter quiz for the youngest group—Group 3 of Kaposvár. According to our plan, they will receive it before their next visit, and every correct answer will earn the solver a chocolate egg.
