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A near-death experience can be both majestic and embarrassing at the same time. For a 44-year old engineer (who wished to remain anonymous) it began with a magnificent flight over landscapes of Faustian scale, the whole world laid out before his feet. Then he arrived to a mighty citadel: the Gates of Death. His whole life flashes before his eyes… all of it. Including the raunchiest mad orgies he had taken part in before his marriage. It was an unexpected change of pace after the beautiful bird’s eye view naturescapes. He found himself deeply embarrassed. And who knows, maybe he would have even touched himself – but he was in a deep coma, induced by the anesthetic overdose the uncaring medical personnel induced in him during a routine procedure. His physical and moral torture was put to an end by the appearance of a young monk. The monk assured him that this was all totally normal and he needn’t worry. His soul was safe.
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Harcsaember
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The infamous Danubian catfish-man (Harcsaember) is Hungary’s most important contribution to cryptozoology. It is still a mystery, whether it is a breed unknown to academic sciences or a single entity – an animal spirit attuned to the river. There are many historical accounts that can be interpreted in connection to the harcsember. The “Chronicon Pictum”, a 14th century illuminated manuscript tells the story of a certain “Búvár Kund” (Kund Diver), a certain Zotmund, who was a soldier of Andrew I. When Henry III besieged Pozsony/Pressburg (modern Bratislava), Zotmund, a magnificent diver, swam under the Emperor’s ships and drilled holes into them, sinking the whole fleet. It is quite possible that the Diver was no soldier, but the harcsaember itself. King Andrew I signed a pact with the creature – quite probably one of the most ancient inhabitants of the river Danube. There are stories of Hungarian peasants and fishermen bringing sacrifices to certain places on the riverbank to please the river spirits (a tradition that is still upheld today). The sacrifices of virgins are not proven, but still present in the works of 19th century folklorists. One may assume that the tomb of Attila the Hun (allegedly located in the riverbed of the Danube or Tisza) might be somewhat connected to the legend of the harcsaember.
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Waking up from a hazy dream, the shepherd realizes that his prized bellwether sheep has gone missing. He sets out to wonder the Great Plain of Hungary to find the lamb. On his journey, he finds an ancient psychedelic yogi who reveals the terrible secret: the bellwether sheep was abducted by aliens. Racing against the clock, the shepherd finds the mothership and in an awesome laser gun fight defeats the otherworldly menace. He hijacks the UFO and – with his trusty sheep companion by his side – goes into space to look for even greater galactic adventures.
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Tantalizing Pots Budapest, Hungary
Tantalizing Pots, an improv trio from Budapest, Hungary. Formed in 2013.
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