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May the First Park

In the proximity of the Rózsák tere (the Square of Roses) and the Calvary Chapel one can find the May the First Park. Kids looking for adventure can find a shady playground surrounded by trees and rest is further ensured by several benches.

In one corner of the park, erected in 2001, there stands the work of ceramic artist János Németh and architect Károly Szerdahelyi. It is a monument to commemorate the Hungarian fights against the Turks. On the right side of the monument we can find the following inscription:

SÁNCZREGEMENT <Rampart regiment>
SÁNTHA KAPITÁNY <Captain Sántha>
FÉLRE – TÖRÖK <Get out of the way, Turk>
MAGYAR ELÖL <Hungarians in front>
JÖN A VICZISPÁN <Here comes the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant>

The monument refers to the long-standing tradition of Easter perambulation in Zalaegerszeg: At night a group of lads recruited from Zalaegerszeg perambulated the boundaries of the city and its vineyards with pipes and trumpets and other tools to make noise thereby protecting the town.

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