„Házsongárdi fátyol”. A kolozsvári temető poétikája
“The Házsongárd Veil”: The Poetics of the Cluj/Kolozsvár Cemetery

Summary/Abstract: The article conveys the message articulated by publicist and writer Miklós Krenner: “Where is the Házsongárd veil, and what does this term mean? A veil that covers and beautifies, as the Transylvanian imagination once described it when it called the veil a beautifier? The true, old citizen of Kolozsvár would like to preserve the Házsongárd cemetery, which is both a forest and, with its nearly five-hundred-year-old past, in fact a museum, with all its old stones and ancient trees.” According to cemetery monographer János Herepei: “There is no Hungarian land in this world more beautiful, richer in memories than this piece of land!” The inheritance of our ancestors – who expressed their Hungarian identity through their epitaphs even after death – is of national significance. Public attention should be paid not only to those who gained individual fame through prominent offices, leadership roles, or aristocratic origins, but also to those who lived quieter lives. As a meeting place of life and death in Kolozsvár, the Házsongárd Cemetery carries an important message for both those who believe in eternal life and those who fear death. The inscription once nailed to the cemetery gate has proclaimed the same truth since time immemorial: “There is no death, only life!”

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