The Matyó are a subgroup of
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
. The Matyó people populate an ethnographic region in
Northern Hungary
Northern Hungary (, ) is a region in Hungary. As a statistical region it includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, but in colloquial speech it usually also refers to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The region is in the ...
, called "
Matyó Land
The Matyó are a subgroup of Hungarians. The Matyó people populate an ethnographic region in Northern Hungary, called " Matyó Land (''Matyóföld'')". Matyó Land consists of the town of Mezőkövesd and its vicinity. The Matyó have retained ...
(''Matyóföld'')". Matyó Land consists of the town of
Mezőkövesd
Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger.
Mezőkövesd is a town in northeastern Hungary, located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, near the Bükk Mountains. It is known as the ...
and its vicinity. The Matyó have retained distinctive traditions, costumes and embroidery.
Origin
Traditionally, the Matyó and
Palóc
The Palóc are a subgroup of Hungarians in Northern Hungary and southern Slovakia. While the Palóc have retained distinctive traditions, including a very divergent dialect of Hungarian, the Palóc are also ethnic Hungarians by general consensu ...
populations were considered to share common ancestors but recent researches question this shared origin.
[Human Biology, Volume 68, Issues 1-3, Wayne State University Press, 1996, p. 353]
References
Ethnic groups in Hungary
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