“Makó — Not Only Hagyma”?: Competing Histories and Narratives
                                of Onion Production and Spa Tourism in a Hungarian Town











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            Vivien Apjok


            Abstract:
            The aim of this paper is to present the role that onions and spa tourism play in local ide

            Hungarian town of Makó, as well as the possible explanations that cause the two phenomena 
            differently in the local (urban and community) self-image. What the two phenomena have in 
            economic aspect, which in the past and in the present constitutes the main sector of the t

            see that this orientation is also perceived differently at many points. The question is re
            anthropological point of view because we can witness stacked layers of meaning that in som

            or conflict with each other, and these affect both the self-image of the locals and the im
            The interpretive framework of the article is the theory of competing histories, incorporat
            tourism, festivals, identity, collective memory, and narrative research.

            The field of research is Makó, a small town in southeastern Hungary which is primarily kno
            production but which a few years ago was also placed on the tourist map, on a national and
            scale, in connection with the Hagymatikum Spa. This study seeks to answer the following qu

            what is the role of onions (agriculture) and spas (tourism) in the local identity of Makó;
            narratives of the two phenomena structured socially and historically; and (3) how are they
            the endeavours of contemporary identity-construction? These questions are further interpre

            theoretical framework of competing local histories and narratives that affect the construc
            identity.


            Keywords: locality, tourism, festivals, history, identity construction

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