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Stories from 20th Century Csíksomlyó: Wars, Bans, and New Beginnings

This article recounts various events from 20th-century Csíksomlyó, including pilgrims from Bucharest, comedians at the fair, the Madonna statue evacuated from the front, Bishop Áron Márton on a white horse, plainclothes security agents in the crowd, and the return of tens of thousands in 1990.

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