God's lake - Transylvanian Plain
The most beautiful and mysterious lake in Mezőség lies between Mezőbánd / Band, Mezőmadaras / Mădăraș and Mezősámsond / Șincai, on a hilltop. An interesting feature of the lake is that it is not fed by a spring or stream and it has no outflow. It is called the Lake of God because, according to its original saying, it was created as a result of the punishment of God.
According to folkways, in the old days, evil people lived in this region, constantly arguing with each other. God was sad due to the beastliness of the people, so He tried change their way of life giving them different signals. After a few warnings, a huge storm was finally created in the region - the local people also noticed that this was not a simple storm, as a heavy black mass hit one of the hills and cut off the top as the corners of the bread is usually cut off.
This was already understood by the local people, and they never argued again. On the hilltop, as a result of the impact, a strange lake was created. Due to its teardrop shape, it is considered to be the tear of God, which fell because of the sadness of human evil.
In fact, according to a scientific theory, meteorites may have crashed into the hillside, and this is how God’s lake was created in the crater. Balázs Orbán writes about it that “in 1852, on 4th September, between 5 and 6 p.m., there was a terrible thunder could be heard from the clear, unclouded sky, followed by several bangs, and the judge from Fekete (Vaszilui Tyifor), who was just fishing on the lake by boat, saw a huge fiery mass falling down to the lake at such a fast speed that its water was spilled up to his lap, and even the surface of the whole lake was running high; at the same time, there were falling several such fiery masses around the lake.”
We can certainly interprete it as a meteorite hit based on this description, which is also proved by the fact that the locals managed to collect some sixty stones.
The folk tradition further mentions that big waves of the lakewater can be sometimes observed, and according to belief, someone in the region is doing bad things at such moments, thus exasperating God. According to another legend, an old farmer together with his oxen and cart was absorbed by the lake because he was cursing on the shore of the lake as his oxen did not want to drink from the muddy water.
If we are eager to see God’s lake, we have to get off the highway at Drekulyatelep / Drăculea Bandului, between Mezőbánd and Gerebenes / Grebenișu de Câmpie, from where a dirt road leads to the hill. Reaching the hill, the sight is spectacular in front of us: the water of the lake is even and its surroundings are impressive.
It is not advisable to do or speak wrong near the lake based on the circumstances of its creation, but we can admire the wonderful creations of the Almighty.
According to folkways, in the old days, evil people lived in this region, constantly arguing with each other. God was sad due to the beastliness of the people, so He tried change their way of life giving them different signals. After a few warnings, a huge storm was finally created in the region - the local people also noticed that this was not a simple storm, as a heavy black mass hit one of the hills and cut off the top as the corners of the bread is usually cut off.
This was already understood by the local people, and they never argued again. On the hilltop, as a result of the impact, a strange lake was created. Due to its teardrop shape, it is considered to be the tear of God, which fell because of the sadness of human evil.
In fact, according to a scientific theory, meteorites may have crashed into the hillside, and this is how God’s lake was created in the crater. Balázs Orbán writes about it that “in 1852, on 4th September, between 5 and 6 p.m., there was a terrible thunder could be heard from the clear, unclouded sky, followed by several bangs, and the judge from Fekete (Vaszilui Tyifor), who was just fishing on the lake by boat, saw a huge fiery mass falling down to the lake at such a fast speed that its water was spilled up to his lap, and even the surface of the whole lake was running high; at the same time, there were falling several such fiery masses around the lake.”
We can certainly interprete it as a meteorite hit based on this description, which is also proved by the fact that the locals managed to collect some sixty stones.
The folk tradition further mentions that big waves of the lakewater can be sometimes observed, and according to belief, someone in the region is doing bad things at such moments, thus exasperating God. According to another legend, an old farmer together with his oxen and cart was absorbed by the lake because he was cursing on the shore of the lake as his oxen did not want to drink from the muddy water.
If we are eager to see God’s lake, we have to get off the highway at Drekulyatelep / Drăculea Bandului, between Mezőbánd and Gerebenes / Grebenișu de Câmpie, from where a dirt road leads to the hill. Reaching the hill, the sight is spectacular in front of us: the water of the lake is even and its surroundings are impressive.
It is not advisable to do or speak wrong near the lake based on the circumstances of its creation, but we can admire the wonderful creations of the Almighty.
