The history of Radvaň fair dates back to 1655 when the Hungarian king Leopold I Habsburg granted the town of Radvaň the privilege of holding a fair. He did it after the request by Michal Bory made on behalf of a minor landlord of the town of Radvaň, Juraj Radvanský. The first Radvaň fair took place in 1657. It gradually became one of the most popular fairs across the whole Hungary at that time. The fair always began on 8 September on the Nativity of Mary. It was visited by merchants, sellers, buyers from far surroundings. At the fair, everyone could...