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  • Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary

    Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary

    • 21 Dec 2025 10:06 AM

    In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.

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  • Stars of 90's & Noughties to Play at Deja Vu Festival in Hungary Next Summer

    Stars of 90's & Noughties to Play at Deja Vu Festival in Hungary Next Summer

    • 16 Dec 2025 1:23 PM

    Flo Rida, Timbaland, Earth, Wind & Fire, Samantha Fox, Bonnie Tyler, and many other stars from the 90's and 2000's will perform at the Deja Vu festival, which will be held between June 10-13 at the Újszeged Beach Resort.

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  • Festive Light Painting & Drone Shows to Light Up Hungarian National Gallery

    Festive Light Painting & Drone Shows to Light Up Hungarian National Gallery

    • 16 Dec 2025 1:12 PM

    Special scenes related to the festive season will appear in the form of light paintings and drone shows from the third Sunday of Advent until December 21 on the facade of the Buda Castle Palace, home to the Hungarian National Gallery, and in the sky above there.

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  • Hungarian AI Council Established

    Hungarian AI Council Established

    • 16 Dec 2025 11:07 AM

    The Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Council, a body established to monitor technological developments and regulatory practices, and make recommendations to policy makers, held its inaugural meeting in Budapest.

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  • Regulations on Public Transport as 'Fundamental Right' Enter Force

    Regulations on Public Transport as 'Fundamental Right' Enter Force

    • 16 Dec 2025 7:34 AM

    Regulations ensuring public transportation service between all settlements and district-level centres at least three times a day came into force.

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  • Ildikó Enyedi Receives Femme de Cinema Sisley - Les Arcs Award

    Ildikó Enyedi Receives Femme de Cinema Sisley - Les Arcs Award

    • 16 Dec 2025 6:46 AM

    Director Ildiko Enyedi on Sunday received the Femme de Cinema Sisley - Les Arcs award at the Les Arcs film festival in France, founded in 2013 to highlight the work of outstanding female filmmakers.

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  • Hungary Patent Application Numbers Climb Over Global Average - HIPO

    Hungary Patent Application Numbers Climb Over Global Average - HIPO

    • 16 Dec 2025 6:42 AM

    The number of patent applications filed in Hungary climbed 17pc in 2024, well over the 4.9pc global increase, the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) said on Monday, citing the latest World Intellectual Property Indicators report.

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  • Park Center Strip Malls in Hungary Acquired by Fund Manager Granit

    Park Center Strip Malls in Hungary Acquired by Fund Manager Granit

    • 16 Dec 2025 6:23 AM

    Fund manager Granit Asset Management (Alapkezelő) has signed a contract to acquire the Park Center shopping malls in Hungary from Revetas Capital, Granit Alapkezelő announced.

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  • Two Victims of Australia Terror Attack Had Hungarian Origin

    Two Victims of Australia Terror Attack Had Hungarian Origin

    • 16 Dec 2025 5:53 AM

    There were two victims of Hungarian origin in the anti-Semitic terror attack in Sydney, and the government will provide all possible assistance to their relatives, Peter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, confirmed in Brussels.

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  • Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Christmas Gingerbread

    Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Christmas Gingerbread

    • 16 Dec 2025 5:40 AM

    Gingerbread originated in ancient times with Egyptians and Greeks baking honey-sweetened spiced breads for rituals, but it reached Europe around 992 AD via Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis, who taught French Christians the recipe after fleeing persecution.

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