36 result(s) for balkan in Community & Culture
Xploring Hungary Video: Busó Festivities at Mohács, 16 - 21 February
- 2 Feb 2023 2:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary also has a long tradition of chasing away winter and ushering in spring, and there are many customs and beliefs associated with this tradition. The Busójárás (“Busó-walking”) of Mohács is one of the most important and most well-known such customs, and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
'Jewish Cultural Festival' in Budapest, 6 - 12 September
- 31 Aug 2022 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The 24th Jewish Cultural Festival will be held at seven venues in Budapest this year, under the slogan “Tuned to joie de vivre”.
Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae Award Presented
- 18 May 2021 6:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén presented the state Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae award to eleven people and two groups representing Hungary’s 13 national minorities in the Bulgarian cultural centre.
Defence Minister Receives Kingdom Of The Netherlands’ Ambassador To Budapest
- 17 Sep 2020 7:13 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő received Ambassador to Budapest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands René van Hell in his office on Monday 14 September in Budapest.
Cancelled: Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra @ Margaret Island, 24 July
- 22 Jul 2020 9:22 AM
- community & culture
Update: Due to the current travel restrictions the concert was postponed. The Kusturicas’ joyous, unmistakable and unstoppable, tempestuous music will be heard on Margaret Island Open-Air Stage in July in the form of Balkan rumbas, searing rhythms and abandoned passion.
Szentendre Wins European Heritage Label
- 1 Apr 2020 1:54 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Hungarian town of Szentendre is one of the ten recipients in 2020 of the European Commission’s 'European Heritage Label', a distinction granted to sites with a significance in the history, culture and development of Europe.
Paul Fox Named New British Ambassador To Hungary
- 13 Feb 2020 4:06 PM
- community & culture
Mr. Fox has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary in succession to Mr. Iain Lindsay OBE who will be retiring from the UK Diplomatic Service.
Hungarian National Holiday Events Guide
- 2 Aug 2019 8:40 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what will be officially going on from Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th August, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'.
Vengerov Guest Star At Veszprém International Auer Festival, 30 July - 4 August
- 30 Jul 2019 8:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Russian-born violinist Maxim Vengerov will be guest star at this year’s international Auer Festival to be held in Veszprém, in western Hungary, this week, the event organiser said.
Xploring Hungary Video: Busó Festivities at Mohács, 16 - 21 February
- 2 Feb 2023 2:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary also has a long tradition of chasing away winter and ushering in spring, and there are many customs and beliefs associated with this tradition. The Busójárás (“Busó-walking”) of Mohács is one of the most important and most well-known such customs, and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
'Jewish Cultural Festival' in Budapest, 6 - 12 September
- 31 Aug 2022 6:21 PM
- community & culture
The 24th Jewish Cultural Festival will be held at seven venues in Budapest this year, under the slogan “Tuned to joie de vivre”.
Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae Award Presented
- 18 May 2021 6:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén presented the state Pro Cultura Minoritatum Hungariae award to eleven people and two groups representing Hungary’s 13 national minorities in the Bulgarian cultural centre.
Defence Minister Receives Kingdom Of The Netherlands’ Ambassador To Budapest
- 17 Sep 2020 7:13 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Minister of Defence Dr. Tibor Benkő received Ambassador to Budapest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands René van Hell in his office on Monday 14 September in Budapest.
Cancelled: Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra @ Margaret Island, 24 July
- 22 Jul 2020 9:22 AM
- community & culture
Update: Due to the current travel restrictions the concert was postponed. The Kusturicas’ joyous, unmistakable and unstoppable, tempestuous music will be heard on Margaret Island Open-Air Stage in July in the form of Balkan rumbas, searing rhythms and abandoned passion.
Szentendre Wins European Heritage Label
- 1 Apr 2020 1:54 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Hungarian town of Szentendre is one of the ten recipients in 2020 of the European Commission’s 'European Heritage Label', a distinction granted to sites with a significance in the history, culture and development of Europe.
Paul Fox Named New British Ambassador To Hungary
- 13 Feb 2020 4:06 PM
- community & culture
Mr. Fox has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary in succession to Mr. Iain Lindsay OBE who will be retiring from the UK Diplomatic Service.
Hungarian National Holiday Events Guide
- 2 Aug 2019 8:40 AM
- community & culture
Here's a quick summary of what will be officially going on from Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th August, the 'National Holiday of the Foundation of the Hungarian State'.
Vengerov Guest Star At Veszprém International Auer Festival, 30 July - 4 August
- 30 Jul 2019 8:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Russian-born violinist Maxim Vengerov will be guest star at this year’s international Auer Festival to be held in Veszprém, in western Hungary, this week, the event organiser said.