6 result(s) for burial place in Community & Culture
Key Budapest Cemetery Declared 'Important Cultural Space' in Hungary - Digitised Map of Graveyard Now Available
- 2 Nov 2023 6:22 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
The Fiumei út cemetery now has an interactive searchable map interface, on which anyone can access information about those buried there.
'Discovery of Pharaoh's Tomb' Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 6 Oct 2021 7:13 AM
- community & culture
It was on dispay until 9 January 2022. The exhibition presents the age of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II and the sensational discovery of his tomb with the life-size reconstruction of his burial chamber unearthed in the Valley of the Kings at its focus.
Ancient King’s Original Burial Place Found In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2019 8:03 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
Archaeologists believe they have found the original burial place of 11th-century King Péter Orseolo in the crypt of Pécs cathedral, during excavations of recent months, it was announced on Wednesday.
New Year’s Eve Celebration In Hungary
- 29 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. In Hungary, New Year’s Eve is called Szilveszter, after Pope Sylvester I (314-335). During his service, he strived to improve the public position of the church in Rome. Among others, the construction of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) basilica, a Roman equivalent of the sacred places of Jerusalem, is linked to his ...
Now On: Ancient Hungarian Cemetery, National Museum, Budapest
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The first finds from the Hungarian Conquest period of the 10th century at Nagykörű, a village on the right bank of the River Tisza, 25 kilometres northeast of the town of Szolnok, were excavated in 1891. In the autumn of 2010 the local authority at the village started building a new créche in the village centre and while digging the foundations more ancient Hungarian burials were found.
New Year’s Eve Traditions In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
"The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. Those days in some villages it was believed that animals speak in human voices on this day. It was forbidden to hang out clothes, because if they did so someone from the family would hang themselves. Many people went to church to bury the old year. In Transylvania a straw-puppet was buried, symbolizing the death ...
Key Budapest Cemetery Declared 'Important Cultural Space' in Hungary - Digitised Map of Graveyard Now Available
- 2 Nov 2023 6:22 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
The Fiumei út cemetery now has an interactive searchable map interface, on which anyone can access information about those buried there.
'Discovery of Pharaoh's Tomb' Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 6 Oct 2021 7:13 AM
- community & culture
It was on dispay until 9 January 2022. The exhibition presents the age of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep II and the sensational discovery of his tomb with the life-size reconstruction of his burial chamber unearthed in the Valley of the Kings at its focus.
Ancient King’s Original Burial Place Found In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2019 8:03 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- community & culture
Archaeologists believe they have found the original burial place of 11th-century King Péter Orseolo in the crypt of Pécs cathedral, during excavations of recent months, it was announced on Wednesday.
New Year’s Eve Celebration In Hungary
- 29 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. In Hungary, New Year’s Eve is called Szilveszter, after Pope Sylvester I (314-335). During his service, he strived to improve the public position of the church in Rome. Among others, the construction of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) basilica, a Roman equivalent of the sacred places of Jerusalem, is linked to his ...
Now On: Ancient Hungarian Cemetery, National Museum, Budapest
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The first finds from the Hungarian Conquest period of the 10th century at Nagykörű, a village on the right bank of the River Tisza, 25 kilometres northeast of the town of Szolnok, were excavated in 1891. In the autumn of 2010 the local authority at the village started building a new créche in the village centre and while digging the foundations more ancient Hungarian burials were found.
New Year’s Eve Traditions In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
"The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. Those days in some villages it was believed that animals speak in human voices on this day. It was forbidden to hang out clothes, because if they did so someone from the family would hang themselves. Many people went to church to bury the old year. In Transylvania a straw-puppet was buried, symbolizing the death ...