260 result(s) for carpathian basin
'Arany Bus', A Roving Exhibition Launched
- 11 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Arany Bus, a roving exhibition on 19th-century poet János Arany, was re-launched in Budapest on Monday. Director Gergely Prõhle of the Petõfi Literary Museum stressed that the bus will visit the smallest villages in the next year, including remote Hungarian-inhabited areas of the Carpathian Basin.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Treasures Of Guardsmen’s Land In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2017 8:56 AM
- getting around
‘Õrség’area (Guardsmen’s Land), the former frontier – border guard area of the country- is today the only region in Hungary which has been continuously inhabited by the same people since the time of ‘ Honfoglalás’ (Conquest of the fatherland), time of the occupationof the Carpathian Basin by the Magyars in the 9th century. The vast, once nearlyuninhabited woodland was peopled by border guards.
National Dance House Festival & Fair, 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 11:45 AM
- entertainment
This 'Táncház' fest is a multi-faceted folklore festival in Budapest which includes performances by international groups presenting their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance-house bands and dance teachings from all over the Carpathian Basin.
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
Avars Revived Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 13 Apr 2017 5:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 7 May. Peoples migrating over enormous geographical distances, the rise of new religious ideologies, the transformation of political and social systems – early medieval Europe is not nearly as far from our present days, as we may think. This is what brought the European Union project entitled Connecting Early Medieval Collections (CEMEC) to life.
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Recipe Of The Week: Hungarian Sour Cream Scones
- 7 Mar 2017 6:01 AM
- food & drink
Accroding to historians scones (or pogácsa in Hungarian) are one of the oldest biscuits that were already baked in the time of the Hungarian conquest. Scones are small, round biscuits popular mainly in the Carpathian Basin and on the Balkans. Their name derives from the word focacea (baked dough), which is derivative of the Latin word “focus” that means fire. The word pogácsa was taken over from ...
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...
'Arany Bus', A Roving Exhibition Launched
- 11 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Arany Bus, a roving exhibition on 19th-century poet János Arany, was re-launched in Budapest on Monday. Director Gergely Prõhle of the Petõfi Literary Museum stressed that the bus will visit the smallest villages in the next year, including remote Hungarian-inhabited areas of the Carpathian Basin.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Treasures Of Guardsmen’s Land In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2017 8:56 AM
- getting around
‘Õrség’area (Guardsmen’s Land), the former frontier – border guard area of the country- is today the only region in Hungary which has been continuously inhabited by the same people since the time of ‘ Honfoglalás’ (Conquest of the fatherland), time of the occupationof the Carpathian Basin by the Magyars in the 9th century. The vast, once nearlyuninhabited woodland was peopled by border guards.
National Dance House Festival & Fair, 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 11:45 AM
- entertainment
This 'Táncház' fest is a multi-faceted folklore festival in Budapest which includes performances by international groups presenting their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance-house bands and dance teachings from all over the Carpathian Basin.
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
Avars Revived Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 13 Apr 2017 5:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 7 May. Peoples migrating over enormous geographical distances, the rise of new religious ideologies, the transformation of political and social systems – early medieval Europe is not nearly as far from our present days, as we may think. This is what brought the European Union project entitled Connecting Early Medieval Collections (CEMEC) to life.
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Recipe Of The Week: Hungarian Sour Cream Scones
- 7 Mar 2017 6:01 AM
- food & drink
Accroding to historians scones (or pogácsa in Hungarian) are one of the oldest biscuits that were already baked in the time of the Hungarian conquest. Scones are small, round biscuits popular mainly in the Carpathian Basin and on the Balkans. Their name derives from the word focacea (baked dough), which is derivative of the Latin word “focus” that means fire. The word pogácsa was taken over from ...
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...