46 result(s) for christmas day traditions
Watch: Easter Customs In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2023 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Small boys learn this rhyme when they are still in the kindergarten, and they sing it to girls on Easter Monday, and then promptly 'sprinkle' them - without waiting for an answer to the poem:
"Through the greenwood going
I saw a blue violet growing
I saw it start to wither
Can I water this flower?"
Surprising Expats: Shaheer Ahmad, University of Pécs Alumnus
- 14 Mar 2023 5:48 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
St. Lucy's Day Traditions In Hungary, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 9:05 AM
- http://puszta.com/eng
- community & culture
"Named after the Christian virgin, St. Lucy's day (Lucia or Luca’s day - luca napja) is one of the richest in customs and superstitions in Hungary. Before the Gregorian calendar reform, it was the shortest and darkest day of the year, and it marked the beginning of the winter solstice. It is for this reason that numerous traditions and fertility games are linked to this special day.
Advent In Hungary – Then & Now
- 28 Nov 2022 5:48 AM
- community & culture
Advent in Hungary is the period before Christmas, the four week long preparation for the holidays, the start of the ecclesiastical year. This year it began on 27 November, and goes on until Christmas Day.
'Musical Advent Magic', Music Academy Budapest, 26 November
- 15 Nov 2022 4:34 PM
- specials
In the midst of the gloomy, ever so darkening days comes the moment when our hearts lighten up, awaiting Advent and all its wonders.
Expat Explainer: Hungarian Christmas Feast - Including Authentic Recipes
- 23 Dec 2021 10:38 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends.
Festive Season at Araz Restaurant In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2021 4:04 PM
- specials
ARAZ Restaurant invites its guests to a gastronomic adventure that is unique and intense, in which the old and the new create a unique experience, while not distancing themselves from traditional Hungarian gastronomy, still fuses the past with the help of state-of-the-art kitchen technology. The restaurant Team places great emphasis on creating a colourful program this Festive Season so everyone ...
Expat Explainer: Christmas Eve In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2021 10:03 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the family Christmas tree is usually decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December, and in addition to the usual decorations also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings (szaloncukor) are added. It's on this day that seasonal gifts are exchanged by the tree.
Watch: Easter Customs In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2023 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Small boys learn this rhyme when they are still in the kindergarten, and they sing it to girls on Easter Monday, and then promptly 'sprinkle' them - without waiting for an answer to the poem:
"Through the greenwood going
I saw a blue violet growing
I saw it start to wither
Can I water this flower?"
Surprising Expats: Shaheer Ahmad, University of Pécs Alumnus
- 14 Mar 2023 5:48 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
St. Lucy's Day Traditions In Hungary, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 9:05 AM
- http://puszta.com/eng
- community & culture
"Named after the Christian virgin, St. Lucy's day (Lucia or Luca’s day - luca napja) is one of the richest in customs and superstitions in Hungary. Before the Gregorian calendar reform, it was the shortest and darkest day of the year, and it marked the beginning of the winter solstice. It is for this reason that numerous traditions and fertility games are linked to this special day.
Advent In Hungary – Then & Now
- 28 Nov 2022 5:48 AM
- community & culture
Advent in Hungary is the period before Christmas, the four week long preparation for the holidays, the start of the ecclesiastical year. This year it began on 27 November, and goes on until Christmas Day.
'Musical Advent Magic', Music Academy Budapest, 26 November
- 15 Nov 2022 4:34 PM
- specials
In the midst of the gloomy, ever so darkening days comes the moment when our hearts lighten up, awaiting Advent and all its wonders.
Expat Explainer: Hungarian Christmas Feast - Including Authentic Recipes
- 23 Dec 2021 10:38 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends.
Festive Season at Araz Restaurant In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2021 4:04 PM
- specials
ARAZ Restaurant invites its guests to a gastronomic adventure that is unique and intense, in which the old and the new create a unique experience, while not distancing themselves from traditional Hungarian gastronomy, still fuses the past with the help of state-of-the-art kitchen technology. The restaurant Team places great emphasis on creating a colourful program this Festive Season so everyone ...
Expat Explainer: Christmas Eve In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2021 10:03 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the family Christmas tree is usually decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December, and in addition to the usual decorations also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings (szaloncukor) are added. It's on this day that seasonal gifts are exchanged by the tree.