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Invitation: Lenten Evensong...Budapest, 23 March
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Evening Prayer, or Evensong as it is generally called when sung, is one of the Church’s “Offices,” or official prayers. It derives from the Vespers and Compline of medieval monasteries when monks or nuns would gather to bid a prayerful farewell to the day just past and prepare for a night’s rest.
Highlights Of Budapest Spring Festival 2013
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Since 1981 this world famous cultural festival has showcased hundreds of entertaining events each year. In 2013 over 50 venues are involved, including the open-air Budapest Easter Fair on Vorosmarty Square, concerts at the Hungarian Palace of Arts, the Budapest Opera House, the new Budapest Music Center, the Urania National Film Theater, several churches, and many more locations in Budapest. Held ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Amendments Criticised In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a bitter comment just hours before the controversial constitutional amendments were to be passed by Parliament, a moderate right-wing commentator suggested that Hungary cannot afford to confront European institutions over such issues of secondary importance.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Pope? Does Péter Erdő Have A Chance?
- 7 Mar 2013 10:50 AM
- current affairs
As I mentioned earlier, the Hungarian media is full of stories speculating about the possibility of Péter Erdő succeeding Benedict XVI. Péter Erdő was appointed Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in December 2002 and was also made a cardinal at the same time. At the time of his appointment he was auxiliary bishop of Székesfehérvár and was only 50 years old. He has a doctorate in theology and canon ...
Xpat Opinion: Church Law Scrapped By Constitutional Court In Hungary
- 5 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down the controversial Church Law on formal grounds. He notes, however, that the Court has acknowledged that the government has the right to determine which religious denominations can earn official status as churches, and by implication become eligible for public subsidies in their non-spiritual activities.
Xpat Opinion: Is The Demokratikus Koalíció A Liberal Party In Hungary?
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago Gábor Fodor announced that he will establish a new party called Magyar Liberális Párt. SZDSZ is no more, he declared, and it mustn’t happen that Hungary has no liberal party.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Invitation: Anglican Worship In English, Svábhegy In Budapest, 3 Feb
- 31 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Saint Margaret’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Budapest, has begun offering Anglican worship in English at Svábhegy in the beautiful Buda Hills on the first Sunday of each month. The services will be held at 10:30 am in the chapel of the Protestáns Szakkollégium at Eötvös út 35, in the Twelfth District, approximately one kilometer north of the Svábhegy Cogwheel (Tram 60) stop. Ample parking is ...
Now On: 'Research On Sacred Song', Museum Of Ethnography In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungarian, songs sung by a religious congregation either in church, or on other liturgical occasions, are known as "népénekek," translated for the purposes of this exhibition as "vernacular sacred songs". These include not only church songs, but also songs associated with various religious folk customs, songs of greeting, and songs sung at wakes. Most vernacular sacred songs were not folk ...
Invitation: Lenten Evensong...Budapest, 23 March
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Evening Prayer, or Evensong as it is generally called when sung, is one of the Church’s “Offices,” or official prayers. It derives from the Vespers and Compline of medieval monasteries when monks or nuns would gather to bid a prayerful farewell to the day just past and prepare for a night’s rest.
Highlights Of Budapest Spring Festival 2013
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Since 1981 this world famous cultural festival has showcased hundreds of entertaining events each year. In 2013 over 50 venues are involved, including the open-air Budapest Easter Fair on Vorosmarty Square, concerts at the Hungarian Palace of Arts, the Budapest Opera House, the new Budapest Music Center, the Urania National Film Theater, several churches, and many more locations in Budapest. Held ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Amendments Criticised In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a bitter comment just hours before the controversial constitutional amendments were to be passed by Parliament, a moderate right-wing commentator suggested that Hungary cannot afford to confront European institutions over such issues of secondary importance.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Pope? Does Péter Erdő Have A Chance?
- 7 Mar 2013 10:50 AM
- current affairs
As I mentioned earlier, the Hungarian media is full of stories speculating about the possibility of Péter Erdő succeeding Benedict XVI. Péter Erdő was appointed Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in December 2002 and was also made a cardinal at the same time. At the time of his appointment he was auxiliary bishop of Székesfehérvár and was only 50 years old. He has a doctorate in theology and canon ...
Xpat Opinion: Church Law Scrapped By Constitutional Court In Hungary
- 5 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down the controversial Church Law on formal grounds. He notes, however, that the Court has acknowledged that the government has the right to determine which religious denominations can earn official status as churches, and by implication become eligible for public subsidies in their non-spiritual activities.
Xpat Opinion: Is The Demokratikus Koalíció A Liberal Party In Hungary?
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago Gábor Fodor announced that he will establish a new party called Magyar Liberális Párt. SZDSZ is no more, he declared, and it mustn’t happen that Hungary has no liberal party.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Invitation: Anglican Worship In English, Svábhegy In Budapest, 3 Feb
- 31 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Saint Margaret’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Budapest, has begun offering Anglican worship in English at Svábhegy in the beautiful Buda Hills on the first Sunday of each month. The services will be held at 10:30 am in the chapel of the Protestáns Szakkollégium at Eötvös út 35, in the Twelfth District, approximately one kilometer north of the Svábhegy Cogwheel (Tram 60) stop. Ample parking is ...
Now On: 'Research On Sacred Song', Museum Of Ethnography In Budapest
- 25 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungarian, songs sung by a religious congregation either in church, or on other liturgical occasions, are known as "népénekek," translated for the purposes of this exhibition as "vernacular sacred songs". These include not only church songs, but also songs associated with various religious folk customs, songs of greeting, and songs sung at wakes. Most vernacular sacred songs were not folk ...