75 result(s) for decorate in Community & Culture
Video: Hungary Celebrates Easter With Special Sprinkling Tradition
- 31 Mar 2024 12:26 PM
- community & culture
Each year a special Easter tradition takes place around Hungary, as is always witnessed by many in a small village located in north-eastern Hungary. Visitors beware: you may get wet, as the video below shows.
'Hungarian Art Between 1896 & World War II' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 6 Jan 2024 4:33 PM
- community & culture
This exhibition currently cannot be visited. The central rooms on the second floor of the museum give place to the twentieth-century art which presents the most decisive artists and endeavours from the period between the turn of the century and the end of World War II.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Shops Closed on 28 & 29 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?
- 26 May 2023 8:56 AM
- community & culture
Pentecost is a public holiday in Hungary, and so shops will be closed on Sunday and Monday, 28 & 29 May. It's a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whit Sunday.
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?"
Budapest Spring & Easter Fair, Városháza Park
- 5 Apr 2023 7:09 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Spring Fair is held in City Hall Park (Városháza Park) and Deák Ferenc Square, decorated with springtime colours, where visitors can browse unique handicraft products and indulge in a selection of food inspired by the upcoming Easter holidays.
Highest Honor: Billionaire Banker Csányi Decorated with Hungarian Order of St Stephen by President Novák
- 3 Apr 2023 7:09 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
President Katalin Novák decorated Sándor Csányi, chairman and chief executive of OTP Bank and head of the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ), with the Hungarian Order of St Stephen, the highest honour in Hungary, at the presidential Sándor Palace.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 6.
- 10 Jan 2023 1:28 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
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).
Video: Hungary Celebrates Easter With Special Sprinkling Tradition
- 31 Mar 2024 12:26 PM
- community & culture
Each year a special Easter tradition takes place around Hungary, as is always witnessed by many in a small village located in north-eastern Hungary. Visitors beware: you may get wet, as the video below shows.
'Hungarian Art Between 1896 & World War II' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 6 Jan 2024 4:33 PM
- community & culture
This exhibition currently cannot be visited. The central rooms on the second floor of the museum give place to the twentieth-century art which presents the most decisive artists and endeavours from the period between the turn of the century and the end of World War II.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Shops Closed on 28 & 29 May - What Else Does Pentecost Signify In Hungary?
- 26 May 2023 8:56 AM
- community & culture
Pentecost is a public holiday in Hungary, and so shops will be closed on Sunday and Monday, 28 & 29 May. It's a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whit Sunday.
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?"
Budapest Spring & Easter Fair, Városháza Park
- 5 Apr 2023 7:09 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Spring Fair is held in City Hall Park (Városháza Park) and Deák Ferenc Square, decorated with springtime colours, where visitors can browse unique handicraft products and indulge in a selection of food inspired by the upcoming Easter holidays.
Highest Honor: Billionaire Banker Csányi Decorated with Hungarian Order of St Stephen by President Novák
- 3 Apr 2023 7:09 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
President Katalin Novák decorated Sándor Csányi, chairman and chief executive of OTP Bank and head of the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ), with the Hungarian Order of St Stephen, the highest honour in Hungary, at the presidential Sándor Palace.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 6.
- 10 Jan 2023 1:28 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
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).