307 result(s) for folk culture
Budapest Summer Festival, Now On Until 31 August
- 7 Jun 2017 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Organisers: The 2017 Budapest Summer Festival running under the slogan “Festival of Cultures and Continents” aims at turning the spotlight on the special role of our planet and art when it comes to bringing nations together: Theatre is the common ground that unites us, as we get to share some enriching moments together.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
World Heritage In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- travel
From culture and architecture to the wonders of nature, Hungary is a country with an extremely rich historic past and blessed with natural wonders. The country currently has 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 7 in the cultural and one in the natural category. Let us visit three of them!
Orthodox Christmas Concert By St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Saint Ephraim Male Choir – that celebrates its 15th birthday this year - is inviting all their friends to enter the refreshing and enchanting realm of Byzantine music in an exceptionally beautiful venue, the St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.
Gala Concert Of 100 Gypsy Violins, 30 December
- 8 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for The 100 Gypsy Violins to give a gala concert on December the 30th. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Centennial Of Franz Josef’s Death: Hungarians & Monarchy
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was one hundred years ago, on November 21, 1916, that Franz Josef I, Austrian emperor and Hungarian king, died. His death couldn’t have been unexpected since he was 86 years old and had been on the throne for 68 years. When he died, Austria-Hungary, his creation, was slowly edging toward military collapse and revolution. His death was interpreted by his subjects as an ominous sign of the end ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.
Budapest Summer Festival, Now On Until 31 August
- 7 Jun 2017 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Organisers: The 2017 Budapest Summer Festival running under the slogan “Festival of Cultures and Continents” aims at turning the spotlight on the special role of our planet and art when it comes to bringing nations together: Theatre is the common ground that unites us, as we get to share some enriching moments together.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
World Heritage In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- travel
From culture and architecture to the wonders of nature, Hungary is a country with an extremely rich historic past and blessed with natural wonders. The country currently has 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 7 in the cultural and one in the natural category. Let us visit three of them!
Orthodox Christmas Concert By St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Saint Ephraim Male Choir – that celebrates its 15th birthday this year - is inviting all their friends to enter the refreshing and enchanting realm of Byzantine music in an exceptionally beautiful venue, the St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.
Gala Concert Of 100 Gypsy Violins, 30 December
- 8 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for The 100 Gypsy Violins to give a gala concert on December the 30th. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Centennial Of Franz Josef’s Death: Hungarians & Monarchy
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was one hundred years ago, on November 21, 1916, that Franz Josef I, Austrian emperor and Hungarian king, died. His death couldn’t have been unexpected since he was 86 years old and had been on the throne for 68 years. When he died, Austria-Hungary, his creation, was slowly edging toward military collapse and revolution. His death was interpreted by his subjects as an ominous sign of the end ...
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.