67 result(s) for folk tales
Easter Festival In Hollókő, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hollókő, the most beautiful gem in the gently rolling Palóc scenery, has been a World Heritage Site since 1987. The embracing slopes of the Cserhát hills have protected the small houses hiding in a valley from the gales of history, so the village has been able to preserve its authentic charm.
'Easter In Skanzen', Szentendre, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The season’s opening event will celebrate rebirth, the purifying human and awakening nature. Because of the festival, believers can take part in a church service. Tradition keeping groups will present the customs of the Easter holiday cycle.
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
WAMP Design Fair Returns To Millenáris, Budapest, From October 13
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
To open the autumn-winter season, WAMP is moving to the Buda side. From October 13, Budapest’s largest sunday design fair will be held at the old/new venue, Millenáris, only a stone’s throw from Széll Kálmán Square, awaiting the fans of design and unique objects on almost 4000 m². In addition to the well-known designers, there will be some new exhibitors and some new programme elements. ...
Invitation: Celebrating Baltic & Scandinavian Midsummer Solstice Traditions, Skanzen, Hungary, 29 June
- 27 Jun 2013 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The Lithuanian community in Hungary and Embassy of Lithuania in Budapest would like to invite everybody to celebrate Scandinavian and Baltic Midsummer Solstice Traditions in Skanzen open air museum on 29th of June, this Saturday from 2 pm till 12 pm. We welcome you in Lithuanian Pub with famous Lithuanian beer and cheese.
Night Of The Museum, Ferenc Hopp Museum Of Eastern Asiatic Arts, Budapest, 22 June
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
17.00-18.00 When Elephants Had Wings – An Afternoon of Tales from India by Ms Csenge Zalka
International storyteller Csenge Zalka brings India a little bit closer through folktales, legends and myths. From animal tales for the little ones to love stories and legends of bravery, there is an adventure awaiting everyone! Elephants will fly, gods will walk the earth, mythical animals wills talk in a ...
Xpat Report: Samhainfest in Budapest (September 29, 2012)
- 6 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
With events like Samhainfest it is practically impossible to complain about the metal scene in Budapest. While assembling nine bands, Samhainfest brought together fans from all over Hungary, but the neighboring countries, too. The festival also meant one of the biggest gatherings of Hungarian folk metal bands, since more than half of them don't usually reside in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.
Easter Festival In Hollókő, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hollókő, the most beautiful gem in the gently rolling Palóc scenery, has been a World Heritage Site since 1987. The embracing slopes of the Cserhát hills have protected the small houses hiding in a valley from the gales of history, so the village has been able to preserve its authentic charm.
'Easter In Skanzen', Szentendre, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The season’s opening event will celebrate rebirth, the purifying human and awakening nature. Because of the festival, believers can take part in a church service. Tradition keeping groups will present the customs of the Easter holiday cycle.
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
WAMP Design Fair Returns To Millenáris, Budapest, From October 13
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
To open the autumn-winter season, WAMP is moving to the Buda side. From October 13, Budapest’s largest sunday design fair will be held at the old/new venue, Millenáris, only a stone’s throw from Széll Kálmán Square, awaiting the fans of design and unique objects on almost 4000 m². In addition to the well-known designers, there will be some new exhibitors and some new programme elements. ...
Invitation: Celebrating Baltic & Scandinavian Midsummer Solstice Traditions, Skanzen, Hungary, 29 June
- 27 Jun 2013 11:35 AM
- community & culture
The Lithuanian community in Hungary and Embassy of Lithuania in Budapest would like to invite everybody to celebrate Scandinavian and Baltic Midsummer Solstice Traditions in Skanzen open air museum on 29th of June, this Saturday from 2 pm till 12 pm. We welcome you in Lithuanian Pub with famous Lithuanian beer and cheese.
Night Of The Museum, Ferenc Hopp Museum Of Eastern Asiatic Arts, Budapest, 22 June
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
17.00-18.00 When Elephants Had Wings – An Afternoon of Tales from India by Ms Csenge Zalka
International storyteller Csenge Zalka brings India a little bit closer through folktales, legends and myths. From animal tales for the little ones to love stories and legends of bravery, there is an adventure awaiting everyone! Elephants will fly, gods will walk the earth, mythical animals wills talk in a ...
Xpat Report: Samhainfest in Budapest (September 29, 2012)
- 6 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
With events like Samhainfest it is practically impossible to complain about the metal scene in Budapest. While assembling nine bands, Samhainfest brought together fans from all over Hungary, but the neighboring countries, too. The festival also meant one of the biggest gatherings of Hungarian folk metal bands, since more than half of them don't usually reside in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Invitation: Kathak Indian Dance Performance, Hungary, 17 - 20 August
- 9 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
SHE- Tales of Ancient Goddesses Kathak Dance Performance of Sharmistha Mukherjee and her dance group. In Rig Veda, one of the earliest literatures in history roughly dating between 1700 to 1100 BC, there are references of several goddesses. Though none of them are central to the text, they are treated with curiosity and love for the powerful natural phenomena and abstract forces they represent.