15 result(s) for fungarian in Community & Culture
Discover Csontváry, Revered Hungarian Painter of Solitude
- 12 Jul 2023 3:29 PM
- community & culture
No one has tried harder to go and see the cedars of Lebanon than me. Csontváry’s Solitary Cedar was so imprinted on my mind that I longed for years to see the real ones and have the inspiration the painter experienced.
Introducing ‘Colonel’ Ágoston Haraszthy, The ‘Father’ of California Wine
- 26 Jun 2023 8:10 AM
- community & culture
By Miklós Molnár, founder of Fungarian: The best lesson I had with my American students back at Rutgers University was the wine tasting class where I was supposed to teach them about Hungarian culture. Blindfolded, they had to guess which wine was Californian and which was Hungarian.
Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
Fungarian: The Dreaded Ice Saints
- 11 May 2017 2:35 AM
- community & culture
May 12, 13 and 14 are the name days of the three so-called ice saints, Pongrác, Szervác, Bonifác in the Hungarian calendar. Before weather forecast became big business and media event, Hungarian folklore created weather rhymes based on observing weather changes year by year.
Fungarian: Piroska
- 18 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
January 18 is Piroska’s nameday in the Hungarian calendar. It is one of the most beautiful sounding names in Hungarian. Its association only with Little Red Riding Hood is misleading tough. While the Grimm’s tale heroine got her name in translation because of her red hood, the name Piroska actually originates from the Latin Prisca meaning venerable, ancient and the English equivalent would be ...
Fungarian: God’s Leg
- 16 Jan 2017 8:41 AM
- community & culture
The word ISTEN – that is ‘God’ – is frequently used outside religious context in Hungarian. A graphic example is the saying MEGFOGTA AZ ISTEN LÁBÁT, meaning ‘He/she has caught God by the leg.’ The phrase is used in situations when someone is lucky. He/she has found the way to succeed. E.g. someone got a good job or met a person who will support him/her.
Fungarian: Attila The Hun(garian)
- 5 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Every 7th of January I have to call four friends called Attila and congratulate them on their name day. A Hungarian table calendar tells you whose name day it is, and just to make sure every morning the radio announcer congratulates those who are celebrating their name day. In addition a little sign at the florist’s reminds you about the day’s name just in case you forgot.
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
Fungarian: The Meaning Of Corvin
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Place names in Budapest may confuse not only foreigners but locals as well, just take CORVIN: We have Corvin Köz (crescent) including Corvin Mozi (cinema) and Corvin Plaza at the Corvin Negyed (quarter) metro station, Corvin Tér (square) in Buda near Fő utca and Corvin Áruház (Department Store) in Blaha Lujza tér, not to mention Corvinus University at the Szabadság Bridge.
Discover Csontváry, Revered Hungarian Painter of Solitude
- 12 Jul 2023 3:29 PM
- community & culture
No one has tried harder to go and see the cedars of Lebanon than me. Csontváry’s Solitary Cedar was so imprinted on my mind that I longed for years to see the real ones and have the inspiration the painter experienced.
Introducing ‘Colonel’ Ágoston Haraszthy, The ‘Father’ of California Wine
- 26 Jun 2023 8:10 AM
- community & culture
By Miklós Molnár, founder of Fungarian: The best lesson I had with my American students back at Rutgers University was the wine tasting class where I was supposed to teach them about Hungarian culture. Blindfolded, they had to guess which wine was Californian and which was Hungarian.
Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
Fungarian: The Dreaded Ice Saints
- 11 May 2017 2:35 AM
- community & culture
May 12, 13 and 14 are the name days of the three so-called ice saints, Pongrác, Szervác, Bonifác in the Hungarian calendar. Before weather forecast became big business and media event, Hungarian folklore created weather rhymes based on observing weather changes year by year.
Fungarian: Piroska
- 18 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
January 18 is Piroska’s nameday in the Hungarian calendar. It is one of the most beautiful sounding names in Hungarian. Its association only with Little Red Riding Hood is misleading tough. While the Grimm’s tale heroine got her name in translation because of her red hood, the name Piroska actually originates from the Latin Prisca meaning venerable, ancient and the English equivalent would be ...
Fungarian: God’s Leg
- 16 Jan 2017 8:41 AM
- community & culture
The word ISTEN – that is ‘God’ – is frequently used outside religious context in Hungarian. A graphic example is the saying MEGFOGTA AZ ISTEN LÁBÁT, meaning ‘He/she has caught God by the leg.’ The phrase is used in situations when someone is lucky. He/she has found the way to succeed. E.g. someone got a good job or met a person who will support him/her.
Fungarian: Attila The Hun(garian)
- 5 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Every 7th of January I have to call four friends called Attila and congratulate them on their name day. A Hungarian table calendar tells you whose name day it is, and just to make sure every morning the radio announcer congratulates those who are celebrating their name day. In addition a little sign at the florist’s reminds you about the day’s name just in case you forgot.
Fungarian: Why Is Halloween Strange For Hungarians?
- 30 Oct 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
November 1st is national holiday. According to the Catholic calendar, it’s All Saints’ Day – but Hungarians call it Day of the Dead (Halottak napja), when traditionally it’s a family obligation to tend the graves of their closest relatives.
Lit by thousands of candles, the cemeteries are a melancholic and beautiful sight on this day. The most common flower of the season people put on the graves ...
Fungarian: The Meaning Of Corvin
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Place names in Budapest may confuse not only foreigners but locals as well, just take CORVIN: We have Corvin Köz (crescent) including Corvin Mozi (cinema) and Corvin Plaza at the Corvin Negyed (quarter) metro station, Corvin Tér (square) in Buda near Fő utca and Corvin Áruház (Department Store) in Blaha Lujza tér, not to mention Corvinus University at the Szabadság Bridge.