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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.
Street Photo Exhibition Commemorates Holocaust In Budapest
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A public photo exhibition on the life of Jewish and non-Jewish communities will open outdoors on Budapest’s Corvin Square as part of the programmes commemorating the Holocaust Memorial Year. The photos depict Jews and non- Jews living peacefully side by side “until history and politics interfered”, said the House of Traditions, the organiser.
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
Viktoria Won The 21st Titanic International Film Festival In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Viktoria, the first film of the talented Bulgarian female writer, Maya Vitkova won the 8000-euros Breaking Waves Award of the 21st Titanic. The three-membered jury led by Hungarian director János Szász gave a special, director’s award to Benedikt Erlingsson for his film, Of Horses and Men. The students’ jury found Heart of a Lion to be the best piece of The European stories section, whilst the ...
MR Symphonics, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The worlds of gods and men are separated by a vast chasm. This was an idea that fascinated Goethe, Wagner and Hölderlin. The latter was particularly pessimistic about man’s role: to him, fate was nothing more than ceaseless drifting, a blind struggle. Brahms encountered Hölderlin’s poem Hyperions Schicksalslied (Hyperion’s Song of Fate) in his mid thirties, immediately recognising the potential ...
Easter Festival In Buda Castle In Budapest, 19 - 21 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In spring time (March, April), one of the most featured events in the Buda Castle District is the Buda Castle Easter Festival (Budavari Husveti Sokadalom) with its lovely sights, foods, concerts, and kid friendly games. You can enjoy a series of concerts, dance shows, try the local Easter foods (milkbread / Challah, a special braided sweet loaf, which is part of the Easter celebrations), Easter ...
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Hungarian Government Green-Lights Contraversial Memorial To “Victims Of German Invasion”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters in Budapest demolish scaffolds in protest of prime minister Viktor Orban’s decision to proceed with construction of controversial memorial to victims of 1994 German invasion of Hungary.
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.
Street Photo Exhibition Commemorates Holocaust In Budapest
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A public photo exhibition on the life of Jewish and non-Jewish communities will open outdoors on Budapest’s Corvin Square as part of the programmes commemorating the Holocaust Memorial Year. The photos depict Jews and non- Jews living peacefully side by side “until history and politics interfered”, said the House of Traditions, the organiser.
Xpat Opinion: Hungay's Post-Election Analyses From Two Different Worlds
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sometimes, it’s like two different worlds. Hungarian voters re-elected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on April 6th, and over the last several days we’ve been treated to many vivid, post-game analyses.
Viktoria Won The 21st Titanic International Film Festival In Budapest
- 14 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Viktoria, the first film of the talented Bulgarian female writer, Maya Vitkova won the 8000-euros Breaking Waves Award of the 21st Titanic. The three-membered jury led by Hungarian director János Szász gave a special, director’s award to Benedikt Erlingsson for his film, Of Horses and Men. The students’ jury found Heart of a Lion to be the best piece of The European stories section, whilst the ...
MR Symphonics, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The worlds of gods and men are separated by a vast chasm. This was an idea that fascinated Goethe, Wagner and Hölderlin. The latter was particularly pessimistic about man’s role: to him, fate was nothing more than ceaseless drifting, a blind struggle. Brahms encountered Hölderlin’s poem Hyperions Schicksalslied (Hyperion’s Song of Fate) in his mid thirties, immediately recognising the potential ...
Easter Festival In Buda Castle In Budapest, 19 - 21 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In spring time (March, April), one of the most featured events in the Buda Castle District is the Buda Castle Easter Festival (Budavari Husveti Sokadalom) with its lovely sights, foods, concerts, and kid friendly games. You can enjoy a series of concerts, dance shows, try the local Easter foods (milkbread / Challah, a special braided sweet loaf, which is part of the Easter celebrations), Easter ...
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Hungarian Government Green-Lights Contraversial Memorial To “Victims Of German Invasion”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters in Budapest demolish scaffolds in protest of prime minister Viktor Orban’s decision to proceed with construction of controversial memorial to victims of 1994 German invasion of Hungary.