1,716 result(s) for hungarian history
Xpat Report: Road Trip From Budapest To Tatra Mountains - By Adri Bruckner
- 12 Apr 2012 11:50 AM
- getting around
The Tátra mountains. Nobody outside this part of Europe has heard of them, since they’re overshadowed by the Alps, which span four countries that give them good PR. But these days, everyone would prefer to go somewhere “undiscovered,” right? Well, then the Tátras are your mountains.
Bob Geldof To Appear At Hay Festival Budapest In May
- 12 Apr 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
This festival will bring together the best of Hungarian, Central European, English speaking and international authors and thinkers to celebrate the sharing of stories and ideas. In early May (4-6th) the event organisers will be celebrating its first Hay Festival in Budapest, beginning with a concert by Bob Geldof and following with an exciting mix of Hungarian, British and Spanish authors, all in ...
Hungary's Jobbik MP Urged To Resign After Reviving Anti-Semitic Claims
- 12 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
"The Socialist Party and LMP separately urged Jobbik MP Zsolt Barath to resign after he revived in a speech last week in Parliament an 1882 claim that Jews had murdered a 14-year-old girl in order to use her blood for ritual purposes.
Invitation: Easter Festival In Hollókő, 8 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Easter is a two-day holiday in Hungary, celebrated with great fanfare and religious fervor. This year the whole village of Hollókő will celebrate Easter from early in the morning in ornamented folk clothes. There will be traditional water pouring, egg painting and Hungarian dishes. Also there will be a full-day of folklore programmes, a display of folk arts and crafts for purchase, artisan ...
Invitation: Bolla Quartett, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2012 10:45 AM
- entertainment
"Tenor and soprano sax player, Gábor Bolla (22) is already one of the great stars of the Hungarian jazz world. At the age of ten he started playing the clarinet, at twelve he won first prize in the National Music Schools' Competition. Then he took up the saxophone and, in 2003, he made it to the semi-finals of the World Saxophone Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Top 10 Near To Hungary Destinations, Part I
- 3 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- travel
"This week, since it’s spring break at my daughter’s school, I decided to let you in on my favorite places to go in the “neighborhood” of Hungary. Why not Hungarian destinations? I’ll save that for another week when you might be planning just a weekend getaway. Some of these are near enough for a weekend, some worth a longer trip…
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Invitation: Danube - Open Book, Mai Manó House Budapest, Until 6 May
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Countries of this region are very different. If we try to find a common denominator, they all have the Danube run through them for shorter or longer stretches, mediating among peoples, regions, and countries. It conveys culture, economic goods, ways of life, good and bad, everything. All this is, in fact, contained in the poem of one genius Hungarian poet that was written in 1936 – yet, time has ...
Xpat Report: Road Trip From Budapest To Tatra Mountains - By Adri Bruckner
- 12 Apr 2012 11:50 AM
- getting around
The Tátra mountains. Nobody outside this part of Europe has heard of them, since they’re overshadowed by the Alps, which span four countries that give them good PR. But these days, everyone would prefer to go somewhere “undiscovered,” right? Well, then the Tátras are your mountains.
Bob Geldof To Appear At Hay Festival Budapest In May
- 12 Apr 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
This festival will bring together the best of Hungarian, Central European, English speaking and international authors and thinkers to celebrate the sharing of stories and ideas. In early May (4-6th) the event organisers will be celebrating its first Hay Festival in Budapest, beginning with a concert by Bob Geldof and following with an exciting mix of Hungarian, British and Spanish authors, all in ...
Hungary's Jobbik MP Urged To Resign After Reviving Anti-Semitic Claims
- 12 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
"The Socialist Party and LMP separately urged Jobbik MP Zsolt Barath to resign after he revived in a speech last week in Parliament an 1882 claim that Jews had murdered a 14-year-old girl in order to use her blood for ritual purposes.
Invitation: Easter Festival In Hollókő, 8 - 9 April
- 6 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Easter is a two-day holiday in Hungary, celebrated with great fanfare and religious fervor. This year the whole village of Hollókő will celebrate Easter from early in the morning in ornamented folk clothes. There will be traditional water pouring, egg painting and Hungarian dishes. Also there will be a full-day of folklore programmes, a display of folk arts and crafts for purchase, artisan ...
Invitation: Bolla Quartett, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2012 10:45 AM
- entertainment
"Tenor and soprano sax player, Gábor Bolla (22) is already one of the great stars of the Hungarian jazz world. At the age of ten he started playing the clarinet, at twelve he won first prize in the National Music Schools' Competition. Then he took up the saxophone and, in 2003, he made it to the semi-finals of the World Saxophone Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Top 10 Near To Hungary Destinations, Part I
- 3 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- travel
"This week, since it’s spring break at my daughter’s school, I decided to let you in on my favorite places to go in the “neighborhood” of Hungary. Why not Hungarian destinations? I’ll save that for another week when you might be planning just a weekend getaway. Some of these are near enough for a weekend, some worth a longer trip…
Active Citizenship Award In Hungary By U.S. Ambassdor
- 28 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"On March 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the third Active Citizenship Award to Kinga Milankovics, founder of REGINA in Gödöllő.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Invitation: Danube - Open Book, Mai Manó House Budapest, Until 6 May
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Countries of this region are very different. If we try to find a common denominator, they all have the Danube run through them for shorter or longer stretches, mediating among peoples, regions, and countries. It conveys culture, economic goods, ways of life, good and bad, everything. All this is, in fact, contained in the poem of one genius Hungarian poet that was written in 1936 – yet, time has ...