673 result(s) for hungarian traditions
Video Report: National Holiday Celebrated Across Hungary
- 23 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
On 20 August, celebrations across Hungary have marked the national holiday in honour of the first Christian king of Hungary and the foundation of the Hungarian state. In the morning, the national flag was hoisted in front of Parliament in Budapest, in a ceremony attended by President Janos Áder, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and other government members, as well as diplomats, representatives ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Ceremonial Fireworks In Budapest On 20 August Will Begin At 9.00 p.m
- 20 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The evening fireworks display that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year is a must in the series of 20 August events in the capital. True to traditions, the ceremonial fireworks will begin at 9.00 p.m. The primary spectator area is the section of the Danube Banks between Petőfi Bridge and Margit Bridge.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.
Invitation: 2nd Nufolk Festival – Enjoy World Music In Budapest
- 30 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The best Hungarian world music bands give concerts between 27 and 30 June 2012 at the 2nd Nufolk Festival in Kobuci Kert, Óbuda. One of the nicest open air bars in Budapest provides 12 concerts in 4 days by internationally acclaimed bands like Besh o droM, The Balkan Fanatik, Napra, Kerekes Band and Ferenczi György és a Rackajam.
Another Thermal Bathing Complex Opened In Hungary In Nagykáta
- 21 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Viktor Orbán inaugurated the new thermal bathing complex in Nagykáta on Monday. The project situated some sixty kilometres from Budapest was implemented partly from aid supplied from the New Széchenyi Plan and partly from local funding.
Invitation: Strawberry Festival, Tahitóthfalu, Hungary, 8 - 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- food & drink
"Tahitótfalu villagers have several decades of tradition and experience in growing strawberries. At the beginning of the twentieth century strawberries were transported by a special type of ship, the so-called "Kofa ship" ("kofa" meaning a loud elderly lady selling her produce on the marketplace).
Video Report: National Holiday Celebrated Across Hungary
- 23 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
On 20 August, celebrations across Hungary have marked the national holiday in honour of the first Christian king of Hungary and the foundation of the Hungarian state. In the morning, the national flag was hoisted in front of Parliament in Budapest, in a ceremony attended by President Janos Áder, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and other government members, as well as diplomats, representatives ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Ceremonial Fireworks In Budapest On 20 August Will Begin At 9.00 p.m
- 20 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The evening fireworks display that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year is a must in the series of 20 August events in the capital. True to traditions, the ceremonial fireworks will begin at 9.00 p.m. The primary spectator area is the section of the Danube Banks between Petőfi Bridge and Margit Bridge.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.
Invitation: 2nd Nufolk Festival – Enjoy World Music In Budapest
- 30 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The best Hungarian world music bands give concerts between 27 and 30 June 2012 at the 2nd Nufolk Festival in Kobuci Kert, Óbuda. One of the nicest open air bars in Budapest provides 12 concerts in 4 days by internationally acclaimed bands like Besh o droM, The Balkan Fanatik, Napra, Kerekes Band and Ferenczi György és a Rackajam.
Another Thermal Bathing Complex Opened In Hungary In Nagykáta
- 21 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Viktor Orbán inaugurated the new thermal bathing complex in Nagykáta on Monday. The project situated some sixty kilometres from Budapest was implemented partly from aid supplied from the New Széchenyi Plan and partly from local funding.
Invitation: Strawberry Festival, Tahitóthfalu, Hungary, 8 - 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- food & drink
"Tahitótfalu villagers have several decades of tradition and experience in growing strawberries. At the beginning of the twentieth century strawberries were transported by a special type of ship, the so-called "Kofa ship" ("kofa" meaning a loud elderly lady selling her produce on the marketplace).