59 result(s) for medieval in Community & Culture
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2025 8:57 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper.
Special HUF 50,000 Coin Issued by National Bank
- 21 Nov 2024 1:57 PM
- community & culture
Yesterday the 'Magyar Nemzeti Bank' issued a particularly valuable gold collectors coin named The Golden Florin of Laduslaus V (László aranyforintja V.) in single and in piedfort version, which is four times the weight of a normal coin. These coins represent the eighth addition in the Hungarian medieval gold florin series.
The Coronation Mantle on Display in National Museum Budapest
- 14 Nov 2024 11:48 AM
- community & culture
One matchless treasure held by the Hungarian National Museum is the mantle that used to be worn by Hungarian monarchs at their coronation; it is a garment that King Stephen I (St. Stephen of Hungary) and his wife Gisela of Bavaria had made in 1031.
Rare Renaissance Marble Carving Unearthed in Visegrád Castle
- 3 Jul 2024 1:53 PM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- community & culture
A unique Renaissance altarpiece has been discovered at Visegrád Castle (Central-Hungary).
'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 29 Dec 2023 4:09 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The largest museum collection of winged altars, panel paintings and wooden sculptures from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Mikulás: Saint Nicholas’s Day Traditions In Hungary On 6 December
- 6 Dec 2023 2:04 PM
- community & culture
According to Hungarian custom it is Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) who comes bearing gifts for children on his name day, December 6th.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Expat Explainer: Why Do Hungarians Call Themselves Magyars?
- 23 May 2023 5:55 AM
- community & culture
By Peterjon Cresswell for XpatLoop. To understand why Hungarians call themselves Magyars, we must travel back in time to the era of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century.
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2025 8:57 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper.
Special HUF 50,000 Coin Issued by National Bank
- 21 Nov 2024 1:57 PM
- community & culture
Yesterday the 'Magyar Nemzeti Bank' issued a particularly valuable gold collectors coin named The Golden Florin of Laduslaus V (László aranyforintja V.) in single and in piedfort version, which is four times the weight of a normal coin. These coins represent the eighth addition in the Hungarian medieval gold florin series.
The Coronation Mantle on Display in National Museum Budapest
- 14 Nov 2024 11:48 AM
- community & culture
One matchless treasure held by the Hungarian National Museum is the mantle that used to be worn by Hungarian monarchs at their coronation; it is a garment that King Stephen I (St. Stephen of Hungary) and his wife Gisela of Bavaria had made in 1031.
Rare Renaissance Marble Carving Unearthed in Visegrád Castle
- 3 Jul 2024 1:53 PM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- community & culture
A unique Renaissance altarpiece has been discovered at Visegrád Castle (Central-Hungary).
'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest
- 29 Dec 2023 4:09 PM
- community & culture
Permanent exhibition: The largest museum collection of winged altars, panel paintings and wooden sculptures from the Kingdom of Hungary.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Day Customs in Hungary
- 20 Dec 2023 2:06 PM
- community & culture
In Hungary a key element of celebrating Christmas is the traditional custom of the Bethlehem Shepherd’s play (betlehemes játék). The present-day version of the Bethlehem folk play originates from the 19th-20th century, although it may date back as far as the medieval times.
Mikulás: Saint Nicholas’s Day Traditions In Hungary On 6 December
- 6 Dec 2023 2:04 PM
- community & culture
According to Hungarian custom it is Saint Nicholas (Mikulás) who comes bearing gifts for children on his name day, December 6th.
Gulácsy Exhibition, National Gallery Budapest
- 10 Jul 2023 11:28 AM
- community & culture
The retrospective exhibition of Lajos Gulácsy, one of the most unique figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art, is now displayed in the National Gallery.
Expat Explainer: Why Do Hungarians Call Themselves Magyars?
- 23 May 2023 5:55 AM
- community & culture
By Peterjon Cresswell for XpatLoop. To understand why Hungarians call themselves Magyars, we must travel back in time to the era of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century.