248 result(s) for memorial day
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Remembering Extraordinary Hungarians - By Adri Bruckner
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
November is a time to remember those who have gone before. In Hungary, Imagefamilies visit cemeteries, leave wreaths and flowers, light candles and talk about loved ones they’ve lost. For me, it’s a time to think about Hungarians whose lives were lived in the shadow of war, fascism, communism or poverty, and I am once again grateful to have grown up in peace, freedom and prosperity.
This Sunday We Commemorate The Crushing Of The Revolution In Hungary
- 1 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Sunday, 4 November, Hungary commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight. On the Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to those heroes who stood by the ideal of freedom – even at the cost of their lives.
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Corvin Beer & Blues Festival, Budapest, 27 - 30 September
- 27 Sep 2012 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The 15th Beer and Blues Festival is going to take place at a new venue, the Corvin Promenade, the renewed city center of Pest. The festival integrates music, gastronomy and movies. Music is fun but especially blues music means more: it conveys feelings of our accelerated word throughout generations. Well-known stars and young talents will step on stage forming one of the most exciting mixture of ...
UNESCO Honours Hungarian János Szentágothai & Sir Georg Solti
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- community & culture
On Friday, 14 September the United Nations' Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will host high-profile events to honour Hungarian neuroscientist János Szentágothai and Hungarian-born British conductor Sir Georg Solti in Paris.
Invitation: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, By U.S. Embassy Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
In commemoration of the National Day of Service and Remembrance and marking the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross will hold a blood drive tomorrow.
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 ...
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Remembering Extraordinary Hungarians - By Adri Bruckner
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
November is a time to remember those who have gone before. In Hungary, Imagefamilies visit cemeteries, leave wreaths and flowers, light candles and talk about loved ones they’ve lost. For me, it’s a time to think about Hungarians whose lives were lived in the shadow of war, fascism, communism or poverty, and I am once again grateful to have grown up in peace, freedom and prosperity.
This Sunday We Commemorate The Crushing Of The Revolution In Hungary
- 1 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Sunday, 4 November, Hungary commemorates the anniversary of the defeat of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight. On the Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to those heroes who stood by the ideal of freedom – even at the cost of their lives.
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Corvin Beer & Blues Festival, Budapest, 27 - 30 September
- 27 Sep 2012 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The 15th Beer and Blues Festival is going to take place at a new venue, the Corvin Promenade, the renewed city center of Pest. The festival integrates music, gastronomy and movies. Music is fun but especially blues music means more: it conveys feelings of our accelerated word throughout generations. Well-known stars and young talents will step on stage forming one of the most exciting mixture of ...
UNESCO Honours Hungarian János Szentágothai & Sir Georg Solti
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- community & culture
On Friday, 14 September the United Nations' Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will host high-profile events to honour Hungarian neuroscientist János Szentágothai and Hungarian-born British conductor Sir Georg Solti in Paris.
Invitation: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, By U.S. Embassy Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
In commemoration of the National Day of Service and Remembrance and marking the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross will hold a blood drive tomorrow.
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 ...