129 result(s) for national holiday in Community & Culture
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
St. Stephen's Day Events In Budapest, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2015 2:02 AM
- community & culture
This large-scale festival is put on for the public every year on 20th August. There is an exhibition of Hungarian crafts, a water and an air parade, and a firework display. This day is also a national holiday in honour of Saint Stephen (King István I.), founder of the state of Hungary, as well as the festival of the new bread.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Mehdi Othmani: Creating An Inspiring Expat Example, Via Compassionate Leadership
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mr. Mehdi Othmani, a German national born in Tunisia, has extensive experience in international hospitality management. As a multi-lingual, he has an innate communicative skill that has proven effective in the industry and extremely successful with his colleagues, staff, and most importantly with his guests that has allowed him to make a positive impact wherever he goes.
Budapest Scottish Church: A Brief History
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Described by expats today as a small but active English speaking congregation with a big heart, based in the centre of Budapest, it's history goes way back...Back in 1839 two Scottish missionaries John Duncan and Dr. Alexander Ketih set out for Palestine to reach out to the Jews. Riding on camels, one of them fell off the camel’s back, broke his leg and they were forced to return home. However, ...
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
St. Stephen's Day Events In Budapest, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2015 2:02 AM
- community & culture
This large-scale festival is put on for the public every year on 20th August. There is an exhibition of Hungarian crafts, a water and an air parade, and a firework display. This day is also a national holiday in honour of Saint Stephen (King István I.), founder of the state of Hungary, as well as the festival of the new bread.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Mehdi Othmani: Creating An Inspiring Expat Example, Via Compassionate Leadership
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mr. Mehdi Othmani, a German national born in Tunisia, has extensive experience in international hospitality management. As a multi-lingual, he has an innate communicative skill that has proven effective in the industry and extremely successful with his colleagues, staff, and most importantly with his guests that has allowed him to make a positive impact wherever he goes.
Budapest Scottish Church: A Brief History
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Described by expats today as a small but active English speaking congregation with a big heart, based in the centre of Budapest, it's history goes way back...Back in 1839 two Scottish missionaries John Duncan and Dr. Alexander Ketih set out for Palestine to reach out to the Jews. Riding on camels, one of them fell off the camel’s back, broke his leg and they were forced to return home. However, ...
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.