28 result(s) for roma village in Videos
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.
Invitation: Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival, Millenáris Budapest, 8 - 10 Nov
- 9 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival is a food fair and festival with lots of good, handmade foods and drinks, and nice concerts. The festival takes place in the Millenaris Park cultural complex on the Buda side of Budapest, between 16 - 18 November.
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
Xpat Report: Last Train To Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"My Dad and I broke down in 1982 in a village called Abaújszánto, Hungary. I was 14 years old and unknowing to me at the time, this moment was to be pivotal and would change my life years later.
From Gypsy Beats To ‘Spaghetti Balkan’: 120% World Music At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The OTP Bank World Music Party Stage has celebrated the 20th Sziget with 120% of world music and the feedbacks were so positive that the organizers aim to crank up this year’s show! So not only the big names of the genre, but also the most important Central and Eastern European acts will be on stage, mainly representing the Balkan and ska-based craziness.
Invitation: Parno Graszt & Latcho Drom Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 26 September
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Parno Graszt is Romany for “white horse”, where the colour represents purity and the equine animal is a symbol of freedom. The Roma folk ensemble bearing this name was founded 20 years ago, during which time its nine members have themselves gathered a wealth of musical material from the 1,300-strong village of Paszab and its surroundings in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Their songs are authentic ...
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.
Invitation: Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival, Millenáris Budapest, 8 - 10 Nov
- 9 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival is a food fair and festival with lots of good, handmade foods and drinks, and nice concerts. The festival takes place in the Millenaris Park cultural complex on the Buda side of Budapest, between 16 - 18 November.
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
Xpat Report: Last Train To Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"My Dad and I broke down in 1982 in a village called Abaújszánto, Hungary. I was 14 years old and unknowing to me at the time, this moment was to be pivotal and would change my life years later.
From Gypsy Beats To ‘Spaghetti Balkan’: 120% World Music At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The OTP Bank World Music Party Stage has celebrated the 20th Sziget with 120% of world music and the feedbacks were so positive that the organizers aim to crank up this year’s show! So not only the big names of the genre, but also the most important Central and Eastern European acts will be on stage, mainly representing the Balkan and ska-based craziness.
Invitation: Parno Graszt & Latcho Drom Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 26 September
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Parno Graszt is Romany for “white horse”, where the colour represents purity and the equine animal is a symbol of freedom. The Roma folk ensemble bearing this name was founded 20 years ago, during which time its nine members have themselves gathered a wealth of musical material from the 1,300-strong village of Paszab and its surroundings in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Their songs are authentic ...