158 result(s) for saint stephen
The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Conflict Over Saint Stephen’s Heritage In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing commentator praises the Orbán government for continuing Saint Stephen’s heritage by strengthening the Hungarian state. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of betraying the legendary Hungarian king’s efforts to modernize the country, by weakening democracy and turning away from the West.
Commemoration Of The Foundation Of The Hungarian State Abroad
- 22 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events related to the foundation of the Hungarian state proved extremely popular, both across the country and among Hungarian communities abroad.
Updated: Official Plans For August 20 Celebrations In Budapest
- 17 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The celebrations will begin on August 19 when the 'Street of Hungarian Flavours' will open at noon between the Buda side of the Erzsébet híd and Bem tér. Awards will be presented for Hungary’s best cake, sugar-free cake and ice cream. Pop music will play on Clark Ádám tér and on Bem tér from 8pm. Formal events start on Kossuth tér at 8.30 a.m. on August 20. The national flag will be hoisted with ...
Sziget Budapest Loses Main Sponsor As Vodafone Pulls Out
- 19 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
After two years as the main sponsor, Vodafone will not take a sponsorship role in this year’s Sziget Festival, the mobile operator confirmed, citing cost cuts. Vodafone became the main sponsor of the annual open-air summer festival in 2010. The company called the last two years a success, adding that co-operation with the organisers was good.
Government Supporters Stage One Of The Largest Ever Demonstrations In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"A pro-government civil society demonstration was held in Budapest on Saturday 21 January. According to many sources, the ’Peace March for Hungary’ attracted in excess of 100,000 people, making it more than four times the size of any public gathering in recent months.
Futurspektiv2 Festival, Budapest, Until 19 October
- 15 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"A panoramic picture of physical and digital Flemish culture in Budapest in October - Visit the Futurspektiv2 Festival in Budapest between 10 and 19 October and avoid having to drive almost 50 hours to and from Flanders, which would otherwise be necessary if you wanted to get acquainted with one of the most vibrating cultural environments of Western Europe in Antwerp, Ghent, Mechelen or Leuven.
'Saint Stephen's Day Celebrations, Budapest, 20 August 2010
- 20 Aug 2010 7:00 AM
- community & culture
"The traditional holiday of the end of the summer, which looks back to several hundred years (originally as the "feast of the new bread"). August 20th is Saint Stephen's Day, when the Basilica bearing the name of this the first Hungarian King pays homage to the patriarch. A water show, a water concert and other large-scale events can be seen in the city, and the highlight of this National Holiday ...
The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Conflict Over Saint Stephen’s Heritage In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing commentator praises the Orbán government for continuing Saint Stephen’s heritage by strengthening the Hungarian state. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of betraying the legendary Hungarian king’s efforts to modernize the country, by weakening democracy and turning away from the West.
Commemoration Of The Foundation Of The Hungarian State Abroad
- 22 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events related to the foundation of the Hungarian state proved extremely popular, both across the country and among Hungarian communities abroad.
Updated: Official Plans For August 20 Celebrations In Budapest
- 17 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The celebrations will begin on August 19 when the 'Street of Hungarian Flavours' will open at noon between the Buda side of the Erzsébet híd and Bem tér. Awards will be presented for Hungary’s best cake, sugar-free cake and ice cream. Pop music will play on Clark Ádám tér and on Bem tér from 8pm. Formal events start on Kossuth tér at 8.30 a.m. on August 20. The national flag will be hoisted with ...
Sziget Budapest Loses Main Sponsor As Vodafone Pulls Out
- 19 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
After two years as the main sponsor, Vodafone will not take a sponsorship role in this year’s Sziget Festival, the mobile operator confirmed, citing cost cuts. Vodafone became the main sponsor of the annual open-air summer festival in 2010. The company called the last two years a success, adding that co-operation with the organisers was good.
Government Supporters Stage One Of The Largest Ever Demonstrations In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"A pro-government civil society demonstration was held in Budapest on Saturday 21 January. According to many sources, the ’Peace March for Hungary’ attracted in excess of 100,000 people, making it more than four times the size of any public gathering in recent months.
Futurspektiv2 Festival, Budapest, Until 19 October
- 15 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"A panoramic picture of physical and digital Flemish culture in Budapest in October - Visit the Futurspektiv2 Festival in Budapest between 10 and 19 October and avoid having to drive almost 50 hours to and from Flanders, which would otherwise be necessary if you wanted to get acquainted with one of the most vibrating cultural environments of Western Europe in Antwerp, Ghent, Mechelen or Leuven.
'Saint Stephen's Day Celebrations, Budapest, 20 August 2010
- 20 Aug 2010 7:00 AM
- community & culture
"The traditional holiday of the end of the summer, which looks back to several hundred years (originally as the "feast of the new bread"). August 20th is Saint Stephen's Day, when the Basilica bearing the name of this the first Hungarian King pays homage to the patriarch. A water show, a water concert and other large-scale events can be seen in the city, and the highlight of this National Holiday ...