924 result(s) for traditions
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Invitation: Jewish Festival Budapest, Until 2 September
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish Summer Festival, which is traditionally held between the last Sunday in August and the first Sunday in September, is celebrating its 15-year jubilee this year. Fifteen years of age means the most beautiful time of adolescence in terms of human lifetime, so besides our classical programmes, we are planning some surprises to further increase the number of our young visitors.
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 ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 26 August
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Travelling the smallest distance geographically but the furthest back in time are Thomas Gansch & The Dixieland All Stars from Austria. Gansch’s name is not only familiar to fans of traditional jazz, as for years he strengthened the ranks of the Vienna Art Orchestra. This big band founded by Mathias Rüegg grew to become one of the leading orchestras of its kind in Europe and was renowned both for ...
Ceremonial Fireworks In Budapest On 20 August Will Begin At 9.00 p.m
- 20 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The evening fireworks display that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year is a must in the series of 20 August events in the capital. True to traditions, the ceremonial fireworks will begin at 9.00 p.m. The primary spectator area is the section of the Danube Banks between Petőfi Bridge and Margit Bridge.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.
Gömböc At The Hungarian National Museum In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Gömböc exhibition under the Central Dome of the Hungarian National Museum offers unique visual experience: along the circular perimeter stand 10 giant Gömböc pieces painted by contemporary artists. At the centre a Gömböc installation designed especially for this exhibition by Coandco Communications supports Gömböc 1802, carrying as sertial number the year when Count Ferenc Széchényi offered ...
Invitation: Jewish Festival Budapest, Until 2 September
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish Summer Festival, which is traditionally held between the last Sunday in August and the first Sunday in September, is celebrating its 15-year jubilee this year. Fifteen years of age means the most beautiful time of adolescence in terms of human lifetime, so besides our classical programmes, we are planning some surprises to further increase the number of our young visitors.
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 ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 26 August
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Travelling the smallest distance geographically but the furthest back in time are Thomas Gansch & The Dixieland All Stars from Austria. Gansch’s name is not only familiar to fans of traditional jazz, as for years he strengthened the ranks of the Vienna Art Orchestra. This big band founded by Mathias Rüegg grew to become one of the leading orchestras of its kind in Europe and was renowned both for ...
Ceremonial Fireworks In Budapest On 20 August Will Begin At 9.00 p.m
- 20 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The evening fireworks display that attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year is a must in the series of 20 August events in the capital. True to traditions, the ceremonial fireworks will begin at 9.00 p.m. The primary spectator area is the section of the Danube Banks between Petőfi Bridge and Margit Bridge.
'Hungarian Flavours' By The Danube In Budapest, 19 - 20 August
- 17 Aug 2012 9:08 AM
- food & drink
The Promenade of Hungarian Flavours is a unique event as visitors will only find products at the stands which are the pride of Hungary’s renowned gastronomy, whether on account of their ingredients, preparation, traditions or the newly conceived ideas they represent.
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.