192 result(s) for village in Community & Culture
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
Avars Revived Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 13 Apr 2017 5:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 7 May. Peoples migrating over enormous geographical distances, the rise of new religious ideologies, the transformation of political and social systems – early medieval Europe is not nearly as far from our present days, as we may think. This is what brought the European Union project entitled Connecting Early Medieval Collections (CEMEC) to life.
The Land Of Gross National Happiness In Transition, CEU, 13 March
- 13 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Bhutan is a Buddhist constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas where a young king in the 1970s declared to follow Gross National Happiness (GNH) as his enlightened leadership policy. Since then, modernity and globalization have benefited Bhutan in many ways, but also created unprecedented changes in the tiny country challenging traditional values and society.
Gov’t Wants Young To Stay In Rural Areas
- 28 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is making Ft 10 billion available in an initiative designed to encourage young Hungarians to stay in or move to smaller towns and villages.
Fungarian: God’s Leg
- 16 Jan 2017 8:41 AM
- community & culture
The word ISTEN – that is ‘God’ – is frequently used outside religious context in Hungarian. A graphic example is the saying MEGFOGTA AZ ISTEN LÁBÁT, meaning ‘He/she has caught God by the leg.’ The phrase is used in situations when someone is lucky. He/she has found the way to succeed. E.g. someone got a good job or met a person who will support him/her.
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 23 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
Govt Grants Extra HUF 54 Bn To Church Schools
- 19 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The government has decided to grant an extra 54 billion forints (EUR 173m) from this year’s state coffers to church-run schools and kindergartens, Hungary’s state secretary in charge of church, minority and civil society relations said.
Thomas’s Day Celebrated In Hungary On 21 December
- 19 Dec 2016 7:45 AM
- community & culture
According to legend, Doubtful Thomas was sent to India by the resurrected Christ to be a carpenter at the construction of the king’s palace. Thomas did obey Christ, and worked for and lived with the foreign ruler for many years. Thus, he is considered to be the Patron Saint of the Carpenters and also the patron of marriage.
The Irish-Hungarian Business Circle (IHBC) Event: Letters To Santa Delivery, 18 December
- 17 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Join us on the 18th of December to deliver all the gifts to the village, and spend one day with us to re-build a nursery for good, new shower space, new furnitures, new educational toys, and one afternoon with the kids. Let’s make magic to happen!
'Adventures In Footwear' Exhibition In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This new exhibition explores the, "Rich variety of times, places, uses, and meanings an ethnographic artefact can represent by considering an array of objects of a single type: footwear". On until 30 November.
Avars Revived Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum
- 13 Apr 2017 5:12 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 7 May. Peoples migrating over enormous geographical distances, the rise of new religious ideologies, the transformation of political and social systems – early medieval Europe is not nearly as far from our present days, as we may think. This is what brought the European Union project entitled Connecting Early Medieval Collections (CEMEC) to life.
The Land Of Gross National Happiness In Transition, CEU, 13 March
- 13 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Bhutan is a Buddhist constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas where a young king in the 1970s declared to follow Gross National Happiness (GNH) as his enlightened leadership policy. Since then, modernity and globalization have benefited Bhutan in many ways, but also created unprecedented changes in the tiny country challenging traditional values and society.
Gov’t Wants Young To Stay In Rural Areas
- 28 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is making Ft 10 billion available in an initiative designed to encourage young Hungarians to stay in or move to smaller towns and villages.
Fungarian: God’s Leg
- 16 Jan 2017 8:41 AM
- community & culture
The word ISTEN – that is ‘God’ – is frequently used outside religious context in Hungarian. A graphic example is the saying MEGFOGTA AZ ISTEN LÁBÁT, meaning ‘He/she has caught God by the leg.’ The phrase is used in situations when someone is lucky. He/she has found the way to succeed. E.g. someone got a good job or met a person who will support him/her.
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 23 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
Govt Grants Extra HUF 54 Bn To Church Schools
- 19 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The government has decided to grant an extra 54 billion forints (EUR 173m) from this year’s state coffers to church-run schools and kindergartens, Hungary’s state secretary in charge of church, minority and civil society relations said.
Thomas’s Day Celebrated In Hungary On 21 December
- 19 Dec 2016 7:45 AM
- community & culture
According to legend, Doubtful Thomas was sent to India by the resurrected Christ to be a carpenter at the construction of the king’s palace. Thomas did obey Christ, and worked for and lived with the foreign ruler for many years. Thus, he is considered to be the Patron Saint of the Carpenters and also the patron of marriage.
The Irish-Hungarian Business Circle (IHBC) Event: Letters To Santa Delivery, 18 December
- 17 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Join us on the 18th of December to deliver all the gifts to the village, and spend one day with us to re-build a nursery for good, new shower space, new furnitures, new educational toys, and one afternoon with the kids. Let’s make magic to happen!