370 result(s) for folk in Community & Culture
'Early Music Festival', Palace of Arts Budapest
- 22 Feb 2023 3:40 PM
- community & culture
Why do many folks in Hungary like early music so much? Because it’s new! Indeed, with each performance of works of past centuries, audiences always get an unexpected, astonishing experience.
Xploring Hungary Video: Busó Festivities at Mohács, 16 - 21 February
- 2 Feb 2023 2:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary also has a long tradition of chasing away winter and ushering in spring, and there are many customs and beliefs associated with this tradition. The Busójárás (“Busó-walking”) of Mohács is one of the most important and most well-known such customs, and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Chinese New Year Events, China Town Budapest, 28 – 29 January
- 26 Jan 2023 12:28 PM
- community & culture
Finally! After a 3-year hiatus, the Chinese new year cultural programs will resume in the Chinese community in Hungary. You are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the lunar new year of the Rabbit.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 8.
- 23 Jan 2023 7:52 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Spectacular Celebrations to Kick Off Cultural Capital Season in Veszprém, 21 - 22 January
- 10 Jan 2023 9:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The European Capital of Culture title presents “a unique opportunity” for Veszprém and the surrounding area, the regional development minister said, unveiling the program ahead of the official opening this January
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
St. Lucy's Day Traditions In Hungary, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 9:05 AM
- http://puszta.com/eng
- community & culture
"Named after the Christian virgin, St. Lucy's day (Lucia or Luca’s day - luca napja) is one of the richest in customs and superstitions in Hungary. Before the Gregorian calendar reform, it was the shortest and darkest day of the year, and it marked the beginning of the winter solstice. It is for this reason that numerous traditions and fertility games are linked to this special day.
Hungarian String Band, Lipizzan Horse Breeding on UNESCO List
- 2 Dec 2022 6:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Hungarian string band tradition and Lipizzan horse breeding traditions are among new inscriptions on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Directorate of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Skanzen Open Air Museum in Szentendre said.
See Nude Sculptures & Medals in Budapest at Hungarian National Gallery
- 30 Nov 2022 4:21 PM
- community & culture
The collection preserves the most prized works of 19th- and 20th-century Hungarian sculpture along with coins, medals and plaques by Hungarian masters from the 19th to 21st centuries.
'Early Music Festival', Palace of Arts Budapest
- 22 Feb 2023 3:40 PM
- community & culture
Why do many folks in Hungary like early music so much? Because it’s new! Indeed, with each performance of works of past centuries, audiences always get an unexpected, astonishing experience.
Xploring Hungary Video: Busó Festivities at Mohács, 16 - 21 February
- 2 Feb 2023 2:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary also has a long tradition of chasing away winter and ushering in spring, and there are many customs and beliefs associated with this tradition. The Busójárás (“Busó-walking”) of Mohács is one of the most important and most well-known such customs, and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Chinese New Year Events, China Town Budapest, 28 – 29 January
- 26 Jan 2023 12:28 PM
- community & culture
Finally! After a 3-year hiatus, the Chinese new year cultural programs will resume in the Chinese community in Hungary. You are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the lunar new year of the Rabbit.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 8.
- 23 Jan 2023 7:52 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Spectacular Celebrations to Kick Off Cultural Capital Season in Veszprém, 21 - 22 January
- 10 Jan 2023 9:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The European Capital of Culture title presents “a unique opportunity” for Veszprém and the surrounding area, the regional development minister said, unveiling the program ahead of the official opening this January
Traditions In Hungary: Epiphany, 6 January
- 6 Jan 2023 9:24 AM
- community & culture
Most Hungarians associate January 6 with a quite new custom – taking down the Christmas tree decorated on December 24 (Twelfth Night tradition). However, the customs of this day root much deeper. January 6 not only ends the Christmastide on this, the Twelfth Day of Christmas, but it also marks the beginning of the Carnival Season (Farsang).
St. Lucy's Day Traditions In Hungary, 13 December
- 13 Dec 2022 9:05 AM
- http://puszta.com/eng
- community & culture
"Named after the Christian virgin, St. Lucy's day (Lucia or Luca’s day - luca napja) is one of the richest in customs and superstitions in Hungary. Before the Gregorian calendar reform, it was the shortest and darkest day of the year, and it marked the beginning of the winter solstice. It is for this reason that numerous traditions and fertility games are linked to this special day.
Hungarian String Band, Lipizzan Horse Breeding on UNESCO List
- 2 Dec 2022 6:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Hungarian string band tradition and Lipizzan horse breeding traditions are among new inscriptions on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Directorate of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Skanzen Open Air Museum in Szentendre said.
See Nude Sculptures & Medals in Budapest at Hungarian National Gallery
- 30 Nov 2022 4:21 PM
- community & culture
The collection preserves the most prized works of 19th- and 20th-century Hungarian sculpture along with coins, medals and plaques by Hungarian masters from the 19th to 21st centuries.