296 result(s) for video in Community & Culture
History Video: How Hungary Finally Defeated the Mongols
- 17 Aug 2022 9:07 AM
- community & culture
In the thirteenth century, the Mongols achieved a string of virtually unbroken victories, gaining the largest contiguous land empire in history. In the 1240’s, they devastated Hungary, destroying the army of King Béla IV at the famous Battle of Mohi.
Budapest March of the Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 26 Apr 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Victims of the Holocaust were commemorated at the March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday. The march started at a memorial on the banks of the Danube and ended at the Hajós Alfréd Aquatics Complex on Margaret Island.
Tamás Olescher: 'To Truth & Love' Exhibition, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 18 Apr 2022 6:08 AM
- community & culture
Was on display until 29 May. Tamás Olescher (1954-2021), Munkácsy Prize-winning painter, set designer and performer was a well-known figure and one of the organisers of the Hungarian underground art scene in the 1970s, until he moved to West Germany in the 1980s.
Xpat Explainer: Hungarian Easter Egg Traditions
- 12 Apr 2022 1:13 PM
- community & culture
Local Easter eggs are decorated with simple geometric shapes or ornamented with swirls of plants and flowers. Ancient symbols sometimes feature too: the wheel of the sun, or the cockscomb, for example.
Number of Voters Beyond the Borders Was Double in Hungary’s Latest Election
- 5 Apr 2022 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance achieved a “historic victory” in Sunday’s general election, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after a government meeting in Budapest on Monday.
'Love in the Time of Quarantine' – Love Adrift, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 19 February
- 17 Feb 2022 6:38 AM
- community & culture
Following a hiatus of six decades, the Hungarian State Opera presents a new production of a once popular piece by Hungarian composer Ede Poldini. Love Adrift (also known as Hochzeit im Fasching, or Wedding in Carnival Time) returns to the repertoire on 19 February 2022 at the Eiffel Art Studios staged by András Almási-Tóth and conducted by Szabolcs Sándor.
Anniversary of Budapest Jewish Ghetto Liberation Commemorated
- 18 Jan 2022 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
“Remembrance is a part of our shared future,” András Heisler, the president of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), said on Monday at a commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish ghetto in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Eve In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2021 10:03 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the family Christmas tree is usually decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December, and in addition to the usual decorations also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings (szaloncukor) are added. It's on this day that seasonal gifts are exchanged by the tree.
International Volunteer Day Marked by PM Orbán
- 6 Dec 2021 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promoted volunteerism marking International Volunteer Day over the weekend.
History Video: How Hungary Finally Defeated the Mongols
- 17 Aug 2022 9:07 AM
- community & culture
In the thirteenth century, the Mongols achieved a string of virtually unbroken victories, gaining the largest contiguous land empire in history. In the 1240’s, they devastated Hungary, destroying the army of King Béla IV at the famous Battle of Mohi.
Budapest March of the Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 26 Apr 2022 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Victims of the Holocaust were commemorated at the March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday. The march started at a memorial on the banks of the Danube and ended at the Hajós Alfréd Aquatics Complex on Margaret Island.
Tamás Olescher: 'To Truth & Love' Exhibition, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 18 Apr 2022 6:08 AM
- community & culture
Was on display until 29 May. Tamás Olescher (1954-2021), Munkácsy Prize-winning painter, set designer and performer was a well-known figure and one of the organisers of the Hungarian underground art scene in the 1970s, until he moved to West Germany in the 1980s.
Xpat Explainer: Hungarian Easter Egg Traditions
- 12 Apr 2022 1:13 PM
- community & culture
Local Easter eggs are decorated with simple geometric shapes or ornamented with swirls of plants and flowers. Ancient symbols sometimes feature too: the wheel of the sun, or the cockscomb, for example.
Number of Voters Beyond the Borders Was Double in Hungary’s Latest Election
- 5 Apr 2022 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance achieved a “historic victory” in Sunday’s general election, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after a government meeting in Budapest on Monday.
'Love in the Time of Quarantine' – Love Adrift, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 19 February
- 17 Feb 2022 6:38 AM
- community & culture
Following a hiatus of six decades, the Hungarian State Opera presents a new production of a once popular piece by Hungarian composer Ede Poldini. Love Adrift (also known as Hochzeit im Fasching, or Wedding in Carnival Time) returns to the repertoire on 19 February 2022 at the Eiffel Art Studios staged by András Almási-Tóth and conducted by Szabolcs Sándor.
Anniversary of Budapest Jewish Ghetto Liberation Commemorated
- 18 Jan 2022 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
“Remembrance is a part of our shared future,” András Heisler, the president of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), said on Monday at a commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Jewish ghetto in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Christmas Eve In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2021 10:03 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary the family Christmas tree is usually decorated on Christmas Eve, 24 December, and in addition to the usual decorations also chocolate pieces in bright wrappings (szaloncukor) are added. It's on this day that seasonal gifts are exchanged by the tree.
International Volunteer Day Marked by PM Orbán
- 6 Dec 2021 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promoted volunteerism marking International Volunteer Day over the weekend.