144 result(s) for green news in Community & Culture
Easter Events Around Hungary
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt. Here you can find a range of Easter ...
See What Happened @ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 23 Mar 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Winter had gone, spring in the air, and Irish eyes, Hungarian eyes, expats eyes, and everyone else’s eyes - including a lot of tourists - were smiling. Expats from the Emerald Isle - where it's said the little green fellows come from (leprechauns that is, not aliens) - gathered together with friendly locals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Budapest once again: it was all very colourful, charming ...
A Taste Of Spring In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is still a seasonal country. There is a season of everything. The advent of spring (TAVASZ) in Hungarian minds is associated to March and signalled by at least four things: the arrival of the storks from Africa (the first one has landed in Gemenc last week), a cry-out for a new love, the eruption of revolution(s) (in particular the1848 Revolution on March 15) and the appearance of the ...
Invitation: St Patrick's Day Parade In Budapest, 20 March
- 17 Mar 2016 8:16 AM
- community & culture
To see what happened last year there's a video below. This year organisers told XpatLoop, "The parade will be led by the premier bagpipe group in Hungary and a giant float of St Patrick himself. Xpats are very welcome to join 1000’s of local families, friends and tourists and be 'Green for a Day' and take to the streets of Budapest to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The gathering will take place in ...
Celebrate End Of The Year 2015 With Wine & Music In Budapest On 30 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for the "Hundred Member" Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th in Budapest Congress Centre. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Hungarian Opposition Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, said in Corvin Alley, a stronghold of revolutionaries in 1956, that the freedom fighters had drawn their strength from the patriotic interwar regime of Miklós Horthy. He said the 1956 revolution was “the most noble act” in Europe’s postwar history.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Mehdi Othmani: Creating An Inspiring Expat Example, Via Compassionate Leadership
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mr. Mehdi Othmani, a German national born in Tunisia, has extensive experience in international hospitality management. As a multi-lingual, he has an innate communicative skill that has proven effective in the industry and extremely successful with his colleagues, staff, and most importantly with his guests that has allowed him to make a positive impact wherever he goes.
Literary Dinner With Thomas Fink, Bródy Studios Budapest, 24 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear Thomas Fink talk about his two books (‘The Man’s Book’ and ‘The 85 ways to Tie a Tie’) and explore the deeper question of whether and how physicists are creative.
Easter Events Around Hungary
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt. Here you can find a range of Easter ...
See What Happened @ St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- 23 Mar 2016 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Winter had gone, spring in the air, and Irish eyes, Hungarian eyes, expats eyes, and everyone else’s eyes - including a lot of tourists - were smiling. Expats from the Emerald Isle - where it's said the little green fellows come from (leprechauns that is, not aliens) - gathered together with friendly locals to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Budapest once again: it was all very colourful, charming ...
A Taste Of Spring In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is still a seasonal country. There is a season of everything. The advent of spring (TAVASZ) in Hungarian minds is associated to March and signalled by at least four things: the arrival of the storks from Africa (the first one has landed in Gemenc last week), a cry-out for a new love, the eruption of revolution(s) (in particular the1848 Revolution on March 15) and the appearance of the ...
Invitation: St Patrick's Day Parade In Budapest, 20 March
- 17 Mar 2016 8:16 AM
- community & culture
To see what happened last year there's a video below. This year organisers told XpatLoop, "The parade will be led by the premier bagpipe group in Hungary and a giant float of St Patrick himself. Xpats are very welcome to join 1000’s of local families, friends and tourists and be 'Green for a Day' and take to the streets of Budapest to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The gathering will take place in ...
Celebrate End Of The Year 2015 With Wine & Music In Budapest On 30 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for the "Hundred Member" Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th in Budapest Congress Centre. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Hungarian Opposition Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, said in Corvin Alley, a stronghold of revolutionaries in 1956, that the freedom fighters had drawn their strength from the patriotic interwar regime of Miklós Horthy. He said the 1956 revolution was “the most noble act” in Europe’s postwar history.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Mehdi Othmani: Creating An Inspiring Expat Example, Via Compassionate Leadership
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mr. Mehdi Othmani, a German national born in Tunisia, has extensive experience in international hospitality management. As a multi-lingual, he has an innate communicative skill that has proven effective in the industry and extremely successful with his colleagues, staff, and most importantly with his guests that has allowed him to make a positive impact wherever he goes.
Literary Dinner With Thomas Fink, Bródy Studios Budapest, 24 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear Thomas Fink talk about his two books (‘The Man’s Book’ and ‘The 85 ways to Tie a Tie’) and explore the deeper question of whether and how physicists are creative.