Hungary commemorates its State Foundation Day with some disco statues – PHOTOS
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Some strange but quite stylish statues were rolled along Andrássy Avenue this morning.
Hungary has started its three-day-long, festival-like celebration honouring the Foundation Day of the country.
What do Hungarians celebrate on August 20?
This August 20 is said to be the biggest celebration ever, with Europe’s biggest fireworks. Festivities will finish on Sunday, that is when we will be able to assess this statement made by the government. Nevertheless, the opening day already holds one title: the strangest yet most stylish parade.
On Thursday morning, people talked about some strange pictures posted on Facebook. People spotted two huge creatures on Alkotmány Street, which leads to Kossuth Square in front of the Parliament.
One of them is
the most important emblem of Hungarian mythology, the so-called “Miraculous Hind”.
According to the myth, a hind guided two sons of a big warrior king to their future wives. The two couples founded the nation of the Huns together. Usually, the hind is depicted as golden, with a morning star on its forehead.
What people could see on Thursday was a different interpretation of the Miraculous Hind, as
the statue was shining in a pink-magenta colour.
