Christmas

13/12/2014

Charity Christmas Tree from Firewood at Erzsébet Square

After the holidays, families in need get the 150 quintals of firewood, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports. Related article from 2013:  Hello Wood: 11-metre Sleigh Christmas Tree At The […]
13/12/2014

No more live fish sales in Hungary under pre-Christmas decree

Budapest (MTI) – Fish can no longer be sold alive in Hungary as of Dec. 17, under a decree issued by the farm ministry. Fish can […]
01/12/2014

The Three Biggest Christmas Markets in Budapest

The three big Christmas markets in Budapest have opened. Visitors at Városháza Park, Vörösmarty Square and St. Stephen’s Basilica are welcome until the last day of […]
30/11/2014

Charities collect gifts, open helplines for poor on Advent

Budapest, November 30 (MTI) – Baptist Aid has opened over 200 collection points throughout Hungary to collect shoebox-sized gifts for the poor. The central collection point, […]
05/03/2014

Interesting Hungarian traditions

Being Hungarian people, we usually don’t think about what special customs characterize us and our country. Although these customs are completely natural for us, many foreign […]