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The restored St Stephen's Hall in the Castle District in Budapest in 2021

Rebirth of the Castle: The National Hauszmann Programme and the Aesthetics of Tradition

‘In few countries was the period of 19th century national revival more productive than post-Compromise Hungary, where the national-cultural revival was accompanied by a period of economic prosperity and renewed political prominence. And, within Hungary, no other building complex captures…
The children’s choir at the Magyar Reformed Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey

‘The Magyar Calvinist community of New Brunswick is lucky to be bilingual’ — An Interview with Reverend Zsolt Ötvös

‘The immigrants, such as me, are called Hungarian American, and those who were born here are American Hungarians. Our mentality can differ for many understandable reasons, but we are all bound together by the same mission: our love for God…
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Marzipan — A Christmas Confection and Its History in Hungary

Much like in many European countries, marzipan enjoys a great popularity in Hungary, too. Marzipan first attained admiration in the Hungarian Kingdom under the rule of the Renaissance king, Matthias Corvinus. According to historic records, a chessboard from brown and…

Christmas in 1776: George Washington’s Heroic Crossing of the Delaware

With the Continental Army in dire straits, Commander in Chief George Washington knew he had to do something special to change the tide of the War of Independence at the end of 1776. So, he decided to strike the enemy…
William Blake, The Temptation and Fall of Eve, 1808 (illustration of Milton's Paradise Lost).

A Christmas Reflection in the Eyes of John Milton

‘Lucifer certainly did not want to be God, for he was intelligent enough to know that he was not of the same substance of our Creator, but he wanted to be or rule like God. Envious of God, he thus…
Richard Bona_at St Emeric church, 2023

‘I believe the devil wants priests to fail in their calling’ — A Conversation with Fr. Richárd Bóna

An in-depth interview with Richárd Bóna, who, after finishing seminary in Cleveland and becoming an ordained priest, served in English-speaking parishes for eight years, followed by his assignment in Washington, DC for further studies. In 2020 he finally became the…
Krasznai family

‘Our churches are the bastions of faith and Hungarian identity’ — A Conversation with Csaba and Beáta Krasznai

An in-depth interview with Rt. Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai, Hungarian Reformed Bishop of the Calvin Synod Conference of the United Church of Christ and Honorary Consul of Hungary; and his wife, Beáta Krasznai, a teacher, psychologist, principal of the church’s…

8+1 Interesting Historical Facts about Christmas and the Winter School Break in Hungary

Christmas and the winter holiday have always had special significance in Hungary, even in Socialist times. We have collected some fun facts for you related to Hungarian Christmases through time—enjoy!…
A giant Menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum is seen on the last day of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, the Hanukkah, at Nyugati square of Budapest in front of the building of Westend railway station, a construction of French arhitecht Gustave Eiffel on December 4, 2013.

Hanukkah Celebrated in Budapest, with a Prisoner Exchange Agreement on the Horizon

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century after it was liberated. This year’s Hanukkah will start on 25 December and end on 2 January 2025….
By Andrei Rublev - From here., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54421

The Thrill of Hope — Christmas Beauty in a Snowy Park in Manhattan, in the Shadow of 9/11

‘That night in New York, I too felt the thrill of hope. There in the purity of the snow-frosted park, there was not enough evil in the world to extinguish the good in the hearts of men who love, and…

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