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The Illustrated London News's illustration of the Christmas Truce: "British and German Soldiers Arm-in-Arm Exchanging Headgear: A Christmas Truce between Opposing Trenches" The subcaption reads "Saxons and Anglo-Saxons fraternising on the field of battle at the season of peace and goodwill: Officers and men from the German and British trenches meet and greet one another—A German officer photographing a group of foes and friends."

Ceasefire for Christmas: The 1914 Winter Truce

The First World War is known as the first dreadful and devastating armed conflict that engulfed almost the entire world. However, a chain of events during the December of 1914, known as the ‘Christmas truce’, showed that humanity and brotherly…
A squirrel eating popcorn and cranberry garlands off a Christmas tree.

How the Christmas Tree Became a Western Tradition and Spread All Around the World

In the West, there are a number of remarkable, colourful traditions linked to Christmas that vary from country to country. But what cannot be missing from any home where Christmas is celebrated is a decorated pine tree….

The Real Face of Christmas — A Note from the Chief Editor

A short Christmas tale about an angel, pine trees, sore muscles, and joy….

Hungary’s Christmas Favourite: Bejgli

Bejgli, the mouth-watering poppy seed pastry, is one of the most favourite Christmas delicacies in Hungary….

Online Backlash Ensues Over Jill Biden’s Embarrassing Christmas Video

US First Lady Jill Biden celebrated the upcoming festive season by posting a video of a New York City-based, mostly black tapdancing group in odd costumes awkwardly dancing to Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Many people voiced their discontent online over the…

Read Hungarian Conservative in Print Too — Latest Magazine Issue Out Now

The brand new edition of our magazine features a piece by Miklós Szánthó, director general of the Center for Fundamental Rights, who wrote about the subversive nature and history of the new Woke ideology; as well as a statistical analysis…

The Challenges of Winter Warfare — Matthias Corvinus and His Christmas Campaigns

‘King Matthias of Hungary (r. 1458–1490) spent many years of his reign in the saddle. This was the case in 1463, 1467, and 1475, when he “celebrated” Christmas in Jajce in Bosnia, in Brașov after the Battle of Baia, and…
A Budapest bus driver dressed as Mikulás in one of the traditional Mikulás Buses on 4 December 2022.

Mikulás, the Hungarian Santa Claus

While millions of children across the globe get their Christmas presents from Santa on Christmas Day, in Hungary, Saint Nicholas, called Mikulás, arrives on the eve of 6 December, bringing sweets and nuts, and leaves the task of delivering the…

Blue Planet Podcast Highlights Frugal and Environmentally Conscious Holiday Preparations

Preparing for Christmas should not equal plenty of spending and waste: if we resort to the good old practices of our grandparents, we can be frugal and environmentally conscious at the same time….

Festive Light Trams and Buses Mark the Winter Holiday Season in Budapest

Tibor Bolla, the CEO of the Budapest Transport Company revealed that the vehicles of the light fleet are adorned with more than five kilometres of LED lights, incorporating 140,000 LED bulbs….

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