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Frigyes Karinthy, the Comedic Mastermind of Hungarian Literature, Was Born 136 Years Ago Today

Karinthy is best remembered for his comedic masterpieces, such as the collection of literary parodies, Így írtok ti (That’s How You Write!), and the collection of sketches about secondary school life, Tanár úr, kérem! (Please, Sir!). Every year, the best…
A couple jumping over fire on St Ivan's Night on 23 June 2021 in Nyíregyháza, at the Sóstó Village Museum.

Midsummer Night in Hungary: Celebrating Light Over Darkness

St Ivan’s Night has always been considered magical by the Nordic and Slavic peoples, but it has special folk traditions linked to it in Hungary as well. Various practices are employed during this time, which are related to healing, purification,…

Night of Museums Offers Over 2000 Programmes

Máté Vincze highlighted that this year, the Night of Museums series of events will be promoted by Erika Miklósa, holder of the Hungarian Order of St Stephen, Kossuth Prize and Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning opera singer, who will serve as the…

Ottó Foky, Co-Creator of the Iconic TV Bear, Was Born 96 Years Ago Today

Foky was a pioneer in stop-motion animation. His best-known works are the award-winning short Babfilm (Pea Film, 1975), Mirr-Murr kandúr kalandjai (The Adventures of Mirr-Murr the Tomcat, 1972–1972), and, of course, the TV Bear….

Ferenc Erkel and the Birth of Hungarian National Music

The music and operas of Ferenc Erkel greatly contributed to the birth of Hungarian theatre and opera as well as to the emergence of patriotic Hungarian music….

New Museum Quarter Opens in the City of Sopron

Imre Tóth, the director of the Sopron Museum, stated that the museum lives alongside time and closely observes the changes, with the understanding that tradition and the past can only be preserved and passed on by re-evaluating, recreating, and reinterpreting…

The Csángós: A Unique Hungarian Community Living in Romania

Nowadays there are renewed efforts to reinvigorate and preserve the ancient identity of the Csángós. One of the most notable examples is the Council of Europe’s ‘Csango minority culture in Romania’ report, which, beside being a great overview of Csángó…

Budapest Ranked as #1 UNESCO World Heritage Site in Europe

The Hungarian capital leads the list of World Heritage sites on the European continent, ahead of Lübeck in Germany and the Tower of London….

The Brunsvik Castle in Martonvásár — Beethoven’s Favourite Getaway

One of the most beautiful castles in Hungary is the snow-white Brunsvik Castle designed in neo-Gothic style in Martonvásár. The Brunsviks, a Hungarian aristocratic family, transformed a swampy and barren wasteland into an idyllic English garden here, where their friend…

J.R.R. Tolkien and Imre Makovecz: Those Who Wage War Against the Death of God

‘J.R.R. Tolkien was an author, and Imre Makovecz was an architect. But while they may be divided by their crafts, the two men were, I argue, united in spirit. Both Tolkien and Makovecz saw in the modern world that something…

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