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Second Volume of Hungarian Rock Music History Comic Released

The second volume of the publication titled Hungarian Rock History presents the stories of prominent figures in the domestic rock music scene, including Bikini, Kontroll Csoport, KFT, Edda, Karthago, Quimby, and Kispál és a Borz, uniquely depicted in comic book…
The execution of Saint Adalbert by the pagan Prussians on the bronze door of the Gniezno Cathedral.

Adalbert of Prague, Saint of the Peoples of Central Europe

Politics permeated St Adalbert’s tragic life as much as the birth of the then-nascent and emerging states of Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary. That is the way Adalbert became the patron saint of all three Central and Eastern European Kingdoms, helping…
An illustration from the Illuminated Chronicle: King Stephen captures the Transylvanian leader Prokuj in 1003.

The First Great War of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Power of Prayer

The modern reader might scoff at the medieval chronicler’s words about divine assistance, even dismiss it as gibberish, as he rather tries to find rational reasons for military victory. This attitude, however, fit in perfectly with medieval thinking, and the…

CNN Picks Budapest Metro Line 1 Among the Best in the World

The website of the American cable news channel CNN listed the 18 best metro systems in the world. Among them was Budapest’s historic Metro Line 1, opened in 1896….
Areal shot of downtown Vác with the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral of Vác in 2023.

Renaissance Commemorative Year Set to Commence in Vác This Weekend

Visitors of the city can attend a months-long series of events celebrating the golden age of the Hungarian Renaissance, including period-authentic exhibitions and culinary programmes, and can also take part in period craft workshops….
7–9 Kossuth Lajos Street, Úttörő és Ifjúsági (Pioneer and Youth) State Store.

Where Did Our Parents and Grandparents Go Shopping? — The Forgotten Pomp of Rákóczi Road

On the left side of today’s Rákóczi Road, on the way to Astoria, stood the Úttörő és Ifjúsági (Pioneer and Youth) State Store, which opened in the autumn of 1950 and was one of the most important shopping outlets for…
Tea Time by Jan Josef Horemans II (18th century)

Culture and Civilization — Oswald Spengler’s Approach to History

Spengler’s work has not lost any relevance over the century that has passed since it was released, but rather has become increasingly significant: it is now one of the inescapable foundations of the philosophy of history. Many of the predictions…
View of Saint Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Vatican II Sixty Years on

Sixty years ago, began the most important event in the history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century, the twenty-third ecumenical council…It will be the task of a generation to continue, in a rational and balanced way, to implement…
Gellért Hill (left) in a lithograph from 1825.

When Maidens Died of Easter Monday Sprinkling

In Reform Era Hungary, on Easter Monday in the countryside maidens would be grabbed by boys, dragged to the nearest river and ‘dipped’ in it. If there was no river nearby, they would be taken to wells, laid in troughs…

Horse Racing Season Kicks Off at Kincsem Park this Sunday

This year’s horse racing season kicks off on Easter Sunday at Kincsem Park with eight races, starting with galloping. Besides horse races, various themed events also await visitors throughout spring and summer….

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