Special Guest on Day of the Dead People
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Simplicity in a Sunrise
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Waiting Expectantly for Advent
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Easter Monday Sprinkling
I don’t know if you ever feel this way, but sometimes we just have to get in our car and drive until we find open fields and… men in aprons? Easter Monday provided the perfect opportunity for a sprit-refreshing visit to the village of Hollókő about 2 hours outside of Budapest. Their annual Easter Festival features their famous hand painted eggs, folk dancing and a glimpse into the 18th century life of the Palócz people. The Palócz are a subgroup of Hungarians who retain disti
Celebrating Independence
Celebrating independence with cured meats is a modern tradition common to both Hungary and the U.S. Fortunately for choosy carnivores, Hungary celebrates several independence holidays each year. Hungary’s 1000 year history has been crisscrossed with occupations, fights for independence and bloody defeats. March 15 marked the beginning of Hungary’s 1848 revolution against the Austrian Empire.
Just what were the Austrians doing in Hungary? Well, that gets a little complicat
