Traditional New Year’s Eve meals you should try in Budapest
Apart from New Year’s resolutions, there are plenty of Hungarian traditions in connection with the celebration of the New Year. Most of these are linked to old superstitions or beliefs and can vary between each household. These so-called superstitions have been weaving the Hungarian lives for over centuries. Most superstitions in gastronomy are surrounded by
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10 Bucket list places to visit in Budapest
Are you planning to visit the Hungarian capital during winter? Let us help you, and check out what are the best places to visit during your stay in Budapest! Budapest can offer a lot to its visitors and residents during the winter period as well. Apart from these winter activities, we collected some of the
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The Christmas Tram in Budapest
Budapest is one of the best choices if you are planning a winter European vacation. You will definitely not be disappointed if you visit this wonderful city with the traditional delicious Hungarian Christmas food, the intimate atmosphere of the Christmas fairs in the city will surely dazzle you. One of the defining elements of the
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New Year’s Eve Dinner and Party on the Danube in Budapest
Budapest has a thousand faces, if not more, but one of the most beautiful and cozy is the view looking from the Danube’s water. On New Year’s Eve, the sky is full with fireworks, and the Parliament, the MÜPA, the Gellért Hotel, the Buda Castle and the iconic buildings are reflected from the water surface.
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Traditional Hungarian Christmas eve dinner: Halászlé
Fisherman’s soup or halászlé is a hot, spicy paprika-based river fish soup, originating as a dish of Hungarian cuisine, a bright-red hot soup prepared with generous amounts of hot paprika and carp or mixed river fish, characteristic for the cuisines of the Pannonian Plain, particularly prepared in the Danube and Tisza river regions. With its
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Hungarian Christmas sweetie the Szaloncukor
Szaloncukor is a traditional Hungarian Christmas candy, a real Hungarikum which means that this candy is special, unique and only characteristic of Hungary. It was originally made of fondant, covered by chocolate. It’s wrapped in shiny coloured foil, then hung on the Christmas tree as decoration by using strings or small metal hooks. Thecandy‘s name
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New Year’s Eve Interesting Ways from the World
Every nation has its own habits and traditions, which are an integral part of the national consciousness. Celebrating the New Year always leads to noise and loud singing by which we take all the worries and sorrows of the past year. Also the gastronomical traditions leads to wealth, luck and happiness in many countries. There
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What we do on the first day of the year will determine our entire year?
Think about how you want to spend the year and act accordingly the first day. It is not advisable to lust or argue this day! Do not cut with scissors! On this day, you should not use scissors because it’s bad luck! (cut luck in half) Don’t take anything out from your home Make sure
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What are the Hungarian habits of New Year’s Eve and why?
Maybe superstition, maybe a tradition but there are many habits in Hungary on New Year’s Eve, which should be keep in mind because all of them are affect our whole year according to the beliefs. Let’s see what kind of habits are the most common in this holiday: Let’s say goodbye to the Past Year
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Why should we eat lentil soup at New Year’s Eve?
According to the Hungarian tradition it has significance of what we eat and think during the first day of the Year. Eating lentil soup on the first day of the New Year is one of the most common habits in our country. Lentil is the symbol of coins, so with every little piece consumed, hopefully
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