The hungarianambiance.com said, a wonderful 3D virtual tour of the Rákóczi Museum in Rodostó, Turkey can be reached at the following link: Just follow the easy instructions to navigate through the museum. Tips: if you click the flashing icon…
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – The pain of the Holocaust cannot and must not be forgotten, Israeli President Shimon Peres said in a video message to Budapest’s March of the Living commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, on Sunday. In…
Since it is Easter Holiday now, the Játéknet.hu webshop made a survey about how Hungarian families keep the Easter traditions. The webshop would also like to see what type of presents girls usually give and boys get for Easter. 1000…
Easter is closely related to the beginning of the spring and to the traditions in connection with fertility. Easter is also the feast of resurrection and rebirth, that is the time when the Christian Church commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurgence. It…
World and Europe champion, keeps two national records, and made powerboating races for decades at Szeged. Délmagyar, the biggest daily newspaper in the Szeged reagion has made a riport with him on the occasion. He was a legendary sportsman, coach,…
(MTI) – President Janos Ader hosted a gala dinner in honour of Erno Rubik, who invented the famous magic cube 40 years ago, on Thursday evening. Rubik told MTI before that he had originally designed the cube for his students…
(MTI) – The histories of the Hungarian and Polish people have tied together in an unbreakable bond through centuries of fighting for freedom, Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos said at a commemoration of the Katyn massacre of 1940. Addressing a gathering…
Budapest, March 30 (MTI) – Hungarian soldiers who fell in World War I were not only victims, but heroes as well, the Hungarian defence minister said in western Hungary on Sunday, at a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the…
According to hvg.hu, Orbán Viktor announced on an extraordinary press conference that Hungary has retrieved half of the Roman period Seuso treasure on the weekend. The head of the government deems that this is Hungary’s family silver, what was redeemed…
Budapest, March 19 (MTI) – It was 70 years ago that the Turkish Embassy in Budapest opened its gates to Miklos Kallay, Hungary’s then prime minister, who found refuge within its walls when the country was invaded by the forces…
(MTI) – The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Bela Biszku has said he does not understand why he is charged with the murder…
The revolution has changed everything 166 years ago, and the Hungarians proudly celebrates the heroes of the revolution everywhere in the Carpathian Basin. Bácskossuthfalva (Stara Moravica, Serbia) President Ader in Békás Budapest Kézdivásárhely (Târgu Secuiesc, Romania) Révkomárom (Komarno, Slovakia) Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania)…
More than 160 years passed, but the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 associated with Petőfi’s name is still commemorated by the Hungarian people. Multiple elements of the 12 points composed by the Pilvax Circle are still a relevant topic in the…
The period between the late 1970’s and the mid-80’s was undoubtedly a milestone in the history of Budapest hotel industry. As a consequence of economic and political openness the inbound tourism increased, international hotel chains came to life (firstly in…
Budapest, March 7 (MTI) – Pastor of the Reformed Church Lorant Hegedus on Friday was handed a written reprehension in a church investigation in connection with the unveiling of a memorial to Hungary’s regent Miklos Horthy last November. At the…
Life of the Russian community in Hungary is steeped in history. Unfortunately, to a lot of people the end of the Second World War has marked the beginning of an equally painful period. Soviet Russia forced Hungary to go through…
(MTI) – The life of Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty set an example for all Hungarians and all Christians, Sandor Lezsak, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, said in Budapest on Saturday. The cardinal is “promoting a living faith” and his memory is present…
(MTI) – The statue of Bela Guttmann, the Hungarian coach who guided Benfica to two successive Champion Teams’ European Cup wins, was unveiled in Lisbon on Friday. The statue, which depicts the legendary trainer holding the two cups, was set…
Budapest, February 25 (MTI) – Hungary’s interior minister on Tuesday presented to the French ambassador 110 maps printed in the 16-18th centuries, which had been stolen in France and then recovered in Hungary. The maps, cut out of books, were…
Budapest, February 23 (MTI) – Commemorations will be held nationwide in the coming days to pay tribute to victims of Hungary’s Communist dictatorship. The central ceremony will be held on Tuesday, the country’s day of remembrance of victims of communism,…