Traditions and everyday life in Hungary

Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Hungary. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.

45 keepsakes from Hungary (22 traditions and culture, 23 personal) · page 2 of 2

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Personal keepsakes from members in Hungary

Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.

Chess by the flooded Danube
Activity

Chess by the flooded Danube

Last september the Danube flooded the roads and sidewalks close to the river here in Budapest so we decided to check it out with my friend.I brought a small chessboard and we sat there and played until the sun went down. :)

Shared by mezespokol
Horseback archery
Tradition

Horseback archery

Beautiful animals and a fabolous fighting style. In short. Horseback archery is with us for centuries. Lajos Kassai is a legendary name in Hungary. He has a huge and well equipped center at Kaposmérő.

Shared by Andrabel
Watching a movie with my friend
Activity

Watching a movie with my friend

Me and my bestie went to our countrys capital city to watch a movie contest? or something like that. We both love movies so it was a lot of fun!

Shared by Philia
Kocsonya festival
Event

Kocsonya festival

We celebrate the invention of the traditional hungarian meat jelly, with a 3 day festival. We have musical performances and also food

Shared by Lu935
My ex-band 1Killembrace
Everyday life

My ex-band 1Killembrace

This picture, my ex metal band. Not active, I like this original band formation. Somewhere in 2010. This is my remember.

Shared by Ulghar74
Shopping day
Activity

Shopping day

On this day, me and my mom go to a shopping center and spend the all day with shopping

Shared by EunoiaB
Kispál és a Borz
Everyday life

Kispál és a Borz

Indie rock music band from 1987, one of the most famous and iconic ones.

Shared by L3vi333
Black and White
Event

Black and White

Captured moments,sometimes in color sometimes in black and white.

Shared by Geza

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