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August 20 – St. Stephen's Day in Hungary

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nTodaynis the day that Hungarians celebrate the foundation of their country.nIt’s named for the first king of Hungary, Stephen I, who was laternmade a saint.

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nThere’sneverything you could hope for in a national day: flag raising, anparade, a historical play, archery shows, a water parade, an airnshow, and of course a fireworks spectacular along the river Danube!

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nSomenextra added attractions include a festival of folk arts and open-airnconcerts. One of the day’s traditions is the baking of “new”nbread, which means making the first bread from the new wheat harvest.

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nChecknout the foods and crafts and landscapes gathered in this All Things

nHungarian Pinterest board
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nCreatenor purchase paper dolls with Hungarian folk costumes. 
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nReadnThe Good Master. This book is about Kate and Jancsi and lots ofnhorses growing up in Hungary. I loved this book—and itsnillustrations—when I was a child! 

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nFornmore on Hungary, check out this earlier post

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nAlsonon this date:

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nAnniversarynof the launch of Voyager 2
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nPlannahead:
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nHerenare my Pinterest pages on Augustnholidayshistoricalnanniversaries in August,nand Augustnbirthdays.

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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidayshistoricalnanniversaries in September,nand Septembernbirthdays.

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