nPostednon August 20, 2013
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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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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 Augustnholidays, historicalnanniversaries in August,nand Augustnbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, historicalnanniversaries in September,nand Septembernbirthdays.
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