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Kzlet : Kzintzmnyek/gyintzs hivatalokban/Helyi kzlet/Kzbiztonsg/Nemzeti nnepek

There are some public institutions we can manage our lives. I think of banks for example. The
Hungarian people have got different rights and obligations. This system is really complex and
complicated. If you want to marry, you have to visit the registrar. If you have a car, you have to visit
the registration office. If you want to renew your towncard, called Egerszeg card, you have to go the
the Majors office. If you have some money, you can go to a bank. If you enter into a bank then you
have to decide in front of a machine what you want to do. There are plenty of possibilities. You get a
number. This number appears on a big screen, which is always visible for everyone. When you are in
front of an assistant, she or he will help you to handle your business.
The local public life is put into the shade in my town. The pubs and clubs are not crammed with
people. Everybody has to work all day and after they get home, they are happy if they can spend
some time with their family. If the are singles, then sometimes go to discos and pubs to have fun.
The younger people go of course to visit discos and clubs at the weekend. There are two cinemas in
Zalaegerszeg, I like going to there. The adults can go to the theatre, to the cinema and to nicer cafes
for talking with each other.
I think, Zalaegerszeg is a safety town. There arent crimes and murders in the streets. There are
gypsies of course like in every single Hungarian town. I personally dont like them and I am afraid of
them, because they are very stupid but aggressive. I am not racist, but these people steal things
from other ones and spek and look ugly. I often see police cars on the streets. I feel safety when I
saw them.
In Hungary at schools we have an opening and closing ceremony, and we celebrate national
holidays, such as Oktober 23, the day of the Declaration of the Hungarian Republic and March 15.,
the day of the Hungaryan Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-1849. In primary school
Mothers Day and Christmas are also celebrated. In secondary school there is school leavers ball
and their farewell ceremony. August 20. is also bank holiday, this is the day of King Stephen I. and
of the new bread. The Labour Day, which is always celebrated on the first of May has spread from
America.
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Eve is on December 24. The whole
family comes together for the Christmas dinner. The traditional dishes are fish soup, stuffed
cabbage and poppy seed and nut rolls. The Christmas tree is decorated before the dinner with
sweets, brightly coloured lights, glass ornaments, and Christmas presents are placed under it. These
presents are opened in the evening. At midnight a lot of families go to church for the midnight
service. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day relatives visit each other and have lunch together.
In Hungary on New Years Eve people usually go to parties where they eat and drink and enjoy
themselves. At midnight they drink champagne and sing the national anthem. Then people go to
the streets and watch the fireworks
At Easter we celebrate the Resurrection, the rising of Jesus Christ from the tomb 3 days after his
crucifixion. On Easter Sunday morning we eat ham, hard-boiled eggs with horseradish. On Easter
Monday boys visit their relatives and friends, and sprinkle women and girls with perfume or water.

They get money, chocolate bunnies or painted eggs. In England many people go to church on
Easter Sunday. Children get Easter eggs, which symbolise new life and which are usually made of
chocolate with a present inside. Easter Monday is a bank holiday and many people go to travelling
fun fairs on this day.