Hungary

Where is Hungary located?

Border countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine

Population: 9.000.000; Territory: 93.030 km; Capital: Budapest

Hungarian language

Hungarian (= magyar) is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric

group, spoken by the Hungarians. The name "Uralic" refers
to the suggested original homeland of the Uralic family,
which is often located in the vicinity of the Ural Mountains.

Hungarian alphabet (44 letters)

a, , b, c, cs, d, dz, dzs,

e, , f, g, gy, h, i, , j, k,
l, ly, m, n, ny, o, , ,
, p, q, r, s, sz, t, ty, u,
, , , v, w, x, y, z, zs.

Useful Hungarian phrases

Hi! = Szia!
Whats your name? = Hogy hvnak?
My name is = A nevem
How are you? = Hogy vagy?
Thank you, Im fine. = Ksznm, jl vagyok.
Good bye! = Viszlt!
Yes = Igen
No = Nem

Polak, Wgier,
dwa bratanki,
i do szabli,
i do szklanki.
Lengyel, magyar
kt j bart,
egytt harcol,
s issza bort.

Polish Hungarian history

wita Kinga also known as Kunigunda (Szent
Kinga) (1224 1292)
She was the daughter of King Bla IV of
Hungary and Maria Laskarina. She was a niece
of St. Elizabeth of Hungary and great-niece of
Saint Hedwig. Kinga's sisters were Saint
Margaret of Hungary and Jolenta of Poland
(Yolanda, Helen).
Stefan Batory (Bthory Istvn) (1533-1586)
He was a Hungarian noble Prince of
Transylvania (15711586), then King of Poland
(15761586).

In the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a Polish

general, Jzef Bem, became a national hero of
both Hungary and Poland. He was entrusted with
the defence of Transylvania at the end of 1848, and
in 1849, as General of the Szkely troops.
World War II - Hitlers invasion of Poland (1939)
Admiral Horthy's government, on the ground of
long-standing Polish-Hungarian friendship,
declined, Hitler's request to transit German
forces across Carpathian Rus into southeastern
Poland. The Hungarian refusal allowed the Polish
government and tens of thousands of military
personnel to escape into neighboring Hungary and
Romania, and from there to France and Frenchmandated Syria.

March 23 the "Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship"

Kalocsai

Kalotaszegi

Hungarian
fashion today

Hugo Boss kalocsai overal worn by two pilots,

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton

Bus-walking in Mohcs

Busjrs is a six-day
carnival in late
February to mark the
end of winter.

Carnival is known as Farsang.

Hungarians celebrate this preLenten festival with food, like
pork, and doughnuts, as well as
with parties and costumes.

Burning of a coffin symbolizing

winter on a bonfire.

Unesco Word Heritage

Sziget
festival in Budapest
Szi

Easter sprinkling on Easter Monday

Men visit women and ask for permission for sprinkling by reciting a little Easter
poem, they sprinkle them with some perfume or sometimes a bucket of cold
water in the countryside, and they get eggs (mostly of chocolate) in exchange.
Children get chocolate bunnies and eggs.

Puli (sheep dog)

Vizsla
(hunter dog)

Mangalica
pig

Racka sheep
Originating in Hungary, the Racka has existed since at least the 1800,
when the first registry was established, used for milking, wool and meat.

Hungarian Steppe Cattle & Highwayman

Betyr (Polish: zbjnictwo), is much
determined for outlaw who has made in
Central Europe robbery (in cultural often
present positively). The most famous
Hungarian betyr was Rzsa Sndor.

Hortobgy

Unesco World Heritage

Hortobgy national park is a part of the Alfld (Great Plain). It is Hungary's

largest protected area, and the largest natural grassland in Europe.

Tokaj & wines

Hungarian cuisine
The most commonly
used spice is
paprika

Typical Hungarian main courses

Fish paprikash soup

Bean goulash

Beef stew with noodles

Stuffed cabbage

Fish paprikash soup

Diszntoros
The typical Hungarian
kitchen uses a lot of
swine meat and fat.
Historical reason:
Mongol invasion of
Europe.

Lngos
pogcsa

Deserts

Bejgli

Zserb cake

Dobos cake

Rtes (stundel)

A rtes is a type of
layered pastry with a - most often
sweet - filling inside. Usually filled
with apple, sour cherry, poppy seeds,
Cottage cheese but can be filled with
cabbage or meat as well.

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