by fungarian | Mar 14, 2022 | HUNGARIAN HISTORY, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
WHY DO HUNGARIANS WEAR A ROSETTE ON MARCH 15? Throughout the city you will see people wearing ’kokárda’ (rosette shaped badge with the national colours of red-white-and-green) on their lapels. All sizes from discreet 2 cm up to 20 cm. You will also witness several...
by fungarian | Mar 15, 2021 | HUNGARIAN HISTORY
THE BEM FLAG OF HUNGARIAN FREEDOM Hungarian history could be well related by the history of flags starting from the Árpáds until the flag with a hole of 1956. The present red-white-green flag dates back to 1848/49 War of Independence against Austria but these colours...
by fungarian | Oct 22, 2020 | HUNGARIAN HISTORY
THE BULLET RIDDLED WALLS OF BUDAPEST Should the facades of the bullet-riddled apartment buildings be plastered and, following the gentrification trend, look neat or leave them as a mementos of difficult times in our history? The big holes you see on several buildings...
by fungarian | Jul 5, 2020 | BUDAPEST ARCHITECTURE, HUNGARIAN HISTORY
How to get rid of your conflicting statues? Yesterday’s heroes are today’s enemies. The symbolism of statues has become a hot issue most everywhere. In Hungary, where history has been rewritten by every major regime change (five times in the 20th century alone), we...
by fungarian | Mar 14, 2020 | HUNGARIAN HISTORY, THE HUNGARIAN CALENDAR
The Hungarian coat of Arms With or without the Holy Crown Tomorrow, March 15 is the main national holiday commemorating the 1848/49 Revolution and War of Independence against the Habsburgs, and its main symbol is a coat of arms without the Holy Crown. Here is a brief...
by fungarian | Feb 22, 2020 | FAMOUS HUNGARIANS, HUNGARIAN HISTORY
St. Stephen’s Vikings Luckily for us, Fungarian’s clientele is becoming increasingly diverse. Recently, we hosted a lovely couple from Iceland and we exchanged views on the Vikings. They were surprised to learn that Hungarians had strong ties with the Vikings whom we...
