christmas costums in hungary
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Christmas customs in Hungary
2012.
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The meaning of Christmas
Christmas is the festival of
joy, family, peace and love.
It is Christian celebration,
we remember to the birth of
Jesus Christ.
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Making or buying an advent wreathLuca days costumes ( on the 13th of
December)Advent candles ignite on each SundaysBethlehem gamesPig slaughterChristmas tree decorationChristmas fairsCreate of festival foodsGiving presents
Our Christmas costumes are the following
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13th. December – Luca Day
This is the shortest day and the longest night.
There are a lot of belief of this day.
On this day should not be lent anything, it’s not allowed to borrow, because they will be witches things.
On this day is not allow ad to whip or sewn, because hens will not give any eggs in the few time.
The brooms should be hidden, for fear of to fly the witches with.Luca chairs are to be prepared.On this day girls predict who will be their husband, and which
job will they have. Luca corn planting. Cooking of look- cake to be rich.
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Advent wreath
Advent is a period in the Christian Culture from the fourth Sunday before Christmas till
Christmas.
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In the Catholic Liturgy is convenient those advent wreath, witch has got three purple and one pink candles. Nowadays there are
many kinds of wreaths.
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Story about the four candles
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Luca day wheat
We plant wheat in hope of rich harvest.
On the day of Luca should
be the corn plant to be
green at Christmas. Than
it will be given to the
animals to be fertility on
the next year.
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Luca chairOn the 13th of December mans
begins to hew out the chair,
because they must to be ready till
Christmas.
According to volk belief, who
bring oneself on this chair, it
can see, who is the witch.
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Look-cake
People cook cake with
coin inside, who find the
only one cake with the
coin, will be lucky and
rich in the next year.
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Bethlehem acting games
It is the most famous tradition, which shows
the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a multiplayer
dramatic game. Children shows it in the
church and in houses.
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Bethlehem acting gamesOur students goes to each house in
our village to show the Bethlehem
acting repertoire peace.
They wishes peace and bless!
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Christmas flowers
Christmas Cactus
Santa Claus Flower
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Fondant candy
The fondant candy in
Hungaricum, because we are the
only nation, who decorate the
Christmas tree with this delicious
sweet.
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Christmas inspired many famous poets too. One of the most
beautiful is this poem from Ady Endre: Karácsonyi rege.
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Nicely decorated Christmas tables
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Traditional Christmas dishes
Christmas beigli, with
poppy seeds and nut
flavor.
Fish soup prepared
from carp.
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Our Christmas dishes
Stuffed Cabbage
Pig feast
• liverwurst
• sausage
• roast joint
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Christmas gingerbread
We use this as Christmas decoration too.
We decorate Christmas table with it.
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Merry Christma
s!
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Made by Csoba Attiláné with 5th grade
students