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Hungarian Cultural Heritage Guide

The document outlines various aspects of Hungarian culture, including national symbols, famous Hungarians, notable sports, and significant buildings. It also highlights traditional Hungarian cuisine, spices, and beverages, such as Tokaj wine and pálinka. Additionally, it mentions cultural practices like folk costumes and artisanship, showcasing Hungary's rich heritage.

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Hungarian Cultural Heritage Guide

The document outlines various aspects of Hungarian culture, including national symbols, famous Hungarians, notable sports, and significant buildings. It also highlights traditional Hungarian cuisine, spices, and beverages, such as Tokaj wine and pálinka. Additionally, it mentions cultural practices like folk costumes and artisanship, showcasing Hungary's rich heritage.

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Our beloved Hungaricums

National symbols-flag, coat of arm, National anthem, second anthem (Szózat)

 The Holy Crown and the Crown Jewels of Hungary (Sceptre-jogar, mantle-palást, orb-
országalma, sword-kard-the youngest piece)
 The Holy Right hand of Saint Stephen
 The Golden bull(in 1222)
 The Horn of Lehel
 Turul
 The Miracle Stag
 The Feszty Panorama-Ópusztaszer (The Hungarian Conquest)

Places

 Aggtelek-limestone rocks
 Lake Balaton, Lake Fertő
 National parks
 Hortobágy-largest plain in Europe-Hungarian Great Cattle, Nine -Arch Bridge
 Farmsteads (tanyavilág)

Famous Hungarians:

 Szent-Györgyi Albert (vitamin C)


 Semmelweis Ignác(the saviour of mothers)
 Gábor Dénes (holography)
 Teller Ede (physician)
 Kertész Imre(writer, literary translator)
 Kodály Zoltán, Bartók Béla, Liszt Ferenc(composers)
 Ferenc Puskás and the Golden Team,
 Hajós Alfréd-swimmer, Egerszegi Krisztina, Darnyi Tamás
 Papp László-boxer
 Munkácsy Mihály, Csontváry Kosztka Tivadar
 Márai Sándor –writer
 Neumann János (computer)
 Rubik Ernő-(Magic Cube)
 Szabó István (film director)

Sports

Waterpolo, pentathlon, fencing, chess, Kayaking/canoeing

Famous buildings, places, churches

 The Hungarian Parliament (Steind Imre)


 Buda Castle District
 Matthias Church,
 The Estergom Basilica,
 The Abbey of Ják
 The Great Calvinist Church in Debrecen
 The Benedictine arch-abbey of Pannonhalma
 Votive Church of Szeged,
 Eger Castle,
 Széchenyi Chain Bridge,
 Hollókő,
 Festetics Palace-Keszthely,
 The Danube Bend and Visegrád
 Thermal Baths of Budapest

Others

 Folk costume(Matyóföld, Kalocsa…)


 Artisanship-kézművesség (earthenware)
 Horseman Culture, Shepherds,
 Porcelain (Herendi, Zsolnay)
 Folk instruments(simple:reed and jug pipes,-nádsíp, köcsögduda, difficult: dulcimers,
revolving lutes-cimbalom, tekerőlant)
 Embroidery and lacework (Hímzés és csipke)
 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra

Spices:

 red ground paprika of Kalocsa, Szeged


 red onio nof Makó
 Native Hungarian spice plants: thyme, sage, oregano, horseradish, onion, garlic
cumin, dill, marjoram, rosemary, basil, bay leaf

Meat-(slautering of the pigs)

 Sausages and salami-smoked, flamed, slightly spicy or hot -(fires of hell)


 e.g: Pick salami
 Csabai, Gyulai sausages

Typical Hungarian Dishes use pig fat in a fried form + red paprica+ onion-basis of a number of
dishes(Hungarian meat stew, goulash soup, enriched with sour cream)

other soups-

sweet pasta dishes: dumplings(gombóc) jam pockets (barátfüle)-filled or sprinkled with fruits, poppy
seed , walnut-meatless dishes

vegetable stews –főzelékek-enriched by thickening sauces-rántás

OPEN-AIR KETTLE COOKING

WINE: Tokaj wine region, The region and wine of Villány, Wine of Eger

PÁLINKA (name-region and origin) its name and productuion have been protected by a law since
2004 important the quality of ingredients

The Gundel family-Gundel pancake+ many meals

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