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 Day 3a
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 Hungary
In
Hungary, children receive presents twice.
What are the dates for
the two celebrations?
4th … 5th …. 6th … 23rd … 24th .and/or . 25th ..
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A special hello to students and staff at
Woodlands Junior School in Harrogate,
who share the same name as us!
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6th and 25 th December
In
Hungary, children first receive a visit from Szent Mikulás (St Nicholas) on 6th December. He dresses in red, wears a bishop’s hat and has a staff. The second time Children recieve presents is on Christmas Eve when children receive presents from the angels or baby Jesus – as Jesus Christ was a "gift" for people. |
Kellemes Karacsonyt! – Merry Christmas!
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In the evening of 5th December, children
place polished shoes or boots on their windowsills. Early in the morning on 6th December Szent Mikulás comes with a big sack full of presents and a large record book with children’s good and bad deeds. He is said to be accompanied by two helpers, a good angel who gives out presents to good children and a krampusz, a mean goblin who punishes bad children. Good children find sweets, tangerines, oranges, walnuts, apples, chocolate Mikulás figures, and small presents. Naughty children find twigs painted gold or a wooden spoon. |
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6th December is is Mikulás Nap (St. Nicholas day). |
In Hungary, people decorate their Christmas
tree with honey cakes.
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On Christmas Eve, the children
are allowed to see the Christmas tree for the first time. A bell
is rung, and then they go into the room where the tree is and
see all the presents underneath it.
Baby Jesus brings
presents to Hungarian children on Christmas Eve. |
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Many families in Hungary eat the traditional Christmas meal consisting of fish soup, stuffed cabbage
and beigli.
Beigli is a cake
filled with walnuts or
poppy seeds.
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Nativity plays are an important
part of the Hungarian Christmas tradition. Children act out the
Nativity scene and sometimes they put on a puppet show of the
Nativity. |
How many symbols of Christmas can you name?
You can see some of them on our Meaning of Christmas page
Can you name all of the reindeers?
You can find a list of their names on our Christmas Facts page
Advent Calendar
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