Christmas in Budapest

You are going to celebrate Christmas in Budapest with Hungarian friends; I have some basic information about opening hours, public transport and some interesting traditions of Hungarian Christmas.

In mid-December Budapest starts preparing for Christmas. The streets are decorated with colourful lights, shop-windows are adorned to lure customers into the hunt for gifts.More and more people set out to search for the perfect Christmas presents in shops or markets; if you are looking for a unique gift of Hungarian and want to get away from all similar stores visit Budapest Christmas Fair in the Vörösmarty square.
Opening hours Christmas in Budapest
Shops are open for the bronze, silver and gold Sunday on three Weekends before Christmas.Shops close around early afternoon on 24 December and open only on 27 December. Some larger malls may remain open until early afternoon the 24th December. Christmas day and boxing day all shops, supermarkets are closed in Budapest. Do not open many shops between Christmas and new year's Eve.
Life back to normal after 1 January.
Restaurants also is closed for Christmas Eve (24 December), but most of them open on 25-26th December. Budapest is a popular holiday destination even in winter and restaurant owners that very well. Don't worry you will certainly find enough good restaurants during Christmas opening in Budapest
Public transport in Budapest Christmas
Vehicles for public transport runs until approximately 15.00-16.00. After 4 p.m. night services fly passengers. On 25-26 December vehicles running according to schedule vacation. Between 27 and on 1 January, vehicles run less frequently than do the normal daily. Also it is holiday in schools, run all hazard warning device in accordance with the timetable in force during the school holidays.
Some Christmas traditions of Hungarian
Christmas celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ in Hungary.Is the main celebration for Christmas Eve (Szenteste in Hungarian, which means Holy Night) Familiy members get together this afternoon on 24 December and decorate the Christmas tree.Grandparents or older brothers and sisters look after what is small, so they won't be able to see their gifts under the tree. Sugary FIR is adorned with decorations colourful paper and wrapping a special Christmas candy Hungarian (szaloncukor) shinny coloured papers. Housewives Cook traditional Hungarian dishes in the kitchen We Chrismas. usually fish soup, stuffed cabbage, stuffed pastry rolls with poppy seeds, stuffings walnut or chestnut (called bejgli in Hungarian). Family exchange of gifts at night the 24 December during the hearing traditional Christmas songs.In Hungary, baby Jesus brings gifts, not Santa.Celebrate the arrival of Santa on 6 December, St. Nicholas Day.Midnight people go to midnight mass.Organ music and pine Scent filled the air in churches, where people sing classical Christmas songs.Even non-religious people attend this mass because the festive and uplifting atmosphere. in relation to the following two days of relatives and friends visit each other in their own homes, traditional dishes and desserts for Christmas.
Time Around Christmas in Budapest
When I was a small child was always thick snow around Christmas.The first snowflakes fall usually at the end of November.The temperature was around zero or below. Today it is hard to tell what will the weather be like Christmas. due to the warming we don't see any snow in the last two years; the time around Christmas is sometimes rather mild and dull, with some rain, and are crispy and sunny blue sky with crystals occasionally. I prefer the latter, if I long for White Christmas every year.
Programs in Budapest Christmas
The world famous 100-member Gypsy Orchestra performs a concert on 30 December, at 6.00 p.m. in teh Budapest Congress Centre will play both classical and traditional music.
The whole city calms a few days you can hear only the sound of Christmas concerts and Advent songs in churches of Budapest. after the hectic shopping is a real relaxation to listen to the organ works and to reflect on the meaning of Advent and Christmas lights Christmas. Recommend festivals in church Matthias on Castle Hill.
Merry Christmas in Budapest!
Erzsebet Dobos







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