Christmas in Hungary

Christmas in Hungary

created by the Hungarian Team

St. Nicholas or Santa Claus also visits the Hungarian children on 6th December. Children let out their boots on a windowsill to be filled with sweets!If you want to listen to some children songs about Santa Claus, click to the red button!

People make advent wreath and decorate their homes with ornaments

Advent is a period in Christian Culture from the fourth Sunday before Christmas till Christmas Eve

• In Hungarian folklore there are some supertitions in connection with this day:
• You shouldn't let your broom out or a witch can fly away with it.
• You shouldn't lend or borrow anythings because it brings bad luck
• Girls can predict who will be their future husbands
• You shouldn't sew because hens won't give any eggs in the future

Luca day13 December

Before Christmas there is a nativity play at schools. In our school, the third graders perform this playevery year.

Nativity scene

• The Christmas trees are decorated on 24th December.
• Everyone put the presents under the tree and the gifts will be opened in the evening after the Christmas dinner.
• In Hungary it is believed that not Santa but the Baby Jesus brings presents to the children.

Christmas Eve24th December

• In our country there are some special sweets on the tree. We call them Szaloncukor.
• It is some kind of chocolate, filled with different flavors, in beautiful wrappings.

Special sweets-Szaloncukor

The traditional Christmas dinner consists of fish soup, roast fish or roast turkey, stuffed cabbage and some sweets.

CHRISTMAS DINNER

Christmas bejgli is essential on every table.It is filled with poppy-seed or nuts.Click on the red button to see the recipe and watch how to make this delicious cake.

Almost every family makes Gingerbread cookies.

Christmas cookies

We hope you enjoyed this presentation!Boldog karácsonyt!Joyeux Noel!