Christmas customs in Hungary

2012.

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.

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

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.

Advent wreath

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

Christmas.

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.

Story about the four candles

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bethlehem acting gamesOur students goes to each house in

our village to show the Bethlehem

acting repertoire peace.

They wishes peace and bless!

Christmas flowers

Christmas Cactus

Santa Claus Flower

Fondant candy

The fondant candy in

Hungaricum, because we are the

only nation, who decorate the

Christmas tree with this delicious

sweet.

Christmas inspired many famous poets too. One of the most

beautiful is this poem from Ady Endre: Karácsonyi rege.

Nicely decorated Christmas tables

Traditional Christmas dishes

Christmas beigli, with

poppy seeds and nut

flavor.

Fish soup prepared

from carp.

Our Christmas dishes

Stuffed Cabbage

Pig feast

• liverwurst

• sausage

• roast joint

Christmas gingerbread

We use this as Christmas decoration too.

We decorate Christmas table with it.

Merry Christma

s!

Made by Csoba Attiláné with 5th grade

students