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Muled wine and poppy seed pudding

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Kiskarácsony, nagykarácsony,
kisült- e már a kalácsom?
Ha kisült már, ide véle,

hadd egyem meg melegébe'.

Jaj de szép a karácsonyfa,

Ragyog rajta a sok gyertya.
Itt egy szép könyv, ott egy labda.

Jaj de szép a karácsonyfa!

Nagykarácsony éjszakája,

Krisztus születése napja!
Szűz Mária édesanyja,

mely gondosan ápolgatja.

Kisded Jézus, aranyalma,
Boldogságos Szűz az anyja,

fogadj minket oltalmadba,
vezess be szent hajlékodba

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Hungarian Christmas song:  kiskarácsony, nagykarácsony

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Csendes éj! Szentséges éj!
Mindenek nyugta mély;

Nincs fenn más, csak a Szent szülepár,
Drága kisdedök álmainál,

Szent Fiú, aludjál, Szent Fiú, aludjál.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Vesel božič in Srečno novo leto!
Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket és boldog új évet!

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Copy of Christmas Menu Poster Template - Made with PosterMyWall

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What do Hungarians traditionally eat at Christmas time? Of course we have our typical dishes, let’s see which they are!

“Halászlé”, as this traditional dish is called in Hungarian (translates to Fishermens’ soup), is a bright red hot soup, prepared with generous amounts of hot paprika and carp or mixed river fish. It is a popular celebratory dish, often served during Christmas Eve. The soup was originally prepared by fishermen along the Danube and Tisza rivers, using fresh fish, most often carp, catfish, pike, or perch. In some regions, such as Baja, the soup is served with pasta, while in other regions sour cream is added to achieve a creamy consistency of the soup. A slice of bread and a glass of white wine is the perfect accompaniment to “halászlé”, as they both ease the spicy taste of the hot paprika added to the stew.

Hungarians serve Cabbage Roll, “Töltött káposzta”, during the periods of time near Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The rolls are covered with cooked cabbage leaves, and are filled with minced pork meat. All its variants contain the traditional minced pepper, paprika, and are served with sour cream on top. This dish shows the Turkish influence on the Hungarian cuisine, as cabbage roll spread thanks to their influence in the 18th century. Usually cabbage roll is prepared in a bigger quantity at once, as it can be kept for several days, and its taste gets better with the passing of time.

“Beigli” is the most popular Christmas dessert which is “obligatory” on every table on Christmas Eve. Beigli is a pastry roll traditionally filled with poppy seed or walnut. If well prepared, the dense filling makes more than half of the cake by weight, and gives it a rich and special taste. It is a common obligation to taste each other’s beigli among family members, neighbours and friends, and so is to praise it. There are two traditional filling varieties; the poppy seed which promoted fertility and good marriage, and the walnut filling which was believed to bring good health and prosperity. As a new trend, a chestnut-filled variant is emerging, mainly among the younger generations. The beigli rolls can be kept for a long time, and later can be enjoyed at any occasion.

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During Christmas season our city center is also decorated with beautiful Christmas lights

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I would like to wish all of you Merry Christmas with this picture! Have a peaceful and magical holiday season!

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I would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas!
Have a very good winter brake, get a lot of gifts and do whatever makes you happy!

Here's a picture of Vörösmarty Square's advent fair.

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During the Advent time lots of Christmas lights are used to help people get in the mood for Christmas. Some pictures from Budapest

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In our country we have separate days for Xmas and Santa Claus. On 6th of December Santa Claus puts chocolates or little gifts into children’s boots, if they put them in the window. Santa Claus comes – like in other countries - with the reindeers. We have 2 words for Santa: Mikulás & Télapó.

Mikulás comes from Saint Nikolas-name day and Télapó’s meaning is Winter’s Dad, who brings the winter.

Kids usually get sweets, chocolate, candy and different nuts, fruit, little presents and virgács into their boots.(The virgács is a gold painted or unpainted branch from a bush and children who haven’t been good during the year get it)

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The series of traditions in December is opened by St. Lucy’s Day. It is believed that with the long, dark nights of December 13, St. Lucy transforms into a witch. In order to repel witches, garlic was put into keyholes, knives were set into doorways, brooms were put across, and a cross was painted on the door with garlic. On this day, it was forbidden to borrow or lend anything – not to get into the hands of witches. Girls predicted their future husbands on this day. According to traditions, girls could not work, because if they spun or sewed on St. Lucy’s Day, the hens would not have eggs. On St. Lucy’s Day, boys visited the familiar houses and expected gifts for their good wishes – if it was missed, they hurled curses upon the houses. Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and lasts until December 24; this is also the beginning of the church year. A period of four weeks of the preparation for Christmas. A newfangled tradition is the Advent wreath: as Christmas approaches, one more candle has to be lit on each Sunday. Families used to spend the nights by the side of the candles, singing Advent songs.

Read more at: https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarian-christmas-traditions/

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Ingredients: 1 kg flour 4 dl powdered sugar 2 tsp. baking soda pinch of salt 20 dkg butter 3 whole eggs 3 dl honey 2 tbsp. cinnamon, ground cloves To decorate egg white 6 tbsp. powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease and flour the baking sheet. Mix the powder materials, and crumble the softened butter into the mix. Pour honey, and crack an egg into the middle, then knead it. Pour flour on the pastry board. Be careful, if the pasta is too soft, then it will flow away in the oven. Cut a small piece from the finished dough, and stretch it to be 2-3 mm thick. Cut out the shapes, put them into the baking sheet and bake them for 10 minutes. Spread sugary milk all over the gingerbread shapes, so they will be shiny after baking. The top of the pieces given as gifts can be decorated with icing. Beat egg white with a pinch of salt, and add 6-7 tbspn powdered sugar to the airy foam. Put the foam into a plastic bag, then cut one of its corners and decorate through this. The decoration dries in a few hours. Store the gingerbread in metal containers, and put a slice of apple into it – the pieces will soften wonderfully.

source: https://dailynewshungary.com

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Attila József: The three kings of Bethlehem

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Attila József: The three kings of Bethlehem

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Attila József: The three kings of Bethlehem
Translation by Egon F. Kunz

Jesus, Jesus, God greet you, God greet you!
Three kings are we well and true.
Flaming star stood round our place,
so we came on foot in haste.
Little lamb said: never fear,
Jesus Christ is dwelling here.
I am Melchior, you see.
God be gracious unto me!

Son of God, good afternoon, afternoon!
No, we are not priests of doom,
but we heard that you were born,
you the king of poor, forlorn.
So we thought we would look in,
heaven’s child, salvation’s kin.
My name, Casper represents
a king in some earthly sense.

Lord Saviour, God bless you, God bless you!
Far and warm lands crossed we through.
All our bread and cheese is gone,
all our shining boots are worn,
but we brought you gold a lot,
incense in an iron pot.
I am Balthazar, this means
the king of the Saracens.

Blushes, blushes Mary red, Mary red,
happy mother bends her head.
Through the tears which fill her eyes
scarcely sees her Jesus Christ.
All around the shepherds sing. –
Time to feed the little thing.
Dearest Three Kings, kind and true,
now good night, good night to you!

Read more at:  http://dailynewshungary.com/christmas-traditions-in-hungary/