Dent, Bob: Budapest for Children - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1992)
2. Balloons and Fireworks - Holidays and Festivities
BALLOONS AND FIREWORKS 19 Lujza tér, at the intersection of the körút and Rákóczi út, where normal pedestrian traffic regulations appear to be suspended for the duration of the night’s festivities. Name Days Apart from birthdays, name days are also important for Hungarian children. A name day is a day to celebrate in connection with someone’s first, or Christian name. Thus each name —Katalin (Catherine), Zsuzsi (Susan), etc. —is allocated a date in the calendar (sometimes more than one, in which case there’s a choice). A person with that name receives gifts and attention on or around his or her name day. 2*
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