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 Traditions and customs

The Hungarians never toast with a beer mug, this custom reminds them of the way in which the Austrians celebrated their victory over the country. In general, the traditions are still very present in a good number of the regions and villages. Since Hungary has undergone numerous invasions in the course of its history; intellectuals, artisans and musicians have tempted (for centuries) to preserve and develop a culture and a know-how which is typically Magyar. It is in popular art, that of the peasants and the country folk that all its efforts are concentrated. During the 20th century, whether hand-crafted, musical or sartorial, traditions have endured despite the migration of peasants to the cities and the attempts towards normalization in the Soviet era. The appearance of television sets and touristic developments have reinforced the presence and practice of traditions in the course of the last few years.

 To read, see, listen

guide Hungary - Petit Futé 2009/2010.
Budapest - Guide Voir ed. 2008.
Budapest - Cartoville ed. 2008.
Budapest et la Hongrie - Lonely Planet ed. 2007.
Guide du Routard Hongrie ed. April 2005
Guide Gallimard - Cartoville: Budapest. ed. March 2005.
Guide "Un grand week end ŕ Budapest" (Hachette) ed. November 2004
Guide du Routard Hongrie Roumanie Bulgarie - Edition 2004/2005 - Hachette Guides Tourisme.
Guide vert Budapest et la Hongrie ? ed. 2002 - Michelin.
Budapest - Edition 2003 - Lonely Planet (in English).
Budapest - Penguin Books Gb (10/2003).
Budapest - Michelin (01/2003).
books Les Tziganes de Hongrie et leurs musiques ? Book with an audio CD.
Patrick Williams, Actes Sud (Book CD 09/2001).
Le Perroquet de Budapest - André Lorant, Viviane Hamy (08/2002).
'Budapest, ville d'eau' ? Dakota ed. 2004.
Le Perroquet de Budapest - André Lorant, Viviane Hamy (08/2002).
'Budapest, ville d'eau' ? Dakota ed. 2004.
movies 'Les Sans-Espoirs', 'Rouges et Blancs', 'Ah ! ça ira', 'Psaume rouge' and 'Rhapsodie hongroise' (Miklos Jancso).
'Remous', 'Les Vertes années' and the 'Faucons' (Istvan Gaal).
'Cati' (Marta Meszaros).
'Quand Joseph revient' and 'Cher voisin' (Zsolt Kezdi-Kovacs).
Carnets d'ailleurs: 'Europe Centrale: Prague, Vienne, Budapest' ? Montparnasse ed. 2005.
music Franz Liszt (Rhapsodie Hongroise n° 2 and 3).
Johannes Brahms (Danse hongroise n° 1, 2 and 3).
Bela Bartok (pičce pour enfant n° 2,Mikrocosmos n° 153).
Zoltan Kodaly (Intermezzo).