Learn about Jewish traditions and holidays and enjoy Jewish culture as well as art of all sorts during this country-wide celebration of  diverse cultural backgrounds.

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The Museum of Fine Arts exhibits the Vienna Secession movement’s “Holy Spring”, a breakthrough modernist period. Works from Vienna’s Albertina present the ear and European inter-connections.

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In the romantic Buda Castle, on the Savoya Terrace, twenty palinka brewers and ten professional sausage makers present their mastery at the 2010 Buda Castle Palinka and Sausage Festival, offering good hearty bites and picker-uppers to fight the damp days of October. In addition to gastronomic specialties, the program is complete with folk musical and dance performances. The Festival is organized by the non-profit Hungarian Palinka Marketing Association.

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Stall after stall, the biggest Christmas fair in Budapest brings Yuletide spirit to Vorosmarty square, in the heart of the city, for a month. For unique Christmas gifts from hand knitted wool clothes to wooden toys, peruse the offerings of arts and crafts designers, all certified by the national association of artisans.

Try the season’s sweet treat, kürtős kalács and mulled wine. Feast on sausage, fresh bread and pickles. Enjoy folk dance and music performances. Or stroll around the square with friends for a jolly old time. Merry Christmas!

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The Gala Concert performed by the 100 Gipsy Violinists’ Orchestra the day before December 31 is now a musical year’s end tradition – a special treat featuring original folk music as well as the works of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian, among others.

The 100 Gipsy Violinists’ Orchestra was established in 1985. The founders intended to bring together violin virtuosos from renowned musical dynasties and provide a stage and education for the upcoming generations to preserve the traditions of Gipsy and Hungarian folk music, and classical folk music.

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Budapest’s New Year’s Eve institution, the ball at the Opera is one of the most glamorous social events in town. On this night, the main stage and the boxes accommodate dinner tables and party guests, to celebrate the passing of the year and the beginning of the New Year.

Culinary legend Gundel serves its trademark menu of haute Hungarian cuisine, while the stage features a variety of world class entertainment acts and other rooms offer diversions such as various style dance floors, a selection of music and dance shows that last into the wee hours.

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