{"id":308496,"date":"2018-04-01T08:30:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T07:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=308496"},"modified":"2018-03-29T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T08:36:22","slug":"easter-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2018\/04\/01\/lifestyle\/easter-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter in Hungary: Tradition & Gastronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting folk traditions, delicious meals and a lot of funny childhood memories come to our mind as we start preparing for Easter. Are you curious about Hungarian Easter customs? Let\u2019s get down to business before baking and egg decorating occupies all our time!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you spend Easter in Hungary, there are a few useful things you should know. Good Friday (30 March) Easter Sunday (1 April), and Easter Monday (2 April) are public holidays when most shops are closed. So, you better purchase all the ingredients, chocolate bunnies and eggs in time. Also, don\u2019t be surprised to see elegantly dressed dad & son pairs or teen hordes on Easter Monday, because they are on an important Easter mission.<\/p>\n

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Regardless of age, men give their all, dress to impress and learn a funny, short \u201clocsol\u00f3\u201d (sprinkling) verse for the big day. According to the custom called \u201clocsolkod\u00e1s\u201d, boys visit their female relatives, friends and neighbours and sprinkle them with a floral cologne (as if they were flowers, so their beauty won\u2019t fade away). In return, they are welcome to sit down at a table full of festive delicacies and then get flowered with gifts: nicely decorated Easter eggs, chocolate (milk, dark, gluten-free, paleo, etc.), and often money too! For the guys this day is definitely like a second Christmas\u2026<\/p>\n

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The Easter Menu<\/h3>\n

What\u2019s on the table full of mouth-watering Easter specialties? Let\u2019s start with the cold dish section: deviled eggs. Boil a few eggs, peel the shells carefully then slice them in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks, mix them with mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper and a hint of vinegar. Finally, disperse the mixture evenly into the egg whites. It\u2019s so yummy! Another thing that won\u2019t be missing from the festive table is slow cooked smoked ham with horseradish. We love braided milk-loaf, seasonal veggie soups, salads, cakes (carrot cake, bundt cake, muffins, and scone) as well as meat dishes. Roasted lamb, meat loaf, pork or poultry? It varies from house to house. And after the festive banquet, we clink glasses with none other than our signature fruit brandy, p\u00e1linka.<\/p>\n

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Fun Facts<\/h3>\n

Hungarian kids are visited by the Easter Bunny, and parents often organize an egg hunt for them in a park or their own garden. Szeged Zoo (Southern Hungary) created tradition with its annual egg hunt event which attracts hundreds of children each year. A question is written on all eggs, and the one who can give a correct answer gets a gift.<\/p>\n

A few decades ago men poured water on women dressed in folk costumes. Fortunately, this nice tradition still lives on in some rural areas, and if you are interested, you can witness the real deal in several towns around the country. Easter Festival in Holl\u00f3k\u0151 is a must-see, for instance.<\/p>\n

As a funny alternative for colognes, some men bring a soda siphon, but it also happens that a firefighter truck is \u201cordered\u201d to the ladies\u2019 house. We guess you can imagine what happens when a firefighter truck pulls by your house on Easter\u2026<\/p>\n

How to pimp those Easter eggs? Several shops stock up with different colours of egg dye and festive stickers. If you want to go creative, stick fallen leaves on an egg, cover it with stockings so the leaf won\u2019t move, and put it all into a hot bowl of egg dye. Leave it in for a few minutes, and when you take it out, the leaf pattern will beautifully stay on the egg. (Go for a natural approach, and use red onion\u2019s dry skin for egg dying!) Or use glitter, and be creative!<\/p>\n

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\nEurope\u2019s best egg decorator is Hungarian. Her name is Kati Zsig\u00f3n\u00e9, and this year, she praised the world with a new masterpiece that she worked on for a whole year. She used 11 different techniques on an ostrich egg which is now decorated with motifs and pictures of the most\u00a0\u00a0 important milestones of Hungarian history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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