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This is how Hungary greeted this year’s Advent! – PHOTOS
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In extraordinary situations, special solutions are needed in order to find joy in everyday life even in the most difficult times, like the recent pandemic situation. Even though this year’s Christmas cannot be celebrated as intimately as usual, still, there are some kind initiatives that bring about the solemnity of Christmas in several Hungarian cities.
Budapest
The country’s Christmas tree shines in decorative lighting on Kossuth Square in Budapest. This year, the silver pine that became the Christmas tree of the Country was cut down in Székesfehérvár. As the Hungarian news portal Hirado.hu reports, the owner called it a great honour that the tree that previously stood in front of their house has become the Christmas tree of Hungary. The 15-metre-high silver pine with a 70-80-centimetre trunk that was planted forty years ago now serves to the delight of the whole country.
As we have previously reported, Budapest’s iconic light tram is back on track this year as well. Do not miss the amazing photos HERE!
Miskolc
The management of the city of Miskolc prepared a really special Christmas surprise for its residents so that this year’s unusual holiday would literally be covered in a special Christmas light.
The Avasi Lookout Tower is transformed into the largest Christmas tree in the country – almost half of the 72-metre-high TV tower was covered with light strings.
As the Hungarian news portal Minap reports, a total of 35 light strings, each 30 metres long, bundled on steel wires, are installed on the lookout tower, providing a real Christmas atmosphere to one of the most famous symbols of Miskolc with more than a thousand coloured LED bulbs.
Debrecen
Meanwhile, Debrecen also welcomes Advent with a special flood of light. Besides the solemn Christmas décor in the downtown, the light tram of Debrecen has also started its journey this week in Hungary’s second-largest city.
