Special Hungary

Why do Hungarians wear ribbons in the national colours in mid-March? What is the most beloved spice in Hungarian cuisine? How do Easter traditions in Hungary differ from those elsewhere? You’ll find the answers to these and many other cultural curiosities in our Special Hungary section. Here, the Daily News Hungary editorial team shares engaging facts, customs, and stories that help you better understand the everyday life, heritage, and mindset of the Hungarian people. Whether you’re living here, visiting, or simply curious, these articles offer a deeper insight into what makes Hungary truly unique.
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Financial struggle: Are Budapest’s best spas becoming tourist traps?

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Trump to cut US military presence in Hungary – Even his own party outraged

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Two foreigners, one Túró Rudi: The sweetest culture shock!

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Egypt inaugurates world’s largest museum beside the Pyramids — Orbán represents Hungary

Egypt inaugurates world’s largest museum beside the Pyramids – Orbán represents Hungary

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Where is the usual anti-EU rhetoric? Hungary’s foreign ministry reacts cautiously to Serbian border guards harassing Hungarian students

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Hungary once again goes its own way: The only EU country that refused to sign Serbia condolence statement

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Chinese cyber group breached Hungarian EU diplomats’ systems

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Top Hungary news: FBI in Budapest, MOL-Lukoil, All Saints’ Day, outrage in Serbia — 1 November, 2025

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Huge rise in medicine prices in Hungary? Here’s what could cost way more from January

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Archaeologists uncover 1,300-year-old warrior from the Avar era in Hungary

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Outrageous: Serbian border control makes Hungarian students undress and wait for hours

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The FBI in Budapest? Popular series returns to the Hungarian capital

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Hungary’s most loyal workforce: This is Hungary’s top company that employees never want to leave

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Despite “famine,” al-Burhan’s authority expels the World Food Programme from Sudan

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Historic Turkish bath in Budapest increases prices steeply: will you still visit?

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Warm and sunny All Saints’ weekend ahead in Hungary: cemeteries open longer, public transport reinforced

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Does MOL have a shopping list? Lukoil forced to sell valuable assets

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Top Hungary news: Hungarian soldier, Péter Magyar, Blikk, Halloween in Hungary, Roma attack – 31 October, 2025

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Former Hungarian politician broke through the border barrier

Video: Former Hungarian politician fled Ukraine by smashing through the border barrier

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Orbán-close business circle acquired Blikk Indamedia

Key Hungarian tabloid acquired by Orbán-allied Indamedia just months before the elections

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Video: Local Romas almost lynched resident supporting the mayor at the public hearing

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Breakthrough: unique Hungarian technology to protect Uzbeks from a nuclear disaster

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Hungarian mayor of a charming Danube-bend village bans Halloween festivities

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Free cash withdrawal limit increase at Hungarian ATMs encounters unexpected resistance

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No escape: Hungarian soldier killed by Russian FPV drone

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Okiko Restaurant

Okiko Restaurant — Budapest’s coziest all-in-one Asian buffet paradise

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Number of births is decreasing inexorably in Hungary

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All Orbán’s promises and money distribution for nothing? Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party seem unstoppable

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PM Orbán: Supporting Ukraine means supporting the war and tax hikes

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UN Backs Morocco’s autonomy plan — a landmark diplomatic triumph for Rabat

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Budapest’s public ‘Bubi’ bike service faces a winter shutdown

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Haunted houses in antiquity: Did the Romans believe in ghosts?

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