Hungarian Christmas Traditions | 5 Key Differences VS North America
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Christmas time in Hungary is just as magical as it is in Canada, however our traditions vary quite a bit from what most of you know.
In this video I am talking about 5 key cultural differences when it comes to the holidays in Hungary vs in Canada and the USA.
What are your traditions?
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:17 Opening Presents
02:32 Decorating the Tree
03:46 Boxing Day
04:34 December 6
06:15 Baby Jesus
07:30 Conclusion
we had the exact same traditions!! from Mikulás to Virgács, and the Christmas tree was brought by the Angels and Jézuska. My parents always took me, my brother and grandmother to a movie on Christmas eve, while they "went to an office party" . In reality, they went home, decorated the tree, put out the presents, then dashed to the theater to get us. When we ran into the house, the lights magically came on , and the stereo was playinf "Menyböl az Angyal....."
“Mennyből az angyal, eljött hozzátok, pásztorok, pásztorok…” :) I believe that was the go-to song playing from our stereo as well when it was gift opening time.
Én is magyar vagyok nekem is ugyan ez történik
You forgot to add all about “szaloncukor”! Neatly wrapped Christmas candy which we were NOT supposed to eat from the tree, but I and my cousins did it anyway, leaving the empty paper “shells” deceptively hanging from the tree. When the pickings got slim, we flattened the paper so we could tell which “szaloncukor” was empty.
Hello from Maine :) I am from Pecs Hungary and it's nice seeing other Hungarians here still following our traditions
Hey lady from (in) Maine. I am from central Maine and currently living in Hungary!
@@CJ-dv9fy where in Hungary are you living in??
And Hello there nice to meet you
Hey, my parents went to college in Pecs (that’s where they met) and I have a lot of family in the neighbourhood in Mecseknádasd and Szekszárd. I’m trying to find a good balance between Canadian and Hungarian traditions, it ain’t easy haha 😅
I’m Australian-Hungarian and this is mostly what we do every year now. We grew up without ever seeing the tree until Christmas Eve when the angels and the Christ Child would ring a bell and we would go in and sing our carols around the tree and then exchange gifts.
That's what we used to do too as kids!
That’s awesome that you guys kept some of these traditions.
Thank you for this video. Christmas Eve is the best night of the year from my perspective growing up in a half Hungarian household. Brought back great childhood memories. Merry Christmas!
My daughter is effectively living in a half Hungarian household, I try to make sure she knows as many Hungarian traditions as possible 😊 Merry Christmas!! 🎄
I’m going to your country this Christmas, Budapest to join that beautiful Christmas market, wishing you a Merry Christmas from Chicago
This is way I was brought up, my parents always did our Christmas like this. I still hold onto this tradition to this day, and now my sons have continued it as well.
It’s so nice to hear that these traditions are being passed down through generations even to this day.
Dude... I'm a 1st green American born Hungarian and man.. great video... but you left out the food!!! In my household, it's very much like yours but the food is a big part of what we wait for every Christmas! We have our family's tradition of Halászlé and often Tőltöt Cápuszta with all the "fixings" and then mountains of desserts... Zserbo is my favorite with the Mákos Guba a close 2nd! Thanks for sharing!
Brought back memories
Super useful! We study a different country every Christmas (as a family tradition, with as close to traditional meal as we can do on Christmas eve). This year will be Hungary. But, boxing day isn't to box up the tree, it's to fill up boxes to donate. It's not something we do in USA. I think it's mostly Canada and western Europe (???)
That is a wonderful Family tradition to look forward to in so many ways! 😊
Make sure you try a good “mulled wine” recipe, it’s fairly simple and an absolute must for the cold night chatting by a fireplace kinda holiday experience. Your family tradition to study a different country each year is phenomenal, I love it.
Perfect! All true …. That’s almost exactly what we did.
So many memories 🎄
Greetings from southern Ontario (NIagara)! We're first generation Canadians who are still learning about Hungarian Christmas traditions from St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6th) through the twelve days of Christmas into January (Epiphany). You didn't mention anything about salon cukor! This is an absolute must in our family tradition although it may be hard to find. Please create another video about Hungarian Christmas food traditions. Wonderful!
The Christmas food video idea is excellent, I might just gotta do one. You’re totally right on szalon cukor. In fact szalon cukor is kind of a go to Christmas tree decoration and it was always so hard to not just eat them off of the tree as kids. I gotta go on a scavenger hunt and see if I can find a store here in the east coast that sells it :)
Literally laughed out loud when you said “Winter Papa” 🤣😀 thanks for the laugh. Thanks for the insight on Magyar culture. Continue to create these types of videos 👍🏼 love them
My bf is Hungarian and we live in California. i cant wait to show him this video.
I’m glad you liked it :) we have such a vibrant and exciting culture, I think I will be covering more topics in the future for sure 😉
Acctually winterpapa came from the communist time, when religion was really nőt supported. So they invented winterpapa.....
Instead of Karácsony/Christmas we have celebrate a Fenyőünnep/pinetree celebration.
That was the name we can is in schools for the celebration untill the 80s.
Interesting customs; enjoyed this charming presentation.
Boldog Karacsonyi unnepeket kivanunk
Nagyon klassz lett..a sajat gyermekkoromra ismertem Magyaro.on 70es evek..hat igen eleg mulatsagos nekunk is Angliaban osszeegyeztetni a szokasokat..vicces de a 16 eves fiam meg mindig repesve varta a Mikulast..es mi is atveszunk egy ket szokast..pl:ma diszitjuk a fat nem 24.en/hogy tovabb szep legyen/viszont Vizkeresztkor jan.6.an szigoruan lebontom.Szep unnepet!
Hat igen, nem könnyű össze egyeztetni a szokásokat, pláne úgy hogy az ember ugye megpróbál minél többet átemelni a saját kultúrájáról. Mi is már december elején díszítjük a fát, tovább lehet venne gyönyörködni. Kellemes ünnepeket 🎄
Boxing Day is not for boxing up the decorations. It's a holiday we inherited from England where the servants were given the day off. We always leave the tree up until at least January 1st.
Hey that’s great to know, I always just went by what my wife’s family told me about it.
Thank you for sharing. I particularly liked the mug you used to drink your tea. Might you suggest where I might purchase one like that?
That particular mug came right from the source, from a little gift shop in “Szeged” where I was born. I don’t believe they have an online store, but hey it’s a great place to visit 😉
Jó összefoglalás. Magyarországon már sokan december elején feldíszitik a fát és vízkeresztkor tartják a boxing day-t. Miért sapkában ülsz a lakásban?
Profi mentés haha
Yep angels bought and decorated our tree On the 24th. And baby Jesus gave our prezzys and we had to wait for 3 bells. We also did mikulás but didn't believe in Santa Claus.
Boxing Day: the name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor. Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants - a day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters.
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Mikulás is St. Nicholas a Turkish bishop who helped the poor, under Communism in 1950 the Russian Gyed Maróz was instituted in Hungary as Tél apó
I don't think Boxing Day literally refers to "boxing up" Christmas decorations...it is for something else, though I don't know what (I am originally from the US). Thanks for the video though. I am currently in a reverse cultural assimilation situation as I just moved to Hungary this summer from North America (LA, Calif. to be specific), though I grew up in Maine.
Hey if you’re in Hungary during the holidays make sure you try “forralt bor” a.k.a mulled wine at one of the many Christmas markets and eat as much “szaloncukor” as you possibly can ;)
I missed the beigli part......
Nalunk mikor a stereon kezdet a a karacsonyi zene akkor erkeztek az ajandekok de az nap segitettunk a diszitesel, fozes es sutesel. Palinkasan. Azt ki hagytad
Pálinka meg az unikum az alap persze 😉