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| Parliament is all decked out for St. Stephen's Day |
What’s the summer without a
few national holidays? Canada has a bunch: Canada Day, which celebrates the
country’s independence; Victoria Day, which celebrates a queen who lived for a
long time; and Civic Holiday, which is... for... something...
Hungary has only one
summer holiday, St. Stephen’s Day, which
celebrates Hungary’s first king and the formation of Hungary. They don’t move
it around to a Monday or Friday to accommodate cottagers, so the day fell on a
Wednesday this year.
He’s the patron saint of Hungary
and the first king, so along with being a big deal it’s also a religious
holiday. The basilica busts out his petrified hand and does a procession.
Parliament opens its doors and lets everyone see the crown jewels, which I did.
Of course, there are fireworks over the Danube, which a few of us went out and
saw from one of the bridges spanning the river.
When the fireworks were over everyone got out of there quickly, because we all had to work the next day.
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| Forbidden photo: Under the dome, about to see the crown jewels. |
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| Look very carefully, you can see the jewels. |
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| The fireworks are over, and everyone is getting off the bridge. |
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