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Magnificat 300 – Psalmus 100 – Classical Concert in Kölcsey Center

Kölcsey Center Bethlen u., 4026, Debrecen, Hungary

The audience can meet the Prima award-winning orchestra on the 19th of December when two birthdays are celebrated: Zoltán Kodály's Psalmus Hungaricus is 100 years old, and Bach's Magnificat is 300 years old this year.  Both works can be enjoyed by the Kodály Philharmonic, the Kodály Choir and the Lautitia choir family.  The concert MAGNIFICAT 300 - PSALM 100 will be presented with a performance by Dr. Gergely Fazakas, a Reformation researcher and conducted by Dániel Somogyi-Tóth, the chief music director of the city of Debrecen.  Program: Psalmus Hungaricus and J. S. Bach: Magnificat with the lecture of Dr. Gergely Fazakas, reformation researcher. Contributors:  István Kovácsházi - vocals Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra and Kodály Choir Lautitia Children's Choir and Lautitia Youth Choir  Ticket prices: 3500 HUF, 2700 HUF Date: 19th December, 7 p.m.  Location: Kölcsey Center, Big Hall   Source: https://www.kodalykorus.hu/content/756/1/kodaly-filharmonikusok/zeneben-gazdag-debreceni-december?l=en Kodály Filharmonikusok Debrecen - MAGNIFICAT 300 – PSALMUS 100 (kodalyfilharmonikusok.hu)  

Fundraising Program for Shelter Dogs

With citizen cooperation, a ‘Santa Claus’ dog walk was organised for the first weekend of Advent at the shelters of the Together for the Protection of Animals Association and Dog House Association. This time, they wanted to draw attention to the action and responsible animal husbandry with a joint walk, which was joined by families, civilians and the local government representative of the district. ‘Debrecen is a city that builds on communities, human communities, but the background power of human communities is provided by these four-legged animals, cats and dogs, who are waiting for us at home. Whether it's a rainy day or a happy day or there is sadness or joy, they always welcome us home with sparkling eyes, and we must not forget that’ local government representative Zoltán Piros pointed out at the event. The two organisations will receive the donations this year collected for their benefit through the national fundraising program called the Advent Civilian Fair. The national fundraising program was launched by the Citizens for The Youth  Association (Civilek a Fiatalokért Egyesület)  and the Hajdú-Bihar County Civilian Community Service Center. Until the 20th of December, they mainly collect dry food, medicines and vitamins for the four-legged […]

Concert of Animus Csengettyű Ensemble

Kossuth tér Kossuth tér

The members of the Animus Csengettyű (‘Bell’) Ensemble from Miskolc have been playing together since 2008. They have set themselves the goal of popularising the genre of bell chiming and the classics of music literature. Their repertoire includes more than a hundred works, which ensures that there are suitable pieces for every occasion, be it a charity ball, a village day, church celebrations, or Advent concerts, which perfectly match the sound. On the closing day of Advent in Debrecen, Christmas tunes create an intimate atmosphere at the city's Christmas tree. Members: Ildikó Ágoston, Ferenc Czentnár, Ferenc Dézsi, Krisztina Gottner, Zsuzsa Kerekes, Katalin Kovácsné Gávay, Iván Nagy, Sára Ágota Szternai Tóthné. Date: 23rd December, 5.00 p.m. - 5.40 p.m. Location: Advent Fair Source: Animus Csengettyű Együttes - Debreceni Advent : Debreceni Advent

Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle

The Advent series ends with the lighting of the fourth Advent candle on Saturday, on the 23rd of December, at 4 p.m. Speeches are given by Deputy Mayor Ákos Balázs, the vicar of the Hungarian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Debrecen Barnabás Sipos and the Italian missionary Roberto Mattina. Contributors: Luca Márkus actor Gergely Dánielfy actor and singer Lautitia Choir Family The choir of the Debrecen Holy Trinity Hungarian Orthodox Parish  Dániel Sárosi organist Hanna Jantyik, flute artist Zsolt Dombovári cellist artist Debrecen Folk Association Debrecen Hajdú Dance Ensemble Kuckó Art Farm Bíró Orchestra The flame of Bethlehem comes to Debrecen with the help of the 43rd Főnix Scout Team, and anyone can take it to their home at the end of the evening; the entrance is free. Source:Meghitt muzsikával telik meg a debreceni Csonkatemplom - Debrecen hírei, debreceni hírek | Debrecen és Hajdú-Bihar megye hírei - Dehir.hu  

Traditional Christmas cuisine in Hungary

Dinner on the 24th of December usually starts between 4 pm and 7 pm, with a variety of meat dishes, fish, bun dumplings and apple pie. In the past, most traditional peasant foods were associated with superstitions; for example, poppy, beans and peas symbolised abundance, while apples were associated with fertility. Other foods were also served at bourgeois and aristocratic tables. In winter, there was an enormous choice of wild meats (pheasant, deer), sea and freshwater fish, poultry and turkey. The Christmas buffet has changed a lot Nowadays, the Hungarian Christmas menu usually includes fish soup, fried fish, stuffed cabbage, meat soup, and stuffed turkey. In addition to the above, salads with mayonnaise are common, the most common being potato salad with mayonnaise and French salad. Among the pastries, the most common are pastries with nuts, poppy seeds and chestnuts, as well as pogácsa, linzer, zserbó and hókifli. Source: szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu

Christmas of Animals at Debrecen Zoo

Debrecen Zoo Ady Endre út 1, 4032, Debrecen, Hungary

This year, one of the most beautiful traditions of the Zoo, the Christmas of the Animals program, will be held on the 27th of December between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. At the event, Zoo residents and the enthusiastic Zoo lovers who support them receive special attention. Details about the event will be shared soon. Tickets can be purchased at:  https://ticketbase.eu/partner/debreceni-allatkert-novenykert-es-vidampark-21 Date: 27th December, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.  Location:Debrecen Zoo Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/835204705065039/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%7D&locale=hu_HU  

Full-dome Films in English in Agora

Agora Science Center Great Forest, Botanic Garden Entrance from Móricz Zsigmond Road!, Debrecen, Hungary

Full-dome films are offered in English to the visitors of the Science Centre. Agora Science Centre has one of the largest portable digital planetariums in Hungary that enables visitors to surf in the starry sky, discover the motion of celestial bodies, and familiarise themselves with constellations. It guarantees a lifelong experience for both children and adults. Full-dome films available in English are the following: Europe to the Stars - from 4.00  p.m. every Thursday and Saturday. The Sun, Our Living Star - from 4.00 p.m. every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Participation is possible with the Agora entry ticket. The planetarium has a capacity of 40 people. Thus, visitors can participate in these programs with a limited number, in order of arrival. Further information about the films can be found here. Location: Great Forest, Botanic Garden, Entrance from Móricz Zsigmond Road,Great Forest, Botanic Garden Source: Agora

Border Age – Exhibition by Zoltán Fátyol and István Tamus

MODEM art center 1-3 Hunyadi János Street, Debrecen, Hungary

The exhibition Border Age celebrates the 70th birthdays of two artists from Debrecen, visual artist Zoltán Fátyol and graphic artist István Tamus, by bringing together works from the advanced stages of their careers. “Border age” refers to a period marking a complex transition process between eras that have gained stability based on their own order as well as a transition that forms a bridge between the past, which is considered to be outdated, and the future, with a gesture of moving forward. This exhibition of major local artists at MODEM is not intended to be a complete overview of their oeuvres, but it aims to provide insight into the dominant themes, motifs and technical experiments that have defined the careers of these two artists, who have different temperaments. More about the exhibition: https://modemart.hu/en/exhibitions/hatarkor/ Curator: János Áfra Date: until the 3rd of March Location: MODEM Source: https://modemart.hu/en/exhibitions/hatarkor/  

English Conversation Club at American Corner

American Corner Debrecen 19/D Bem Sqaure, Debrecen, Hungary

Participants are invited to join the kick off English Conversation Club discussing New Year's resolutions.  At the engaging and language-rich event attendees can practice their English skills while sharing and learning about goals for the upcoming year.  Date: 9 January, 5 - 6.30 p.m. Location:American Corner Debrecen, 19/D Bem Square Source: www.facebook.com

A New Exhibition in the Gallery of Medgyessy Ferenc High School

MFG Gallery Angyalföld  Square, Debrecen, Hungary

At the exhibition the audience will be able to see the works of the 13th and 14th grade painting students of Medgyessy Ferenc High School, Art High School and Technikum. The exhibition ‘There's something to be excited about’  opens on Thursday, on the 11th of January 5:30 p.m. ‘This is where they are now, they don't want to research/investigate something, they rather show the ‘ being there’ by wandering on their own path. Individual experiments, attempts that we see. Their clicks, data ‘bolt-down’, daily stories written in hastags are visualised,’Károly Szabó summarised it. Csilla Kiss Papp, Deputy Director of Igazgyöngy AMI (former Deputy Director and Artistic Director of Medgyessy High School) will open the exhibition in the MFG Gallery on Angyalföld Square. Date: from 11th of January Location: MFG Gallery, Angyalföld  Square Source: Dehir.hu    

Japan-Themed Exhibition Opened in Debrecen

Borbarát Bar Gallery Bajcsy-Zsilinszky utca 4., Debrecen, Hungary

Exhibition titled ‘Tojama, before the earthquake’ opened in the Egri Borbarát (Friends of Wine) Bar Gallery on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street on the 11th of January. The colourful exotic landscapes and genre pictures selected by the curator János Tóth are award-winning works by Tojama County photographers. Several of the creators have participated in artist camps in Debrecen and Hajdú-Bihar County over the past decades. The exhibition was opened by István Pinczés, the artistic director of the Tojama Association, and was guided by personal memories. (The Jászai Mari and Uchimura award-winning director visited the landscapes shown in the pictures 70 times in 40 years.) Members of the performing arts section of the Tojama Association also participated in the opening. With the exhibition, on the initiative of the owner István Kovács, the organisers commemorate the victims of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan in the first days of the year, when a total of more than 400 earthquakes and aftershocks devastated the region over the course of several days, resulting in nearly 80 deaths. The epicentre of the second strongest earthquake in the history of Japan was about 80 kilometres northwest of the city of Toyama. The exhibition can […]

The Fictures Photo Exhibition Opens for the First Time in Debrecen

New Gallery (Új Galéria) 1 Széchenyi Street, Debrecen, Hungary

The opening of the photo exhibition "Fictures" will take place on Friday, on the 12nd of January at 5 p.m. in the Új Gallery. At the exhibition, the images from the photo album Fictures, published in 2021, can be seen for the first time in Debrecen. The recordings were made by Tamás Varga, and the accompanying texts were written by Árpád Burai. Regarding the material of the exhibition, the creators formulated the following thoughts in advance: ‘On the walls special people can be seen, next to them important events in their lives are expressed in text form. Human representation and caption.’ The archaic technique strongly connected to the material world (recordings were made on wet collodion and gelatine dry plates) strengthens the feeling of the present, the real, the having happened. The false image has also often appeared in the history of photography, and it still appears today. The images push the boundaries of the much-heard concept of reality representation - as an uncertain expression of the media - and its meaning. The images appearing in various written or digital media together with the recipient create a kind of alternative reality, the authenticity of which is questionable… At the opening […]