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three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2001-08-20 10:34 am

Saint Stephen's Day: Hungary

This Hungarian national festival is dedicated to St. Stephen, the first king of Hungary, who converted his people to Christianity. The day is marked with a procession of Catholic Hungary's most revered possession -- a mummified hand believed to have belonged to the Saint himself. Sporting events, music, and folk dances also celebrate this day.

More about St. Stephen.

A picture and information about St. Stephen's Basilica.