Hungarian families observe several Christmas traditions, including lighting candles on an Advent wreath during the four weeks before Christmas, decorating trees on Christmas Eve and putting presents underneath, and opening gifts on December 24th. Some distinctive Hungarian decorations are straw ornaments and gingerbread with special shapes, as well as chocolate coins wrapped beautifully and placed on trees. Traditional Hungarian Christmas foods include fish soup, baked fish, and poppy seed or walnut filled beigli pastries. A custom during dinner is cutting an apple into pieces, one for each person, to symbolize togetherness.

1. Hungarian Christmas
Traditions
Created by: Nóra Angi

2. Advent
There are four
weeks before
Christmas we
called Advent.
Hungarian families
light one candle
every Sunday on
the Advent wreath.

3. Christmas tree
Every family
decorate their
christmas tree on
Christmas Eve. We
put presents under
the Christmas tree.

4. the Christmas presents
Normally we
open the
Christmas
presents on
24th of
December.

5. Christmas tree decorations
They are special chocholates for Christmas with
beautiful wrapping. We put them on the tree.
They are traditional christmas tree decorations.

6. Christmas tree decorations
The traditional
Hungarian
christmas tree
decorations
are made of
straw.

7. Christmas tree decorations
The other decorations are gingerbread with
special ornaments.

8. Traditional Christmas food
Other Hungarian traditional food is fish soup or
baked fish. They are very delicious.

9. Traditional Christmas food
One of the
traditional
Hungarian
food is beigli
filled with
poppy seeds or
walnut.

10. Christmas custom
We cut an apple
as many pieces as
as many we are
sitting around the
table at Christmas
dinner. Everybody
eats one piece of
the apple. This is
the symbol of
togetherness.

11. Merry Christmas!
Boldog Karácsonyt!

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