Holiday of St. John
2018.12.27
On December 27th the new wine of the year is blessed in Hungary - and this blessing celebrated afterwards in good company.
Volunteers Blog
This blog is dedicated to everything concerning my EVS-experience with Szivárvány Törzs (Rainbow Tribe) - be it anecdotes or pictures. All this is and was made possible through support provided by the European Community Erasmus+ Programme.
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Celebrating Christmas abroad
2018.12.24
A big part of the European Voluntary Service is getting to know the culture you're staying in. For this it is also important to stay for the big holidays you would usually spend with your family - at least in my eyes.
Midwinter and other Endings of the Year
2018.12.21
With the closing of the year and Christmas on the doorstep there are, of course, a few Christmas parties - and with the Horseback Archery people we even celebrate Midwinter.
Christmas market in Székesfehérvár
2018.12.16
In the time before Christmas you can find Christmas markets in the Hungarian cities, too, with mulled wine and local specialities.
Traditional Handcrafting
2018.12.12
One of the instructors for handcraft who came to us in the Camp during the summer offered to teach me a little of her knowledge.
End-of-the-year celebration
2018.12.09
The team taking care of the horses was invited by its teamleader to a little thank-you-get-together.
Baranta!
2018.12.06
The Hungarians have their own traditional Martial Art, consisting of a lot of different single disciplines.
Adventi hírnök - Advent Courier
2018.12.02
The Christmas season has started and here in Vereb the first Advent Sunday is celebrated with a community gathering.
A permanent riding companion
2018.11.28
Eszter has an aquaintance who lives close to Vereb, and he and I can go riding together.
What is a Jurta
2018.11.23
A small introduction to the design of the tents in our camp.