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A flyover by three Gripen fighter jets from the Kecskemét Air Brigade will take place at 9 a.m. on August 20.Continue reading
Since 1891, St. Stephen’s Day on August 20th is celebrated as a national holiday in Hungary. Named after our first Christian king, Stephen (975-1038), the holiday is celebration of the foundation of Hungarian statehood in the year 1000. Organizers of this year’s spectacle have promised the biggest fireworks ever, and they did not disappoint.
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Huge Cross made of drones suspended above the Danube in Budapest to celebrate St. Stephen and Hungary’s foundation
This is amazing pic.twitter.com/IWfWQzHtgM
— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) August 20, 2024
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Parliament is decorated with the Hungarian National Flag. Photo: Hungary Today
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