To the people of Hungary the New Year time is simply to be happy and merry. At New Years Eve midnight as the clock strikes twelve people welcome the New Year with Hungarian national anthem and greet one another on New Year's Day with BUEK , that means 'Happy New Year' .
New Year Traditions in Hungary are not things of the past. They are still observed by the common people with lots of enthusiasm and devotion. Most of the New Year Traditions in Hungary are meant to usher in good luck and happiness to the household. Share some interesting New Year Traditions in Hungary with 123newyear
There is a unique tradition in Hungary to burn effigies of a model person who is known as Jack Straw . Jack Straw is believed to be an embodiment of evil and misfortune of the past year. Jack Straw is burnt on New Year's Eve. It is carried around the village before being burnt. New Year's Eve in Hungary is known as Szilveszter (Sylvester). It's named so because 31st December is the feast day of Saint Sylvester who is believed to live in the fourth century.
Some other New Year traditions of Hungary make real fun. It is said that it should be only men who could wish Happy New Year to anyone to bring him or her good luck.
Women should not sew on New Year's Day otherwise she may sew chicken's eggs up. Lentils should be eaten to enhance beauty and glow.
Some traditional dishes of Hungarian New Year are cold pork in aspic, wienerwurst with horseradish and nut roll. In the New Year morning after a heavy drinking people eat cabbage soup. Roasted pig and cabbage is meant to bring good luck for the coming year.
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