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| London and Hungarian banners displayed together over the bandstand |
The UK’s Hungarian
Culture & Heritage Society hosted Hungarian Culture Day at Victoria
Embankment Gardens on Sunday 19th June - Father’s Day. The crowd
enjoyed a day filled with traditional Hungarian music, singing, dancing, food and
crafts.
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| Introducing the singer and musicians in Hungarian and English |
The young children,
bilingual in Hungarian and English, enjoyed watching and copying the dancing on
stage. They stood along the front of the stage, as if mesmerised by the
movement of the dancers. They looked incredibly cute with their painted faces.
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| Children watch traditional Hungarian folk dancing |
The vast majority
of Hungarian-born residents live in London. The 2014 census estimated that
there were around 79,000 Hungarians in the UK. Exact figures seem unclear. Many
arrived in recent years. A number arrived after World War II and after the
Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
London's Hungarian community gathered at Victoria Embankment Garden’s bandstand on Sunday afternoon. They relished the occasion to share Hungarian traditions with their children.
London's Hungarian community gathered at Victoria Embankment Garden’s bandstand on Sunday afternoon. They relished the occasion to share Hungarian traditions with their children.
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| Energetic Hungarian folk dancing at Victoria Embankment Gardens' Bandstand |
