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  2. Busójárás - Wikipedia

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    The Busójárás (Hungarian, meaning "Busó-walking"; in Croatian: Pohod bušara [1]) is an annual celebration of the Šokci living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season ("Farsang"), ending the day before Ash Wednesday.

  3. Slavic carnival - Wikipedia

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    The Busójárás (Hungarian, meaning "Busó-walking"; in Croatian: Pohod bušara [15]) is an annual celebration of the Šokci living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season ("Farsang"), ending the day before Ash Wednesday.

  4. Raid on Porto Buso - Wikipedia

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    The raid on Porto Buso was an assault launched by the Italian Royal Navy on an Austro-Hungarian naval station and border post located in Porto Buso island, in the Marano-Grado Lagoon, in the first hours of 24 May 1915, the day when the Kingdom of Italy entered World War I on the side of the Entente. The incursion became the first offensive ...

  5. Buso - Wikipedia

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    Buso may refer to: Buso (Philippine mythology), a generic term for demons or evil spirits in the folklore of the Bagobo peoples; Busójárás, a Hungarian festival; BüSo, short for Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität, a German political party; Buso Renkin, Japanese magna series; Busō Shinki, alternative spelling of Busou Shinki, media mix ...

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in Hungary - Wikipedia

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    A modification of the site boundaries on the Hungarian side took place in 2008. [9] [10] Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment: Pannonhalma, Győr-Moson-Sopron County: 1996 758; iv, vi (cultural) The Benedictine monks founded the abbey in 996. It had a major role in the diffusion of Christianity in Hungary and ...

  7. Gellért Hill - Wikipedia

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    Gellért Hill (Hungarian: Gellért-hegy; German: Kelenberg, Osterberg or Blocksberg; Latin: Mons Sancti Gerhardi Turkish: Gürz İlyas Bayırı) is a 235 m (771 ft) high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill.

  8. Széchenyi Chain Bridge - Wikipedia

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    In 2001 Hungarian stunt pilot Péter Besenyei flew upside down under the bridge, a manoeuvre that became a standard in Red Bull air races today. The bridge is featured in the films Music Box , I Spy , Au Pair , Walking with the Enemy and Spy , and is the setting of the climax in the Bollywood blockbuster Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam .

  9. National Blue Trail - Wikipedia

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    A lot of Hungarian hikers began the completion of the Trail after World War II, so the Nature Rambler Section of the Lokomotív Sport Club of Budapest announced the National walk on the "blue" hiking path in 1952. In the 1950s the blue trail was extended with a detour to reach the vicinity of Budapest, which is the most popular section to this day.