Worthy of a prime spot in any garden, the purpletop vervain (Verbena bonariensis) is an elegant ornamental plant with a long blooming season, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America. Already known as medicinal herbs in ancient times, verbenas were called “tears of Isis” in Egypt and used for treating anemia in Rome. […]
The New Bread presented according to tradition in Parliament ahead of the August 20 national holiday.
An International Contemporary Dance Festival will be held in Veszprém with foreign performers between September 6 and 10, the organisers told a press conference.
In August, Debrecen Zoo is hosting a mineral exhibit titled “The World of Minerals: The Poetry of Earth.”
A television film will be premiered in Budapest’s Art+Cinema movie theatre on Saturday, the eve of the Memorial Day of the Roma Holocaust, organisers said.
The 52nd Blue Ribbon Sail Boat Competition was organized on 30 July 2020 on Lake Balaton.
There are once again Australian additions our collection as, on July 9, we welcomed two young emus from ZOO Košice, Slovakia. For now, the little male and female have their own enclosure on the institution’s Australia Trail. Currently four months old, they look like miniature versions of adults but they thrive very nicely and will reach […]
A worker is cleaning a glass building in downtown Budapest on 29 July 2020.
Hungary’s National Heritage Days will offer the general public access to otherwise closed monuments and other treasures on September 19-20, the Prime Minister’s Office told MTI.
Large-leaved cultivars of the plumed cockscomb, Celosia argentea, are traditionally used as soup vegetables, animal feed, and a remedy for snake bites. The flowers are also fit for human consumption as well as for surface-treating eczema. Fairly rich in micronutrients and vitamin C, the leaves are lightly steamed before consumption.
