20th August is St. Stephen’s Day in Hungary and is also my Dad’s birthday. He is half Hungarian, so I’m a quarter. We joke about being Hungarian and about beefy women eating paprika and sour cream.I even went on a pilgrimage in 2006 to find out ancestors. It turned out that 1/4 of the phone book has our last name. Strangely enough, my main bread & butter this year is from a Hungarian client, so I’ve had a chance to get to know the ins and outs of Hungarian culture, food and modern Budapest. As today is their public holiday, I’d like to point out that it is today that they celebrate the foundation of the Hungarian state 1000 years ago. The new bread is blessed on this day too.
So, to Dad and the Hungarian State- cheers! And God Bless thy keyner (bread) !
