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No Santa in Hungary? How I Swapped Santa for Mikulás

by Anikó Woods | Dec 5, 2025 | Culture & Everyday Life, Expat Life & Personal Stories, Holidays

No Santa in Hungary? That line still makes people blink when they visit in December. Technically it is true for Christmas Eve, but the story is much better than that. Growing up in Canada, I managed to get both Mikulás on December 6 and Santa on the 25th, which meant...

Hungarian Christmas Foods: A Taste Test (2025 Edition)

by Anikó Woods | Dec 2, 2025 | Culture & Everyday Life, Holidays, Quick Guides & Resources

The fog has settled thick over our little patch of western Hungary, the kind that makes the morning feel half-finished. Andrew and I are closing down the cottage for the season and preparing to migrate back to Budapest, where the Christmas markets are already in full...

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I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.

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