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December 11, 2008
Kossuth House Hosts Hungarian
Children for Annual Santa Claus Celebration
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Mikulás (St. Nicholas) with his
reindeers, Melinda Trinfuly (left) and Petra Fehérvári, and the
kids at Kossuth House |
The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (HRFA) hosted its
traditional annual St. Nicholas (Mikulás / Santa Claus) Celebration
at its Headquarters, Kossuth House, for Hungarian children and their
families. St. Nicholas (Mikulás / Santa Claus) greeted the kids and
presented them with several gifts. Some of the children sang or
recited poems to St. Nicholas.
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Judit Mayer, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed
Church of Washington, DC, HRFA President Leslie Megyeri and Ambassador
Ferenc Somogyi
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Judit Mayer, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Washington,
DC, delivered the invocation. HRFA President Leslie L. Megyeri welcomed the families and
especially the little ones to their traditional celebration.
Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi greeted participants and underlined the
importance of bringing together the children of the community.
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Tádé Tibor Bácsi-Nagy, son of Political Counselor
András Bácsi-Nagy
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The families of Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi and several colleagues at the
Embassy attended the celebration. Bence Somogyi, Balázs Somogyi, Tádé Tibor
Bácsi-Nagy, Katalin Hermann and Zoltán Hermann thoroughly enjoyed meeting St.
Nicholas and playing together.
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Bence Somogyi (left), Balázs Somogyi, Zoltán
Hermann and Katalin Hermann (right) with Mikulás (St. Nicholas),
one of his Krampuszes and Embassy IT Officer / proud father
András Hermann
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