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Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation Festival of Trees

December 7, 2024 @ 12:00 am - January 7, 2025 @ 12:00 am

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The 36th Annual Festival of Trees celebrates the Christmas tree as one of our most important Christmas holiday traditions.

The trees have been decorated by local organizations who have been invited to share the holiday traditions of their culture. Many of the trees have been decorated with handmade ornaments.

Before Christmas decorations could be purchased, families made their own decorations using whatever materials they had in their homes and whatever was available in nature (pinecones, straw, nuts, etc.). Sometimes the decorations were edible, made from cookies, candy, nuts, or fruit.

Trees are exhibited at:

  • American Hungarian Foundation gallery, 300 Somerset St. : 22 trees from Hungary, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England-Victorian, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hispanic/Latino, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Scotland, Solstice, Ukraine-The Christmas spider, USA
  • New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Ave.: Pride Tree, Hungarian Tree, New Brunswick Police Department Tree, New Brunswick Fire Department Tree.
  • Amboy Bank, 350 George St. – Theme TBD
  • The Heldrich Hotel, 10 Livingston Ave. – Limerick County, Ireland, Flower Carnival Tree; Debrecen, Hungary, and Fukui & Tsuruoka, Japan.

The dates are December 7 through January 7, 2025.

Call ahead for viewing hours.

As the Hungarian Foundation approaches its 70th anniversary in 2025, they are proud to continue its mission of preserving and celebrating Hungarian culture. Since 1989, their home has been the Hungarian Heritage Center, which houses a museum, library, and archive dedicated to collecting and sharing Hungary’s rich cultural contributions.

 

 

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City: New Brunswick
08901

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Start:
December 7, 2024 @ 12:00 am
End:
January 7 @ 12:00 am
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