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Last year, the congress was held in Balatonlelle but this year events will be held throughout Hungary, including Budapest, Balatonlelle, Fonyód, Szeged, Máriapócs, Nyírbátor and Örkény, the organisers said.
The congress, organised in cooperation with the Panoráma World Club network and several other groups, will offer Hungarians from the Carpathian Basin and far-away countries, as well as their invited guests, a chance to meet each other.
The participants will include representatives of public life, culture, science, art, religion, the social and civil sector, sports and the economy.
There will be around a hundred events at twelve locations over eight days and audiences of all ages will have plenty to choose from. The majority of events will be held in central Budapest, including at the Uránia National Film Theatre, the SYMA Events Centre, the Kálvin Square Church, the University of Óbuda and Stefánia Palace.
Hungarians from 42 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, India, Mauritania, Nigeria and Indonesia, are expected to attend the congress.
The programme includes cultural events, entertainment and activities for children. There will be professional discussions, conferences, a synod, film screenings, a football tournament, folk dance instruction, an exhibition of inventions, a display of Hungaricums and a handcraft fair.
Hungarian railways MÁV will offer a 50 percent discount on tickets to those who travel to congress events. The events will be free of charge to children under 14 and cost 1,000 forints for adults.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
