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Confucius Institute - Budapest, Hungary

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Confucius Day at ELTE – A Celebration of Chinese Culture for All Ages

2025. October 11.

The ELTE Confucius Institute held its traditional Confucius Day on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Once again, the event offered a rich and diverse program for visitors interested in Chi-nese culture, who could explore Chinese traditions through music, dance and interactive ac-tivities.

The opening ceremony began with a lion dance performance by the Hungarian Lion Dance Association. This was followed by a welcome speech by Dr. Li Denggui, the Chinese Di-rector of the Institute. The opening concluded with a concert by Chinese guest students of the ELTE Institute of Arts Mediation and Music, featuring traditional Chinese musical pieces and songs performed on instruments such as the erhu and the Chinese bamboo flute.

After the opening, three engaging lectures were held in the Kodály Hall. In his presentation titled “Everything You Need to Know About the Lion Dance,” Sándor Mike introduced the origins and history of this spectacular tradition and shared numerous interesting facts. This was followed by Kristóf Vadász’s lecture, “Traditions of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival,” which presented the customs and legends associated with the celebration. Finally, Richárd Gottner’s lecture, “Confucius and the Samurai,” explored the connections between Chinese and Japanese philosophical traditions.

At the same time, the institute’s teachers welcomed visitors with a wide range of craft and cultural activities. Participants could try Chinese calligraphy, knotting, and paper cutting, learn the basics of weiqi (Go) and other traditional Chinese board games, and sample a variety of special Chinese teas.

Throughout the event, visitors could also view a thematic exhibition dedicated to the traditi-ons of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The exhibited artworks were created by students from Bu-dapest secondary schools studying at the ELTE Confucius Institute.







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