Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 12 / Trend /
The 'Ancestors Day' traditional celebration was held in the National Park in Bugac, Hungary on August 10-11.
The purpose of this annual festival and the congress of the Turkic-Hun Unity, held every two years, is to demonstrate Turkic origins of the Hungarians and centuries-old historical, cultural and spiritual relations with other Turkic peoples to contemporary Hungarian society, Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary told Trend.
The two-day festival organized by the Hungarian-Turan Society involved almost 50,000 people. Addressing the meeting, the first vice-speaker of the Parliament of Hungary Lajos Sandor spoke about the need to explore one's roots and preserve centuries-old traditions.
Horse races were held as part of the 'Ancestors Day' celebration as well as chovgan games played, scenes of battles and invasions of ancient Huns and Hungarians to Europe demonstrated and the music of shamans performed. An exhibition dedicated to the traces of ancient Turks in Hungary was also organized.
The event was also attended by the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev. On the initiative and with the support of the Embassy, Azerbaijani tent with exhibits that reflected ancient history of Azerbaijan and its contribution to the common Turkic culture was represented this year as part of the celebration.