The National Heritage Institute (NÖRI) welcomes those who remember with a celebratory mass, choir concerts and extended opening hours on November 1 in the Fiumei út cemetery, where visitors are also given the opportunity to place candles on the graves of prominent Hungarian historical figures.

On November 1, NÖRI welcomes visitors not only with longer opening hours, but also with live music that tunes in to memories.

From three o'clock in the afternoon, a celebratory mass will be held in the center of the cemetery, at the Szentkereszt, and afterwards, from 4 p.m., at the choir concerts in front of the Malosik mausoleum, the Budaörs Sapszon Ferenc Choir (chorus: Gáspár Krasznai), the Amadeus Choir (chorus: Monika Réger) and the Vox Visitors can hear choral works related to passing away performed by the Hungarica Women's Faculty (conductor: János Döbrössy)

- can be read in NÖRI's statement on Monday.

As they write, the Institute of National Heritage is again announcing the Light a candle for the graves of our nation's greats program , as part of which visitors can also remember the greats of the Hungarian nation, poets, writers and politicians. You can pick up the candle and the map for orientation at the Information Center at the entrance to the cemetery.

As usual in previous years, the Fiumei út cemetery can be visited with extended opening hours on the occasion of All Saints' Day and Day of the Dead: this week,

from October 28 to November 3 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., and from November 4 to 6 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The mausoleums and the cemetery office will be closed during the three-day holiday, you can find information about the burial places at the Information Center. Parking in the cemetery area is free from October 28 to November 3. On November 1st and 2nd, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., NÖRI will transport the needy within the Fiumei út cemetery free of charge using a minibus, according to the summary sent to MTI.

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Cover image: The performance of the Fuvalom choir at the Szentkereszt in the Fiumei út cemetery in Budapest on All Saints' Day, November 1, 2023.
MTI/Péter Lakatos