Symbols

2. The symbol of Easter which represents fertility, as this animal can have many young.
3. Carving and making a lantern from this orange vegetable became the symbolic activity at Halloween. It is also a traditional American feast dish served on Thanksgiving.
4. a greeting card designed with hearts and sent anonymously that expresses affection to a chosen partner on February 14
8. A piece of curved iron that is attached with nails to the bottom of a horse’s foot. It is often used as a symbol of good luck.
10. In the Catholic church, this animal is the symbol of Christ at Easter representing Jesus as an innocent man sentenced to death.
12. A person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys. As this person is supposed to bring good luck, people give small keyrings or knick-knacks showing it to each other on New Year’s Day.

1. When celebrating and blessing the new bread, it is usually decorated with a wheat wreath and this blue flower.
5. It symbolises new life at spring. It is also a symbol of Easter: chicks breaking through this small oval object symbolizes the way how Christ broke from the tomb, from darkness to light.
6. A round decoration made of ribbon with the national colour that Hungarians wear on their shirts on March 15.
7. A small cake made of fried dough, usually in the shape of a ring, or round and filled with jam. It is a typical food eaten during the carnival season in Hungary.
9. A small wild plant with three leaves. One with four leaves instead of three, thought to bring good luck.
11. A coloured pole decorated with flowers or a tree decorated with colourful ribbons that people dance round in celebrations on May Day. It is the symbol of the rebirth of nature in spring.