Hungary marks national holiday with fireworks

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Hungary marks national holiday with fireworks

STORY: Hungary marks national holiday with fireworks DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hungarian national holiday fireworks STORYLINE: Hungary marked its national holiday Saturday with an airshow and grand fireworks over the Danube River with a delay of seven days, as the original celebration had been cancelled due to thunderstorm warning by the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ). Tens of thousands of people started to gather on the Danube bank and the Margit Bridge at around 7:30 p.m. when three Gripen fighter jets of the Hungarian Defense Forces passed over the city in tandem. According to the Hungarian Tourism Agency, the fireworks show was called the Game of Fire and Light to honor the the most important events of Hungarian history after the founding of the state and Saint Stephen, Hungary's first King. The 35-minute spectacular show cost 1.65 billion forints (4 million U.S. dollars), making it the most expensive f

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