Attila Hegedűs, Henriett Papp, Dóra Magyarfalvi and the staff of the Central Foreign Affairs Department organized a Hungarian as a Foreign Language Club (HFL) for the first time in the spring semester of the 2021/22 academic year in Room 105 of Building Z for foreign students studying in Hungary, who were interested in practicing Hungarian in an informal session. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, the previously planned monthly club sessions have been cancelled. The first club session in spring was organized around the themes of spring and Easter. The spring decorations in the hall reflected this atmosphere.

The song "Tavaszi szél" ["Spring Wind"] was again practiced together with the interested students, but this time we also included a little challenging exercise. Dóra Magyarfalvi taught the participants a word bush memory game. Henriett Papp gave a short, colorful presentation on Hungarian Easter traditions and taught the students the most popular Hungarian "sprinkler" poem. The participants of the HFL-club also discussed the similarities and differences between Easter traditions in their countries. Finally, they were able to try their hand at drawing patterns on Styrofoam eggs based on traditional Hungarian folklore patterns, which they could then take home to their families and friends. The folk dance lessons were cancelled this time, as unfortunately there were not enough men to get the girls dancing.

The teachers had prepared delicious homemade roll cake, scones, jam tarts and chocolate eggs. The next club session will be on Saturday, April 30, 2022, when HFL- teachers will organize a bus trip to the Szentendre open-air museum, so that students can gain an intensive insight into the rich folk art treasures of the various Hungarian landscapes exhibited in the open-air museum. To register for this occasion, please contact your MID teachers.