See how Hungarians dressed up for carnival in years gone by
Writers
10/02/2021 9.17am
Carnival holds a special place in the Hungarian calendar, deeply rooted in folk tradition. February here means farsang – costumes, masks and fancy dress. With no parties to dress up for right now, we dove into the Fortepan photo archive to select these images of seasonal frivolity decades ago.
In years gone by,
carnival was almost only the
prerogative of children, the grown-ups only there to make the right costume. The
few rental companies were pricy, and their range limited. Therefore, the
more
imaginative the parent, the better the costume.