Did you know that Halloween’s roots go back to the Celtic Samhain? The Samhain was the last day of the Celtic calendar. The word means the end of summer. The Celts believed that on 31 October the boundary between this world and the otherworld becomes thinner, opening up and allowing the dead and supernatural creatures to cross over to this world. 

31 October marks the final day of our temporary exhibition 'The People of Dragons and Birds – The Celts of Csepel Island', hence we are organizing a Celtic Halloween at the Aquincum Museum.

Program

17:00-22:00 Celtic lifestyle and clothing demonstration (Szarvas Törzs Celtic Re-enactment Association)

17:00-18:00 Celtic tales and legends (in Hungarian)

17:00-21:00 Arts and crafts workshop (pumpkin carving, headdress making, make your own chestnut-figurine and protective amulet) 

17:00-21:00 Face painting

17:00-21:00 Games (sack race, apple bobbing, hoop throwing)

17:00-21:00 Apple-based fortune telling

18:00-19:00 Guided tour with the curator of the exhibition “The People of Dragons and Birds – The Celts of Csepel Island” (in Hungarian)

18:30-18:50 Fire duel

18:30-21:00 What do the stones tell us? Celtic fortune telling from ogham stones

19:30-19:50 Fire duel

20:00-20:30 Fire ceremony and sacrifices

20:30-22:00 Celtic dances, with music by the Bordó Sárkány band

We reserve the right to make changes to the program!

Tickets
Adult ticket: 1300 HUF 
Adult group ticket (20+ people): 1000 HUF/per person
Student and Senior ticket: 650 HUF 
Student and Senior group ticket (10+ people): 600 HUF 
Arts and crafts ticket (1 pc.): 300 HUF
Arts and crafts tickets (4 pcs.): 1000 HUF 

Visitors wearing animal costumes receive a 50% discount from the full-price ticket!


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