Busóudvar, Southern Transdanubia, Hungary

5tim4travel88 5:00 PM Apr 14, 2016

Wonderful museum
I visited this excellent museum after seeing a TV program about the Buso festival in February each year, where scary masked & suited "Buso" parade through the town making lots of noise to frighten winter away. This modern museum is only three years old & has a wonderful collection of costumes, some dating back over 100 years. It also has representations of family life from olden times, with a view into a family's kitchen. The culmination of the festival is the firing of canons & the burning of a huge wood pile. These are faithfully recreated with a great sound & light show including very realistic smoke & flames coming from the canon & wooden fire pile. The museum complex includes a coffee shop, ceramics shop, & an excellent gift shop. I highly recommend a visit to this great little museum, which is an easy 7 minute walk from the riverfront.

5Kate L 5:00 PM Feb 10, 2018

Busojaras Festival 2018
The famous Busojaros festival of Hungary is a great event for youth, oldies, families, and kids. The city of Mohacs hosts this event, where locals wear scary masks and march through the city streets. One day they even sail down the Duna river and on the last day of the festival there is a huge fire in the main square, where the coffin is burnt. The atmosphere is very friendly, there is lots of food, drinks, and small shops to buy souvenirs. Basically, the city looks like a huge market, where everybody sells, drinks and eats, lol. However, if you travel with a kid, be aware it is very loud, and not just because of the bunch of people. But all the busos and kids are using some sort of a toy which makes really annoying noise and it is loud :) I was with a kid, he didn't really enjoy the sound, but didn't complain either and wasn't scared of the masks. It is really something exclusive and something you don't see on daily basis. They say when buso come the winter goes away. If you are in Hungary don't miss this event!