"It is with great pleasure that, even within limits, the epidemiological situation allows us to hold the traditional Christmas market.

The Metropolitan Municipality has been organizing it every year since 1998, which was unfortunately interrupted last year because of the pandemic," said Erzsébet Gy. Németh, deputy mayor for humanities, who opened the event.

She explained that the Budapest Christmas fair is cordoned off this year, and the event can only be attended by presenting a COVID immunity card.