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 The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest"In Budapest, these celebrations have both a Christian and secular character"  real 28k |
In pictures: Hungary celebrates 1,000 years
Hungarians have turned out in their thousands to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of their country's birth. To crown the event, founding monarch King Stephen received an Orthodox sainthood 900 years after getting the same honour from the Roman Catholic Church.
The day's celebrations began with an Orthodox dawn mass in Budapest
The Patriarch - who canonised King Stephen - found time to comfort a crying baby
Thousands watched as the holy remains of King Stephen were carried through the streets
Dancers in Polish national dress joined the day's festivities in Debrecen
Bi-planes - complete with wing-walkers - added to the spectacle in Budapest
Specutacular fireworks lit up the night sky
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