Hungarian National Holiday of October 23rd at Deak Ferenc Square in Budapest October 23rd is not just a date on the calendar in Hungary—it is a day heavy with history and national pride. On this day in 1956, a student-led demonstration in Budapest sparked a nationwide uprising against Soviet domination. Thirty-three years later, in 1989, it was also on October 23rd that the Hungarian Republic was officially proclaimed, marking a key moment in the country’s democratic transiti