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Hungary's csárdás dance tradition has been officially added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. A celebration was held at Budapest’s Hungarian Heritage House on January 23rd, 2025. Csárdás is described as "a dynamic, continuously developing practice which is deeply interwinned with community identity and cohesion." Csárdás is a dance that evolved from Hungarian recuiting practices in the 18th century – many local versions of csárdás are danced today all over the Hungarian language area including Hungary, Transylvania, Transcarpathia, ’Upper Hungary’ (in Slovakia) and Voivodina. From Farkas Zoltán Batyu’s statement at the event: "Behind the csárdás are the people – reflected in the dance is their life, their souls and their sense of belonging. Thanks is due especially to Hungarian dance ethnographer Martin György and his field work teams whose research starting in the 1950s made it possible for the next generations to learn these dances." Published here is a speech given by Csonka-Takács Eszter at the celebration.