The 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival: "A Weekend in the Old Country," placed a special emphasis on Hungarian culture and cuisine.
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Les Farka, of Pittsburgh, with Boroka Dobi, 7, of Toronto watching Folk Factory, a Hungarian folk dancing group, during the 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival.
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Members of Folk Factory, a Hungarian folk dancing group from Pittsburgh, in performance of Moldvai, a dance from the eastern Carpathian region.
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Folk Factory performs Kalotaszegi, a dance from the Transylvania region. From left: Lydia and Richard Balazs, and J.T. Kordesich, all of Pittsburgh.
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Some of the crowd at the 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival in East Toledo.
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Some of the crowd at the Birmingham Ethnic Festival in East Toledo.
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After dancing the Mezosegi, Gabor Dobi, right, holds his daughter Boroka, 7.
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Beth Stafura, left, and Jeff Cushion in performance of Moldvai.
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Members of Folk Factory dance.
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From left: J.T. Kordesich, Lydia Balazs, Julia Knihnicki, and Elise Wade. In front at far right is Richard Balazs, husband of Lydia.
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Folk Factory, a Hungarian folk dancing group from Pittsburgh, in performance of Moldvai, a dance from the eastern Carpathian region. From left: Gabor Dobi, of Toronto, Lydia Balazs, J.T. Kordesich, Julia Knihnicki, and Richard Balazs, husband of Lydia.
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"It's delicious", said Linda St. John, of Swanton, who grew up on the east side of Toledo but had not attended the festival in several years. The festival "is awesome, I don't want to miss this again."
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Linda St. John, of Swanton, enjoys the food at 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival.
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Members of Folk Factory, a Hungarian folk dancing group from Pittsburgh. From left: Gabor Dobi, Jeff Cushion, Richard Balazs, and J.T. Kordesich.
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Brano Brinarsky (cq), now of New York City, left, speaking with Beth Stafura, of Pittsburgh. Brinarsky is a member of the band Eletfa Ensemble, a New Jersey-based Hungarian folk music group.
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Kevin Ruedy, of Oregon, left, and J.R.Torda, also of Oregon, preparing for St. Stephen's Hungarian chicken paprikas dinners. The 42nd Birmingham Ethnic Festival: “A Weekend in the Old Country," took place this weekend.
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