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10-FEB-2018 Tim Betts

Stars of the Mangalica Pig Festival

Budapest, Hungary

Tim is currently in Budapest, where we lived from 2010 to 2013, and revisited some old haunts over the weekend. This is the annual festival celebrating the curly-haired Mangalica pig and Mangalica products, which takes place at Szabadság tér, where the US Embassy is located. I remember attending one evening in -10 C temperatures. Luckily it was warmer when Tim visited.

Mangalica Pig Festival, posted earlier:

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William Barletta12-Nov-2018 14:45
Oh my. They look like sheep ~V~
Julie Oldfield13-Feb-2018 04:21
I thought they were sheep. Those are very unusual.
Fabienne12-Feb-2018 23:07
Qu’est-ce qu’ils sont beaux ces petits cochons tout frisés. Je n’en avais jamais vu de pareil.
Gill Kopy11-Feb-2018 02:13
These are just so cute - would be difficult to eat :( V
Nirvan Hope10-Feb-2018 23:23
How interesting! They must have somehow adapted for cold weather.
globalgadabout10-Feb-2018 23:05
fascinating creatures...they seem intriguing from both north and south ends..bravo Tim..
janescottcumming10-Feb-2018 22:42
I never saw curly haired pigs before! Cool shot Tim. V
François Fauchard10-Feb-2018 22:16
I've never seen pigs with such fur. They look like sheep. Interesting picture. V
Milan Vogrin10-Feb-2018 22:07
My favorite pig. V
Isabel Cutler10-Feb-2018 21:05
I've never seen a curly-haired pig. Do they shear them to spin the fiber?
Jim Coffman10-Feb-2018 20:00
Wow, that is the furriest pigs I have ever seen!!
Buz Kiefer10-Feb-2018 19:57
Fuzzy looking pigs. A festival for the curly-haired Mangalica pig? There must be a story here. V
cobler10-Feb-2018 19:35
The blue hue on the pigs is very interesting.... Great catch.....V
Dan Greenberg10-Feb-2018 19:23
Just had to add - they remind me of a wolf in sheep's clothing or, in this case, a pig in sheep's clothing.
Dan Greenberg10-Feb-2018 19:22
Those are so different looking. I have never seen pigs like that. Tell Tim good job on the image. ~V~