Szélrózsa – Wind Rose Festival for Lutheran Youth in Hungary

14th SZÉLRÓZSA – WIND ROSE FESTIVAL
for Lutheran Youth in Hungary
Nyíregyháza, 10 to 14 July, 2024

INTRODUCING the Wind Rose Lutheran Youth Festival

Wind Rose was established nearly 30 years ago by young Lutherans under the auspices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary. At that time, organizing such a big Christian event on a national scale was completely unique in Hungary. Hundreds of young people gathered for the first festival. Since then, the audience of this biennial gathering has grown to several thousand people and it has become one of the largest events for Lutherans in Hungary. In addition to worship services, devotions and panel discussions, the festival also offers concerts on several stages, sports competitions, games, crafts and DIY workshops as well as cultural programs.

The festival is unique both regionally and nationally. Its program is compiled with the aim of providing space for participants of various confessions to experience their faith but also to have fun in a meaningful and enriching way.

The festival primarily targets young people between the ages 14 and 30, with special emphasis on high school students, but it is open to anyone attending. From the very beginning, we have stressed the importance of involving people with various disabilities as well as Hungarian-speaking and international groups arriving from abroad.

Each Wind Rose festival is organized at a different location and each has its own motto, which serves as the backbone of the five-day program. In 2024, the venue will be the town of Nyíregyháza in Eastern Hungary, and the motto is inspired by the Bible verse written by Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9.

This video made possible by the Szélrózsa International Tent:

Jávori Fülöp - Director
Hegedűs Kende - Director
Jónás Ábel - Camera, Editor
Virányi Zétény - Camera, Editor
Balázs Fanni - Casting Director
Zászkaliczky Anna Eszter - Helper
Fabiny Blanka - Helper
Vass Gábor Zsigmond - Helper
Balicza Klára - Supervisor
Miriam Pauli - Interviewee
Viktor Forslund - Interviewee
Sikama Sekenwa - Interviewee