(2 Dec 2021) HUNGARY CHRISTMAS
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Budapest, Hungary - 1 December 2021
1. Tilt down from St. Stephen's Basilica to the Advent Basilica Christmas market
2. Zoom in of visitors
3. Mid of visitors showing their COVID-19 pass to security
4. Pull focus pull from visitors to items on sale
5. Mid of visitors drinking
6. Wide of a Christmas market stand
7. Pull focus from visitors to glass decorations on sale
8. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Krisztina Racz, Christmas market vendor:
"Finally, tourists are back and Hungarians are also here. Fortunately, the fair is in its old mood again. We are very happy to be back in business after a year's absence and our spirit is good as usual."
9. Various of visitors and stands
10. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Krisztina Racz, Christmas market vendor:
"Because of the third, fourth wave and the new omicron variant, only vaccinated people are allowed to enter the fair. We believe that this is not a disadvantage or a negative discrimination because it makes visitors feel safe. Good to know that they are happy to come to this fair because here they can shop among vaccinated people."
11. Pan of Budapest trams turning on their Christmas lights decorations
12. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Gergely Karacsony, mayor of Budapest:
"Now the days are getting darker and we need something to bring light into our lives. That's why we have a decorative lighting, an environmentally-friendly decorative lighting. And, of course, just like in the past 13 years, the lights of Budapest include the lights of these trams."
13. Wide of a Budapest tram departing
14. Various of inside of tram
15. Wide of Budapest mayor Gergely Karacsony on the tram
16. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Gergely Karacsony, mayor of Budapest:
"The lights on the illuminated trams are environmentally-friendly as they don't use much energy and the vehicles don't need to be modified much."
17. Wide of a man taking pictures of tram
18. Various of tram
19. Wide of Budapest resident Andrea Marosi Kovacs showing the tram to her son
20. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Andrea Marosi Kovacs, Budapest resident:
"My son really likes these trams, so from now on we have to check where they'll appear. He will want to try them all."
21. Wide of tram
LEADIN:
Budapest is gearing up for Christmas with a Christmas market welcoming visitors for the first time since 2019 and trams decorated with thousands of Christmas lights.
The pandemic means that access to the market is restricted to vaccinated visitors.
STORYLINE:
This Christmas market in Budapest is welcoming visitors for the first time since the pandemic started.
Last year, health restrictions meant that the event was called off.
But this year's holiday market is once again one of the city's most popular festive destinations.
"Finally, tourists are back and Hungarians are also here. Fortunately, the fair is in its old mood again. We are very happy to be back in business after a year's absence and our spirit is good as usual," says Krisztina Racz, a Christmas market vendor.
Located right in front of the iconic St. Stephen's Basilica, the market is promoted under the slogan "In Love and safety," because access is restricted to vaccinated people.
While wearing a face mask outdoors is not mandatory in Hungary, visitors to the enclosed areas are asked to do so.
According to the organisers, safety measures in place go beyond government requirements, since vendors selling food and drinks need to wear masks and be vaccinated.
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