Index – Homeland – The Mikulástroli is on sale again
Gergely Karácsony spoke at the start of the trolleybus in the Városháza park, next to the Cipősdobozvár, this Advent is different from what we are used to.
A little less light, but more solidarity, which defines our operation
he added.
The mayor also spoke about the fact that the Városháza park has become a “main square of solidarity” which shows what a difficult period is coming in the life of the Metropolitan Municipality, the capital’s companies, the citizens of the capital and all Hungarian citizens. He emphasized that they are not talking about this to spoil the holiday, but to find the true meaning of the holiday, which is that they are in solidarity with each other and know that this year, this Advent, should be celebrated in a slightly different way.
Gergely Karácsony said: They are trolling Santa Claus should be in the capital, as this campaign draws attention to the fact that the Budapest transport company is also playing its part in creating a solidarity Budapest, and asked that those who can donate to families in need, which can be dropped off at collection points nationwide in addition to the Santa Strollers . The gifts packed in shoe boxes are delivered to the needy by the Baptist Charity Service.
Walter Katalin, general manager of the Budapest Transport Center (BKK), said that the Baptista Szeretetszolgált organizes the collection for the 19th time and that the Mikulástroli has been organized for the eighth time by the BKK.
You can meet the Mikulástroli on six lines in the city center in a broader sense
– he said, then added that you can meet Santa Claus on the trolley until December 18, and gifts can be given both on the trolley and in BKK’s customer centers.
Dávid Gál, the managing director of the Baptist Charity Service, said that during a difficult period last year, during the recovery from the coronavirus, the people of Budapest collected 63,000 shoe boxes during Advent. He added: at the time, they did not know that this year would be an even more difficult year, and that when distributing the shoe boxes, they would also have to think about the Ukrainian refugee children staying in Hungary, even in Budapest.
He also said that from the requests for help from those interested in the service, they can sense that many people have more love now than last Christmas, so he asked those who brought a shoebox last year to “bring another half this year”. He added: there will be room for these boxes this year as well.
According to BKK’s information, the trolleybus starts on Monday and runs until the end of the first week of January, and passengers can also meet Santa Claus until December 18. Mikulástroli runs on lines 72M, 75, 76, 77, 80 and 83M.
(Cover photo: The launch of the fundraising Santa Stroll in the Városháza park in the V. district on December 5, 2019. Photo: Balázs Mohai / MTI)