Christian Cross Over Hungary

My sister was visiting Hungary. She sent the following email and photo: 

I was in Budapest on August 20th, St Istvan’s Day.

I attended the ceremonies at Parliament.  Magyar Peter spoke. The speech was patriotic. But there’s EU flags, which were absent under Orban.

Then an Air Show on the Duna.

Then went to mass at St. Istvan’s Basilica.  That is where the preserved right hand of St. Istvan is.

As you know, to become a saint, you must have a miracle associated with you. It wasn’t enough that St. Istvan converted the pagan Magyar tribes to Christianity in 1000 AD.

St. Istvan’s miracle was that after he died, his body decayed as typical, but his right hand did not. So his hand has been sitting in a glass case in the basilica since 1038 AD.

After the mass, there was a procession through the streets of Budapest with the right hand lifted and encased. I joined the procession.

At night there was a fireworks and drone show. One of the drone images is attached. Imagine projecting a giant cross in the air in the US.

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What's the Title of This Haunted House Book?

Long ago I read a haunted house book published in the 1970s (or perhaps much earlier?). I don't remember the title. 

A group of people gathered to investigate a haunted house. They thought that some rooms might be sealed off. So they hung towels from every window, then checked from outside to see if any windows had no towels (indicating the door to that room had been walled up and hidden from them).

2015 World Horror Con Badge Holder Crumbles Into Dust

I've attended dozens of conventions these past 24 years. I keep all my convention badges in a tote bag in my closet. Today I examined my bag's contents, which I haven't done in many years; I just drop in the new badges.

My 2015 WHC badge holder appeared intact. But when I picked it up, it crumbled to my touch. All my other badge holders are fine.

What was this badge holder made of, paper? My 2015 WHC tote bag has a similar orange appearance (I also keep my convention tote bags), yet it remains intact and firm.

I screened several Tabloid Witch Award winning horror films at the 2015 WHC in Atlanta. A great event. 

Anyone else miss WHC?

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