Hungary mourns Puskás

The corpse of Ferenc Puskás, the most famous and most popular man Hungary have ever produced will be laid out in St. István Basilica two days before the mourning ceremony on next Thursday. The gates of the church will be open from 10 am to 8 pm.

The ceremony itself starts with the Farewell of the Nation at Ferenc Puskás Stadium on the 9th of December at 4 pm. The admirers and fans will have the chance to remember Ferenc Puskás in the stands of the national stadium. After the one-hour ceremony the mortal remains of the legendary player will be taken to Hősök tere for a Military Farewell. After the end of this short ceremony the crowd continues the walk to St. Stephen' Basilica where the Roman Catholic Mass starts at 7 pm.

The journalists need to be accredited for the events. The Puskás Memorial Committee kindly asks the editorials to send detailed accreditation applications to [email protected] until the midnight of December 5th.