Budapest prepares for its 150th birthday with major clean-up campaign

Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has rallied the city's residents to help make the Hungarian capital clean for its 150th birthday celebration.

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00:00 Budapest is preparing for the city's 150th birthday with a mammoth clean-up operation.

00:06 On Sunday, hundreds of maintenance workers and civilians swept the streets of the Hungarian

00:10 capital in preparation for next week's events.

00:13 According to Budapest's mayor, every resident is responsible for keeping the city clean.

00:18 So the goal of this initiative is to also raise awareness.

00:21 We are cleaning the city for the occasion of its birth, but not only to make it clean

00:27 but also to raise awareness that public cleanliness is a community and we would like to draw attention

00:33 to the various social organizations, residents, that we have a common responsibility to keep

00:38 the city clean.

00:42 Professionals and members of district councils were also welcomed to roll up their sleeves

00:46 and get involved.

00:47 Budapest's birthday celebrations will begin on Friday and last three days, boasting a

00:52 program jam-packed with activities and concerts.