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.