Every year on August 20th, Hungary celebrates St. Stephen's Day with a parade and a small yet much loved relic. Clutching precious jewels, the hand is still defiant, albeit shrunken and yellowed. The withered mummified right hand of St. Stephen resides in an ornate golden reliquary shaped like Matthias Church in the Basilica of St. Stephen. It is known as "The Holy Right".
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