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Religious Marriage: Budapest, Hungary What religious customs are performed when a couple gets married? Majority of Hungarians are Roman Catholic. There is a civil ceremony followed by a church ceremony. In many cases the wedding group moves from courthouse to church for the second ceremony. Is the providing of dowry practiced? Is it legal? No it is illegal and not practiced. In the past there was a dowry among the peasantry. How many people can one person marry? People can only marry one person at a time.