This is the way Lithuania looks like on the European map.Etnographic regions of Lithuania.

This is the way we draw Lithuania.

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The population of Lithuania is 3.200 000

Lithuanians comprise

almost 84% of the

inhabitants in Lithuania.

We respect people of all nationalities living in Lithuania.

The most numerous ethnic minority, that lives in Lithuania, consists of Polish people. They make up 6.6% of all Lithuanian inhabitants.

The people of Russian origin make up about 5.4 percent of the inhabitants in Lithuania.

Ethnic minorities in Lithuania

• Byelorussians

• Ukrainians

• Jews

• Tartars

• Germans

• Roma people

• Latvians

• Armenians

We come from the town of Vilkaviškis. The town is situated in the southwest of Lithuania.

•Quite a few representatives of ethnic minorities live in Vilkaviškis district as well.Roma people also live in our region.There are 32 students of Roma origin who learn in our district schools.

• They usually get primary education, but they seldom accomplish basic and secondary education.

• The main occupations of Romes are trading, fortune-telling and music.

Wonderful and interesting music of Roma people enriches the Lithuanian folklore and the folklore of other countries as well.

We not only respect people of other nationalities, but also pay special attention to our own traditions and customs.

Lithuanian Christmas Kalėda-Lithuanian Santa

Claus

Lithuanian Christmas tree

Christmas decorations

Shrovetide (Užgavėnės) is the festival of saying farewell to

winter and celebration of spring and renewal.

The masks of Shrovetide(Užgavėnės)

The masks of More and the Jewish

Easter was celebrated by our ancestors as the festival of nature revival.One of the oldest customs, which still exists nowadays, is decoration of eggs.

Joninės (Dew Holiday)– St. John’s Day is the celebration which occurs in midsummer when we have the longest day and the shortest night.

There are bonfires all over Lithuania on this day and everybody is searching to find the magic fern blossom at midnight.

Young girls make wreaths and put them on their heads.

The flower wreaths are floated …

Nationality is the sign of a person’s identity. It is the value we respect and cherish.

• Thank you for your attention

• 2012

• LITHUANIA