LT Traditional Holidays

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Mardi GrasMardi Gras

The old festival, known in allEuropean countries. This festivalpurpose is to banish the winter andto encourage faster to come spring.

The festival is celebrating 7 weeks(46 days) before Easter.


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This celebration origin bypagan, but now closely

associated with Christianity.During this holiday you need toeat last time very substantially,

because in the next day beginsLent which is lasting until Easter.


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For this carnival people dress up indifferent animals and creatures.During this festival mummers are

dancing and singing, inserting jokesand calling the spring to comefaster. Also banishing the winter,

whit words: "Winter, winter, out ofmy yard." One of the most popularmeal of this celebration is pancakes.Also people burning More (a straw

man), it is like burning everythingwhat happened during winter.


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Lithuanian IndependenceLithuanian Independence

Day. 1990 March 11Day. 1990 March 11thth

It is the day when was writtenour declaration of independence.

This day we have day off in our

country. And we are trying tomention this date verypatriotically. Last celebration

people came into the townssquares and sing our nationalcountry hymn.


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EasterEaster

Traditional Lithuanian Easter is notonly related to their Christianbeliefs, but also strongly signifiesthe rejuvenation of nature andreturn of life (after the death-likequalities of winter).


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The traditional Easter family foodincludes eggs, roast piglet and baked

lamb, all blessed with three prayersasking for peace. The egg with thestrongest cell, chosen on the basis of

having cracked the shells of others incompetition, signifies strength forthe owner.


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Saint Jonas' FestivalSaint Jonas' Festival

Saint JonasSaint Jonas festivalfestival

Midsummer is commonlycalled John's Day (Jonin s) inLithuania, and is also known as

Saint Jonas' Festival, Rasos (DewHoliday), Midsummer Day and St.John's Day. It is celebrated in thenight from the 23rd of June to the24th morning.

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The traditions include singing songs anddancing until the sun sets, telling tales,searching to find the magic fern blossomat midnight, jumping over bonfires,

greeting the rising midsummer sun andwashing the face with morning dew,young girls float flower wreaths on thewater of river or lake. These are

customs brought from pagan cultureand beliefs. The latter Christian traditionis based on the reverence of Saint John.Lithuanians with the names Jonas, Jon ,Janina receive many greetings from theirfamily, relatives and friends.


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JulyJuly 66Lithuania State Day is a national

holiday observed on July 6. On thisday, Lithuanians honor thecoronation of Mindaugas, who

became the first and only king of aunified Lithuania in 1253, bringingthe Baltic people together under hisleadership.


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For this date to mention areorgansises many events. Mostly

in Kernave, the city wihch wasthe first our capital of country.

There people dress up in tradition

clothes and doing things whichwas doing in that time when wasthe coronation.


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Meadow Grass Celebration,Meadow Grass Celebration,

August 15th.ThisAugust 15th.ThisThis holiday coincided with the

coming of autumn. Peoplegathered grass from their fields

and gardens and brought it tochurches to be blessed. Rye,wheat and oat ears were tucked

into these grass bundles. In thespring, these ears were crushedand sprinkled on the seeds to beplanted.


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Other bundles of blessedgrasses were used as medicine,as protection from lightning

strikes and to be sewn into coffinpillows. Families always tried togather together on this day to

ensure the coming year would bea productive one.


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Septmeber 1th.Septmeber 1th.

The holiday ofSeptember 1st isthe first day aschool opens. It isdifferent from allover the worldbecause of the

differences ofweather, climate,season and culture.

Also in Spain


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In our country it also educationand knowledge day. Schools anduniversities community organized

an event for students tocongratulate them for begin ofthe year.

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All saints day. OctoberAll saints day. October

3131ththIn Lithuania this day is to

remember the death. Whenautumn comes to the end and allthe work outside is done, people

carry out special rituals honoringthe souls of their dead familymembers. People light candles on

their familiar person graves, alsogo to the church to pray forthem.

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