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Trakai, Lithuania. With a population about 6.000 and distant 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of Vilnius, this old city (first mentioned around 1337) is a popular tourist destination. Communities of Karaims (ethnic group that descents from Turkish-speaking family), Tatars, Lithuanians, Russians, Jews and Poles lived here.
Trakai, Lituânia. Com uma população de cerca de 6.000 e distante 28 quilômetros (17 milhas) a oeste de Vilnius, esta antiga cidade (mencionada pela primeira vez por volta de 1337) é um destino turístico popular. Comunidades de Karaims (grupo étnico que descende de famílias de língua turca), tártaros, lituanos, russos, judeus e poloneses viviam aqui.
Aldona Saimininkas
Lithuanian Decorative Arts
Above left: Straw mobiles with amber, and Christmas tree ornament
Case: Painted Easter eggs
Wall: Straw pictures -
Far right: Linen pattern from woven cloth
Center: “The Chain” representing Lithuania under Russian rule
Left: Linen pattern from woven cloth
Foreground:
Asta Nenortas
Verbos, Palm Sunday Wands
Lithuanian flower wands are made from spring plants and consecrated in church on Palm Sunday to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Pre-Christian spring traditions influenced the palm wands, using decorated nut tree branches, flowers, pussy willows, and herbs such as juniper to ensure health, protect against storms, attract bees to a hive, and encourage water. Tying palms with yarn reflected a harvest healing ritual of binding women’s wrists to protect against pain. Burning palms were used like incense, to protect animals and discourage worms in cabbages. Asta Nenortas crafts her Palms of Vilnius similar to those made in fifteen villages of the Vilnius region of Lithuania, using dried wild plants, juniper, and dried flowers.
This reliquary in the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit houses the remains of the Orthodox saints John, Eustacius and Antony. Originally in an underground crypt they were moved to their present location in 1852. On June 26th each year a special service is held where the reliquary is unveiled. It is believed that the martyrs have a healing power. Vilnius, Lithuania. September 2009
Kaunas, also formally known as Kovno, is the second largest city in Lithuania. On the site of the current Kaunas old town at the confluence of two large rivers, a settlement had been established by the tenth century AD. It is not only a city of old traditions, but also a large center of business and industry. See more Lithuania photos www.flickr.com/photos/lithuania2008/sets/72157606057905456/
Vilnius presented Dublin a christmas tree. Now every lithuanian's duty is to have a picture taken in front of it.
Borscht is a beetroot soup popular throughout Eastern Europe, notably among Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Ashkenazi Jewish and Armenian cuisines. Originating as a pickled hogweed soup, borscht has evolved to encompass an array of sour soups-beetroot being the most common. It may be served hot or cold, purely vegetarian or with meat stock. It may be a light soup or a thick stew. Generally however it is the dish is served with vegetables, the beetroot is fermented and gives a distinct red appearance, and is served with sour cream.
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