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In a search of the mystical fern flower… and other Midsummer charms…

The annual festival celebrating the summer solstice known as Joninės in Lithuania, Ligo in Latvia, Jaanipäev in Estonia, Juhannus in Finland, Midsommar in Sweden and Sankt Hans Aften in Norway...

Vėlinės-the day when the souls come to visit the earth

On the first days of November in Lithuania, there prevails a peaceful and quiet atmosphere as All Souls’ Day (Vėlinės) is widely celebrated.

Why you simply have to visit Estonia!

The world in general and Europe in our particular case is full of wonderful places with beautiful landscapes, unique cities and towns with rich stories and age-old gastronomical heritage, amazing...

Verbos, margučiai and other Easter folk magic and charms

Easter time for the Christians all over the world is the most special and sacred time of the year. In Lithuania it comes after long and cold winter with the...

How Lithuanians chase winter away?

Everybody knows about the carnivals of Venice and Brazil. However has anyone besides Lithuanians ever heard of the festival of Užgavėnės. It is an old Lithuanian tradition with deep archaic...

Magical Christmas Eve in Lithuania

The customs behind celebrating Christmas in Lithuania comes from a unique mixture of Christian and pagan traditions. The most beloved, important and special celebration is Christmas Eve ( “Kucios” in...

Our journey starts today…

Paradoxically our journey here starts at a time when all the world has more or less stopped travelling. Perhaps it sounds ironical but we do in fact feel grateful that...

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