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Marija Meilutyte

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Christmas traditions in Lithuania and Poland

In Lithuania, Christmas is still a privileged time for living traditions. The influence of neighboring Poland and the Christianization of ancient customs are key to many of these customs that, every year, Lithuanian families revive around the Nativity of Our Lord.

Marija Meilutyte

24 Dec 2022
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The Hill of Crosses. Testimony of the faith and resistance of the Lithuanian people.

About 12 kilometers north of Šiauliai, the fourth largest city in Lithuania, located at the edge of the village Jurgaičiai and near the Latvian border, there is a small elongated hill densely populated with crosses. It is the famous Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas, testimony to the faith and endurance of the Lithuanian people.

Marija Meilutyte

8 Jun 2022