Spring

  Saint Casimir's Fair in Lithuania

Casimir Fair is an annual folklore fair organized in Lithuania, where people sell their folk products. 

Casimir  Fair takes place every year on March 4th.

Casimir Jagiellon was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 

  Saint Casimir's Fair in our Capital City Vilnius.

The most important product of the fair are verbs made from dried variegated flowers and herbs and...

a heart-shaped cookie called "Casimir heart", decorated with drawings, names or special signs. 

Casimir fair is organized every year in our school as well. 

                                        We really like it!

Aurėja Krušinskaitė

 Easter eggs are the main attribute of Lithuanian Easter.

  EASTER in Lithuania

        There are countless ways to color Easter eggs in Lithuania: from scratching and waxing techniques that require high proficiency to archaic coloring using onion skins.

     Scratching                 Waxing technique                Using onion skins 

     One of unique Lithuanian traditions is to make Palms (Verba) on Palm Sunday. Lithuanian church goers bring homemade palms with them to the church to be blessed.

   In Lithuania we have such a character as Easter Granny. She delivers Easter eggs and treats to children.  On Easter morning, they wake to search for her hidden eggs and treasures.

The tallest Easter Granny  in Lithuania 

was made in the city Anykščiai.

She was 3.3 meters high.

   Beating your relatives at the strongest-Easter-egg competition at the festive Easter breakfast table, is everyone’s dream!

   Egg rolling is a very popular game in Lithuania.

Easter in Portugal

Ascension Day

 Summer

   St. Jon's Day in Lithuania

FEAST of ST. JOHN – June 24th

Is the shortest night of the year. 

It is believed that this night is magic. 

In the past, the celebration was called Rasos, a name derived from rasa – the glistening droplets of dew that cover meadows at daybreak. 

Is celebrated by singing and dancing through the night until the dawn.

Tradition - young girls float flower wreaths on the water of river or lake.

                 Tradition - jumping over bonfires. 

Tradition - searching to find the magic fern blossom at midnight.

  Assumption Day in Lithuania

Assumption Day is held 15th of August.

The period of summer meeting autumn...

It is the day we say goodbye to plants and flowers.

On this day it is very important to be together in a community.

This day, everyone who goes to church carries herbs, blooming garden flowers, to be blessed. The herbal bouquets also contained ears of rye, barley, oats, sweet peas, cabbages, carrots and apples. 
It was said that if on this day one did not hold herbs in church, the devil will give his tail to hold. 

 Houses are decorated with the blessed herbal bouquets to prevent lightning strikes.

                Summer in Portugal

  Autumn