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Užgavėnės [ʊʒ'ɡaːvʲeːnʲeːs] is a Lithuanian festival that takes place during the seventh week before Easter (Ash Wednesday). The celebration corresponds to Roman Catholic holiday traditions in other parts of the world, such as Mardi Gras , Shrove Tuesday , and Carnaval .
Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania. 15 August: Assumption Day: Žolinė (Švč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) Also marked according to pagan traditions, celebrating the goddess Žemyna and noting the mid-August as the middle between summer and autumn. [3] 1 ...
Multi-sport events in Lithuania (1 P) Pages in category "Festivals in Lithuania" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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Tyler, the Creator is pulling out all the stops for the 10-year anniversary of his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, taking place on Nov. 16-17 in Los Angeles, CA. The rapper is set to grace the stage ...
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Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [1]Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, [2] consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Up to one thousand spectators used to gather at the events, the so-called winter and summer Lithuanian celebrations, which later in 1902 were re-titled as the Song Celebrations. On 6 June 1927, the first Lithuanian Song Festival of Klaipėda Region took place. 12 choirs comprising 800 singers and 100 orchestras took part in the event.