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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 .
The Klaipėda Sea Festival has been held annually in the city of Klaipėda, Lithuania during the month of July since 1934. [1] In 2009, the city hosted the Tall Ships Race as part of the festival. [2] According to a city website, about 500,000 people have been present at the event. [3]
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.
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 ...
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.
Question: Germany starts their carnival season at what time on what day? Answer: Nov. 11 at 11:11 a.m. Question: The Krewe of Tucks famously rides in a float shaped like what?
Carnival celebrations — parties, fancy masked balls and other markers of the season — may start on Jan. 6, but the big buildup to Mardi Gras happens in New Orleans in the final 12 days of the ...
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 ...