Easter in Lithuania

• Easter is awakenig of nature, the fest of spring joy and merriment. For ancient Lithuanians it was the biggest spring fest, which now matches the Christians Easter. The name of Easter originaly came from the word ‘manes’. Formerly on that day everyone visited cemetery and carried food, usually eggs.
• Sacred Easter ceremonies are very interestig and variuos. They start in the middle of the Great week. The component part is the Great fast (it lasts from Wednesday till Easter).
• According to the tradicions, the water is being sanctified in the church on the Great Saturday. The sacred fire is made from old crosses and wooden cult-figures in the altar. The flame is sanctified too.
• In Lithuania eggs are usually variegated in written, scraped and doubed ways. Eggs are being variegated on the Easter Saturday. The scraped sun on the egg means hope that the next year will be …………… Scraped stars mean that there will be enough light for the fields at day and night. A scraped grass-snake means that the life will wake up in the spring.
• Red eggs symbolize life, green – awakening of the vegetation, yellow – riped grain, black- grass, blue – the sky.
• Variegated eggs had to save a house from thunder.
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• It is an Easter character, oddly similar to the Santa Claus, but pretty forgotten.
• In the past children would often find presents – two eggs on the sill for each. That...

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