Festivals in Lithuania - Kaziuko Mug, Parb G Laivelis, Vilnius Jazz Festival, Dziady, Public Holidays in Lithuania, U Gav N S (Paperback)

Chapters: Kaziuko Mug, Parb g Laivelis, Vilnius Jazz Festival, Dziady, Public Holidays in Lithuania, U gav n s, Saint Casimir's Day, Saint Jonas' Festival, Baltijos Garsas, Kauno Miesto Diena, Statehood Day. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kaziuko mug (Polish: , English: ) is a large annual folk arts and crafts fair dating to the beginning of the 17th century. It was originally held at the two main markets in Vilnius, Lithuania, as well as in the city streets. The fair is traditionally held on the Sunday nearest to St. Casimir's Day, March 4, the day Saint Casimir died. In Lithuanian, Kaziukio mug means "Little Casimir's" Fair (Kaziukas is a diminutive of Casimir). Today, Kaziukas fair also features music and dance; it attracts tens of thousands of visitors and many craftsmen from all over the country as well as from neighbouring states such as Latvia, Russia, and Poland. The pavilions of the fair occupy streets and squares in the Old Town of Vilnius. They begin in Gediminas' Avenue, traverse Cathedral Square, and branch out into Pilies Street, B. Radvilaits Street, passing St. Anne's Church, and the Orthodox Cathedral of the Theotokos, and into the Tymas' Quarter on the left bank of Vilnia River near Uupis. In recent years the fair has also been held in Kaunas on the Laisvs alja and Town Hall Square. Similar festivals are also held in Hrodna, Belarus, the city where St. Casimir died, as well as in some cities in Poland following the fall of Communisn in Poland.. The arts and crafts at the fair include hand-made goods from local craftsmen, such as apparel, knitted clothes, footwear, toys, utensils, metal crafts, souvenirs, and paintings. Foodstuffs like rye bread, bagels, honey cookies, meat and dairy products, natural honey, beer, and gira ar...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=188637