Info dump, the second!
Finally, my second info dump. I’ve been meaning to do this forever. Inside, there’s:
-Lithuania’s Myths and Fairy Tales.
-Map of Modern Lithuania.
-Rasos: The Summer Solstice Festival.
-Rye. Planting, harvesting, and the relevant rituals.
-Symbolism. Trees, crosses, flag, and coat of arms.
-Coats of Arms. Regular and Soviet.
-Liet in Eurovision.
-Proverbs and Similes.
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Info on Liet’s Mythology:
The aitvaras.
Lithuanian Mythological Tales Overview. Gods, goddesses, and types of fairies.
Lithuanian Mythological Tales Story Index. The Lake Pig, Cholera in the Carriage, Witches’ Peas, and lots more.
The Lithuanian Legend of Laumės.
A Handful of Tales. Godmother Death, The Fairytale Friend, How Lutherans Came to Be.
More Tales. Eglė, Queen of Serpants, The Laumė and the Baby, The Old Man and the Devil, lecture on Lithuanian paganism.
The Legend of Vilnius.
Myths and Traditions.
The Living Goddesses. The death goddess, Giltine.
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Map of Modern Lithuania:
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Rasos: the Summer Solstice festival:
Modern Paganism in World Cultures
Lonely Planet. Page 20 is relevant.
Culture and Customs of the Baltic States.
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Rye:
Samborai and Rugių Svente. The planting and the harvest traditions.
The Festival of Rye.
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Symbolism :
Liet’s Flag.
Liet’s Coat of Arms.
Trees as People.
Crosses as the World-tree. Also, crosses as national identity. The Hill of Crosses.
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Lithuania’s Coats of Arms :
Standard:
Soviet:
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Lithuanian in Eurovision:
2009. Sasha Son; Love.
2008. Jeronimas Milius; Nomads in the Night.
2007. 4fun; Love or Leave.
2006. LT United; We Are the Winners.
2005. Laura and the Lovers; Little By Little. This song is catchy and fun. <3
2004. Linas and Simona; What’s Happened to Your Love?
2002. Aivaras; Happy You. Gayest song ever. The lighting and this guy’s shirt and the lyrics are amazing.
2001. Skamp; You Got Style.
1999. Aistė; Strazdas. This song is gorgeous and her voice is incredible. If you only listen to one of these songs, listen to THIS one.
1994. Ovidijus Vyšniauskas; Lopšinė Mylimai.
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Proverbs and Similes:
46 Popular Proverbs.
Folk Wit in Proverbs and Riddles.
Similes.
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More’ll come when I’m less lazy~!
-Lithuania’s Myths and Fairy Tales.
-Map of Modern Lithuania.
-Rasos: The Summer Solstice Festival.
-Rye. Planting, harvesting, and the relevant rituals.
-Symbolism. Trees, crosses, flag, and coat of arms.
-Coats of Arms. Regular and Soviet.
-Liet in Eurovision.
-Proverbs and Similes.
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Info on Liet’s Mythology:
The aitvaras.
Lithuanian Mythological Tales Overview. Gods, goddesses, and types of fairies.
Lithuanian Mythological Tales Story Index. The Lake Pig, Cholera in the Carriage, Witches’ Peas, and lots more.
The Lithuanian Legend of Laumės.
A Handful of Tales. Godmother Death, The Fairytale Friend, How Lutherans Came to Be.
More Tales. Eglė, Queen of Serpants, The Laumė and the Baby, The Old Man and the Devil, lecture on Lithuanian paganism.
The Legend of Vilnius.
Myths and Traditions.
The Living Goddesses. The death goddess, Giltine.
=====
Map of Modern Lithuania:
=====
Rasos: the Summer Solstice festival:
Modern Paganism in World Cultures
Lonely Planet. Page 20 is relevant.
Culture and Customs of the Baltic States.
=====
Rye:
Samborai and Rugių Svente. The planting and the harvest traditions.
The Festival of Rye.
=====
Symbolism :
Liet’s Flag.
Liet’s Coat of Arms.
Trees as People.
Crosses as the World-tree. Also, crosses as national identity. The Hill of Crosses.
=====
Lithuania’s Coats of Arms :
Standard:
Soviet:
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Lithuanian in Eurovision:
2009. Sasha Son; Love.
2008. Jeronimas Milius; Nomads in the Night.
2007. 4fun; Love or Leave.
2006. LT United; We Are the Winners.
2005. Laura and the Lovers; Little By Little. This song is catchy and fun. <3
2004. Linas and Simona; What’s Happened to Your Love?
2002. Aivaras; Happy You. Gayest song ever. The lighting and this guy’s shirt and the lyrics are amazing.
2001. Skamp; You Got Style.
1999. Aistė; Strazdas. This song is gorgeous and her voice is incredible. If you only listen to one of these songs, listen to THIS one.
1994. Ovidijus Vyšniauskas; Lopšinė Mylimai.
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Proverbs and Similes:
46 Popular Proverbs.
Folk Wit in Proverbs and Riddles.
Similes.
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More’ll come when I’m less lazy~!