WELCOME TO LITHUANIA THE COUNTRY OF RIVERS LAKES AND RAIN

LITHUANIA LIETUVA

Lithuania (Lietuva) It is located on the Baltic sea. Width: 65 300km². Lithuania is European center. It is located on the Baltic sea. Width: 65 300km². Population : 2 900000 people The capital: Vilnius

5 biggest cities in Lithuania KAUNAS KLAIPEDA PANEVEZYS SIAULIAI MARIJAMPOLE

The Lithuanian language The Lithuanian language is one of the oldest of the Indo-European languages Some examples of Lithuanian words Ačiū (thank you) ; Ąžuolas (oak) ; Kęstutis (name) ; Mokinys (pupil) And the longest Lithuanian word : Nebeprisikiškiakopūsteliaudavome.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS February 16. Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918) Užgavėnės (pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday) is a Lithuaniann festival that takes place during the seventh week before Easter.

FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS Joninės  is a midsummer folk festival celebrated on June 24. The traditions include singing and dancing until the sun sets, searching for a magic fern blossom at midnight, jumping over bonfires, greeting the rising midsummer sun and washing the face with a morning dew, young girls float flower wreaths on the water of river or lake. The Lithuanians also celebrate many Christian festivals

Traditional Lithuanian dish is cepelinai (zeppelins) They are a type of dumpling made from grated potatoes  and usually stuffed with minced meat, although sometimes dry cottage cheese (curds) or mushrooms are used instead.

Mazeikiai Mažeikiai Mažeikiai is a town located in the northern part of Lithuania near the Latvian border. 41 386 people live in Mažeikiai. Mažeikiai area 22,79 km² Mažeikiai was built in 1290 m.

MAZEIKIAI IS FAMOUS FOR Oil refinery ( one of the biggest) built in 1972 wood processing, peat extraction, food industry, agricultural production. Zemaitija brass band festivals  Regional park, rivers and lakes .

PREPARED BY A PROJECT TEAM Lina Cepauskiene Auguste Dambrauskyte Edita Driaudzikaite Laima Embrasiene Vytenis Fuks Kornelija Mazoniene Gvidas Mileska Grete Timinskaite

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