Our bonfire for the night's festivities

Our First "Jonines" Experience

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June 23rd 2011
"Jonines" is a celebration of the summer solstice, or the longest day of the year. Traditionally, it is celebrated all night long because there are only a few hours of darkness here. All day we waited anxiously to join in the celebration and learn all about the traditions of this major Lithuanian holiday. Today became even more eventful with the arrival of 2 new kids. The young girl and boy ... read more

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Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more