WinterWinterin Lithuaniain Lithuania

By Ieva, Tadas, Povilas, Almantas

2012

Weather

The climate in Lithuania can be described as typical European continental influenced climate with warm, dry summers and fairly severe winters. January is the coldest month with daytime temperatures usually around -7°C, but in some cases winter months can be quite colder with temperatures far below zero, about -23°C or lower and strong, cold northeasterly winds.

Celebrations in Winter

• Christmas Eve;

• Christmas;

• New Year;

• Three Kings;

• St. Valentine’s Day;

• The Independence Day;

• Shrove Tuesday;

Christmas Eve

It is cleberated on 24th December and this evening is the most wonderful evening in the year. We decorate Christmas tree, have family supper and try to spend all time of this evening with family in Lithuania.

Christmas Eve Magic

Our grandparents made predictions on Christmas Eve. They tried to know who would be their love, who would be lucky next year and more stuffs.

Christmas Eve Food

Lithuania has got special Christmas Eve cookies.

There must be at least 12 dishes on the table in the Christmas Eve. We can’t eat meat.

Christmas

We celebrate First Day of Christmas on 25th December. In the early morning kids get up and go to see what Santa Claus left under the Christmas tree.

New Year

Christmas is family celebration and New Year is outgoing celebration in Lithuania.

New Year

People wait for the midnight because they want to see fireworks and start a new year.

New Year

Some people stay at home, some go to friends and wait for the midnight to shoot fireworks .

People go to restaurants, parks, towns halls, streets to celebrate New Year with other people in towns.

Three Kings

We celebrate Three Kings Day on January 6.

Three Kings

Three men go to each house and write KMB above the door to save houses from evil. KMB means the names of three Kings.

St. Valentine`s Day

We celebrate St. Valentines Day on February 14.

The Independence Day

• We celebrate this day on 16 February.

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday is a merry carnival. It is celebrated on Tuesday, the eve of Ash Wednesday, to mark the winter's end. The traditional figures in the carnival are the loan Kanapinis (the Hemp Man), Lasininis the Fatty .