DELFI / Karolina Pansevič
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is hosting a celebration with pancakes and hot tea on the Daukantas Square opposite the Presidential Palace at noon.
Celebrations across central Vilnius will include song and dance and all traditional festivities associated with Užgavėnės: eating pancakes, merchants selling the last of winter, a staged battle between Lašininis (“porky”) and Kanapinis (“hempen man”), and the burning of Morė, a stuffed dummy personifying winter.
On the eve of the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on December 13,…
Kęstutis Budrys, the President's Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister…
In the heart of Bulgaria, the city of Plovdiv reveals a rich tapestry of ancient…
"We can shout very loudly, but it won't change the position of the American people,"…
From mocking messages flooding social networks to harsh criticism from political experts, the decision of…
Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving…