1. This is the
way
Lithuania
looks like on
the
European
map.
Etnographic regions
of Lithuania.

2. This is the way we
draw Lithuania.

3. .
The population of Lithuania is 3.200
000

4. Lithuanians
comprise
almost 84%
of the
inhabitants
in Lithuania.

5. We respect
people of all
nationalities
living in
Lithuania.
The most numerous
ethnic minority, that
lives in Lithuania,
consists of Polish
people. They make up
6.6% of all Lithuanian
inhabitants.

6. The people of
Russian origin
make up about
5.4 percent of
the
inhabitants in
Lithuania.

7. Ethnic minorities in
Lithuania
• Byelorussians
• Ukrainians
• Jews
• Tartars
• Germans
• Roma people
• Latvians
• Armenians

8. We come from the town of Vilkaviškis.
The town is situated in the southwest of Lithuania.

9. • Quite a few representatives of
ethnic minorities live in Vilkaviškis
district as well.Roma people also
live in our region.There are 32
students of Roma origin who learn
in our district schools.
• They usually get primary education,
but they seldom accomplish basic
and secondary education.
• The main occupations of Romes are
trading, fortune-telling and music.

10. Wonderful and interesting music of Roma
people enriches the Lithuanian folklore and
the folklore of other countries as well.

11. We not only respect people of other
nationalities, but also pay special
attention to our own traditions and
customs.

12. Lithuanian Christmas
Kalėda-Lithuanian Santa Claus

13. Lithuanian Christmas tree

14. Christmas decorations

15. Shrovetide (Užgavėnės) is the
festival of saying farewell to
winter and celebration of spring and
renewal.

16. The masks of
Shrovetide(Užgavėnės)

17. The masks of More and the
Jewish

18. Easter was celebrated by our ancestors
as the festival of nature revival.One of
the oldest customs, which still exists
nowadays, is decoration of eggs.

20. Joninės (Dew Holiday)– St. John’s Day
is the celebration which occurs in
midsummer when we have the
longest day and the shortest night.
There are bonfires all over Lithuania on
this day and everybody is searching to find the
magic fern blossom at midnight.

21. Young girls make wreaths and put
them on their heads.

22. The flower wreaths are floated …

23. Nationality is the sign of a person’s
identity. It is the value we respect
and cherish.
• Thank you for
your attention
• 2012
• LITHUANIA