ETHNOGRAPHY OF LITHUANIA

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LITHUANIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC REGIONS

ETNOGRAPHIC RANGE OF REGIONS

Regions range is defined by:

• Life style

• Traditions

• Dialects

• Stories

FOLK COSTUMES

In every region folk costumes are different :

Different fabric patterns

Different colours

Different combinations of components

WOMEN FOLK COSTUMES

Žemaitija Aukštaitija

Dzūkija Suvalkija

MEN FOLK COSTUMES

Žemaitija Aukštaitija

Dzūkija Suvalkija

SONGS

Songs of Žemaitija (Samogitia) – polyphonic, resounding, melodic

Songs of Aukštaitija – usually polyphonic, funny, with a simple rhythm

Songs of Dzūkija – monophthong, sensual

Songs of Suvalkija – polyphonic, „wide“

PALMS

Easter celebration starts with Celebration of Christ’s entry to Jerusalem, which is called Palm Easter.

Palms are mostly spread in Dzūkija and Aukštaitija.

They are of 2 types: flacked - made from hazel or spindletree colored shavings;

herbaceous – twisted from dried outdoor or domestic flowers, bents or mosses.

JUNIPER TWIGS

In Žemaitija and Suvalkija palms are not popular. Here we have juniper twigs.

People in Žemaitija add thuja or birch twigs to juniper to make a palm.

People in Suvalkija don’t addanything to juniper.

PINK SOUP (ŠALTIBARŠČIAI)

Ingredients:Grated marinated beetrootBoiled eggsKefirMilk or waterSpices (spring onions, dills)Salt

LITHUANIAN TRADITIONAL DISH

LITHUANIAN TRADITIONAL DISH

Ingredients:Boiled smashed potatoesPork mince Some spices

We eat cepelinai with sauce or sour cream.

CEPELINAI

POTATOE PIE (KUGELIS)Ingredients:Grated potatoesGrated onions Pork mince or other type of meat, sometimes carrots or curd.

We usually eat it with sauce or sour cream.

LITHUANIAN TRADITIONAL DISH

ŠAKOTIS(also known as Bankuchenas in western Lithuania)

Ingredients:EggsFlourButter or margarineSugar or honeySour cream

LITHUANIAN TRADITIONAL DISH