The Lithuanian American Community offers information on the language, customs, and culture of Lithuania. You can access the LAC website by clicking on the link in the lefthand column on our main page.
Lithuanian Holidays:
January 1 New Year's Day/ Naujieji metai
February 16 Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania (1918)/ Lietuvos valstyb?s atk?rimo diena
March 4 Saint Casimir's Day & Fairs/ Kuzio Muge
March 11 Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990)/ Lietuvos nepriklausomyb?s atk?rimo diena
Spring-First Sunday and Monday of spring with full moon Easter/ Velykos
First Sunday in May Mothers' Day/ Motinos diena
June 23 Saint Jonas Day [Christian name]/Jonin?s, Day of Dew [original pagan name]/ Rasos
July 6 Statehood Day Valstyb?s /Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo kar?navimo diena Commemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas
August 15 Assumption Day/ Žolin? or Šv?. Mergel?s Marijos ?mimo ? dang? dien
November 1 All Saints' Day Vis? švent?j? diena
December 24 Christmas Eve/Kucios
December 25 Christmas Šv. Kal?dos
Lithuanian Communities around the globe:
Australian Lithunian Community http://www.austlb.asn.au/
Lithuanian Canadian Community http://www.klb.org/
Lithuanian Society in Sweden http://www.qedata.se/lbs/
Lithuanian Community in Ireland http://www.langas.net/tp/airija/
Where to Buy All Things Lithuanian
FOOD HOME, INC. P.O. BOX 411172 Chicago, IL 60641
Phone orders: 312.324.0280 (Leave your contact information if we are not available)
Fax orders: 815.331.5351
http://www.valgiai.com
Baltic Shop
1290 Post Road, #2210
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone 1-800-506-2312 (North America)
00 (371) 2928-6434 (Europe)
e-mail info@balticshop.com
www.balticshop.com
Maridana - Lithuanian Arts and Crafts
http://www.maridana.com/
Lithuanian Bakery, Inc.
5217 South 33rd Avenue
Omaha, NE 68107
Phone 1-800-798-5217
Fax 402-733-7946
www.lithuanianbakery.com