Lithuanian paganism

Nowadays we are living a resurrection of pagan religions. In Europe and North America there are many people who look back to pre-christian religions and traditions. This revival is growing through …

Mother goddess.. reincarnated. One of the oldest objects of worshiping on earth was Mother goddess. Woman, mother, the one who gives birth t...

Pagan Slavs

Have you ever wondered who were/are the last pagans in Europe? Baltic Gods were never forgotten. Lithuanians have so many however who from the main ones do you resemble the most - Perkūnas, Žemyna, Vėlinas, Ragutis, Milda or Laima?

Charms and superstitions of pagan Lithuanians - EN.DELFI

First of all a note: by the term “ancient democracy” I understand assemblies that were taking places in Europe beside greek and roman cultures. Here I will focus only on slavic veches …

In honor of my Lithuanian language course ending this week (nooooo!), I'm coming here today with something that's been inspiring me for as long as I've lived in Lithuania. Let me explain.Walking through the hallways of the picturesque Vilnius University - a Lithuania institution since 1579 - something particular has been catching my eye every Trečiadienį - I mean, Wednesday! And what could possibly inspire so much of my imagination once a week?Y'all should have seen this one…

Last week an article based on the research of the Lithuanian genome was published in the prestigious open-access scientific journal Scientific Reports. The article was written by scientists from the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University (Dr. Alina Urnikytė, Acad. Prof Vaidutis Kučinskas and Assoc. Prof Alma Molytė) together with colleagues from Spain and Estonia and entitled “Evaluation of the genetic structure and evolutionary forces of the Lithuania population according to high-density…

Caddo Indian with antler headress

Romuva is a contemporary continuation of the traditional ethnic religion of the Baltic peoples, reviving the religious practices of the Lithuanians before their hristianization. Romuva claims to continue living Baltic pagan traditions which survived in folklore and customs. Romuva primarily exists in Lithuania but there are also congregations of adherents in Australia, Canada, the United States, and England.There are also Romuvans in Norway, for whom a formal congregation is being organized.