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VÄ—linÄ—s
VÄ—linÄ—s or IlgÄ—s,Aleksandras Žarskus. âRudens virsmo Å¡ventÄ—s. IlgÄ—s. VÄ—linÄ—s“. Sutrumpinta iÅ¡ Kauno tautinÄ—s kultÅ«ros centro leidinio „Baltų pasaulÄ—jauta ir lietuviÅ¡ka savimonė“, III dalies (2000 m.). Nuoroda tikrinta 2007-11-02. is the day of remembrance and honoring of the dead. It is celebrated on November 2 (All Soul's Day in the Catholic liturgy). It is often merged with All Saint's Day (lat. Commemoratio Omnium Fidelium ''Defunctorum''), celebrated on November 1. Traditionally, this holiday is celebrated by going to mass, and visiting the graves of the dead. History Prayer for the dead as a community began in at least the 4th century in Lithuania. The original holiday honoring the dead was called IlgÄ—s. After Lithuania's Christianization around the 13th century, it became known as VÄ—linÄ—s, which is analogous to All Soul's Day. Customs Celebrations of All Soul's Day traditionally include going to morning and evening mass. After mass, the congre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Religion
Baltic mythology is the body of mythology of the Baltic peoples, Baltic people stemming from Baltic paganism and continuing after Christianization and into Baltic folklore. Baltic mythology ultimately stems from Proto-Indo-European mythology. The Baltic region was one of the last regions of Europe to be Christianized, a process that began in the 15th century and continued for at least a century afterward. While no native texts survive detailing the mythology of the Baltic peoples during the pagan period, knowledge of such beliefs may be gained from Russian and German chronicles, from later folklore, from etymology and from the reconstructions of comparative mythology.Puhvel (1989:222-229). While the early chronicles (14th and 15th century) were largely the product of missionaries who sought to eradicate the native paganism of the Baltic peoples, rich material survives into Baltic folklore. This material has been of particular value in Indo-European studies as, like the Baltic lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |