Statehood Day or Coronation Day is an annual public holiday in Lithuania celebrated on July 6 to commemorate the

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in 1253 of Mindaugas as the only King of Lithuania.Lithuania celebrates Statehood Day
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Edvardas Gudavičius Edvardas Gudavičius (6 September 1929 – 27 January 2020) was a Lithuanian historian. He was known as one of the best historians in Lithuania specializing in the early history of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1953, he graduated from Kaunas P ...

, formulated in 1989. The day has officially been celebrated since 1991.

Traditions

At 9 PM every year, Lithuanians all over the world are encouraged to sing the

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in the name of unity. The tradition has been around since 2009, when the anthem was sung to commemorate the millennium of the name of Lithuania.

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