December 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Happy New Year <> Linksmu Naujuju Metu !!

Happy New Year <> Linksmu Naujuju Metu !!

photo by: Darius…

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Added by LTnews.net on December 31, 2010 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Kūčios

Sugar Plum Snowflake

What Christmas Eve (Kūčios) Means to Lithuanians

Kūčios (Christmas Eve) is one of the most important celebrations for Lithuanians. During Kūčios Lithuanians used to say

goodbye to the old year and celebrate the upcoming New Year. Now Kūčios



is…

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Added by LTnews.net on December 27, 2010 at 7:38pm — No Comments

Merry Christmas / Linksmu Kaledu !!

        

 



 

Merry Christmas / Linksmu Kaledu…

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Added by LTnews.net on December 24, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Time for Lithuania to "step up" it's image in Europe??

Vilnius, Lithuania, jubilant statue

Forgotten country, by James Lemmon

One year after the end of the European Capital of Culture year for Vilnius, Lithuania needs to step up its image in Europe. In recent travels away from the country, I have found that most…

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Added by LTnews.net on December 17, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Interview on WBEZ

I was thrilled to be on WBEZ today. The interview is rebroadcast tonight at 9PM at 91.5!

http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/how-lithuanian-author-daiva-markelis-stays-close-her-roots

Added by Daiva Markelis on December 8, 2010 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Famous navigator, colonizer, and explorer had Lithuanian blood?

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus possibly had Lithuanian blood



Christopher Columbus, an explorer who discovered America could have had Lithuanian blood, Portuguese historian Manuel Rosa claims. According to his findings Columbus was a grandson of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila, Lietuvos rytas daily… Continue

Added by LTnews.net on December 6, 2010 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Lithuania could become the mecca of basketball

Basketball

Naismith‘s grandson; Original Rules of Basketball must be in Lithuania



The Original Rules of Basketball go on auction at Sotheby’s in New York December 10th this year.

Ian Naismith, the grandson of Dr. James A. Naismith, the father… Continue

Added by LTnews.net on December 2, 2010 at 4:22pm — No Comments

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