Hi everyone! Today I want to show you casual and traditional look in Lithuania. In first photo you can see style of people living in Vilnius(capital of Lithuania). In other photo you can see our gymnasium dance collective traditional clothing. If you want to see more photos of Lithuanian people style you can like facebook page "Humans of Vilnius".
The Žaliakalnis Funicular Railway was build in 1931. It is the oldest funicular in Lithuania, It was included into the Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites of Lithuania in 1993
In 1996 Narow Gauge Railway "Siaurukas" was given a status of national technical heritage and started functioning as historical tourist train.
This is Lithuanian national musical instrument called "wooden bells" (in Lithuanian - skrabalai). They consist of wooden trays. These instruments were very popular many years ago, now, there aren't many people playing wooden bells.
Traditional costumes typical of Western Lithuania (Lithuania Minor).
Flat potato dish (in lithuanian - Kugelis) - is a baked potato pudding. The main ingredients are potatoes, bacon, milk, onions, and eggs. It may be spiced with salt, black pepper, bay leaves, or marjoram. It is usually eaten with sour cream, or crumbled fried fat—from white bacon or pork.
You will need: 10 large potatoes 1 medium onion 5 slices bacon 1⁄2 cup hot milk 1⁄8 pound butter 5 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons salt 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper Heat oven to 400°F. Grease baking dish; set aside. Peel and finely grate potatoes and onion. Cut bacon into narrow strips, and fry until crisp. Pour bacon and fat over potatoes. Add hot milk and butter (heated together) quickly to prevent potatoes from discoloring. Add beaten eggs slowly while mixing, and add salt and pepper. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375° and bake additional 45 minutes. Cut into squares. Serve hot with sour cream, as main course or side dish. Depth of mixture should be about 2 to 21⁄2 inches in baking dish. Can be reheated. Enjoy your meal! Curd‘s donuts is a popular dessert in Lithuania. You can add jam or other filling in it.
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Enjoy! I'm Maryte Lukosaitiene, a geography teacher of Silutes Vyduno Gymnasium and Katyciu basic school. I'm hoping to have a great collaboration in this project.
Our region is located nearby the Baltic Sea lagoon and traditional human's occupation was fishing for long ages by a special boat "Kurenas", as you can see in a "historical" picture. |
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