Sunday, October 13, 2024

Making sense of the traditional Lithuanian pantheon

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Lithuanians, traditionally, were polytheistic and, collectively, had a very large and diverse pantheon but not everyone had the same panthe...
Friday, October 11, 2024

The traditional Lithuanian view of "Blogas" (Eng: Bad / evil)

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The Lithuanian word "Blogas" means bad and has the connotation of evil but what is considered to be "bad" to Lithuanians...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Euphemisms and misunderstandings

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A euphemism is defined as bwing the substitution of word that is considered to be too strong or unpleasant for a mild or pleasant expression...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

House Spirits of traditional Lithuanians

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 The sayings,"Home is where the heart is" and Your home is your castle", are both apt when describing your home. Homes have g...
Monday, June 3, 2024

Dievas, Velnias, Laumes, Laima Dalia, Laima and Sisters (Lithuanian traditional Deities, known as the Sky God, God of the Underworld, Fairies, Goddess of allotted Fate, Goddess of Fate and her sisters)

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( I really didn't know what to title this post so I just named it after the traditional Lithuanian deities who are discussed in it.) Acc...
Monday, May 27, 2024

Snakes in the traditional Lithuanian worldview

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The Snake is a common figure in many pre Christian communities across the world. There are many differences in the Snakes symbology and myth...
Sunday, May 12, 2024

Death and the afterlife according to the changing traditional Lithuanian worldview

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This article was inspired by reading, "Dausos" by Gintaras Beresnevicius who collected information from archaeologists, folklore a...