Baltic languages

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The Lithuanian language has two dialects tarmės : Aukštaitian, Highland Lithuanian and Samogitian, Lowland Lithuanian. Dziesminas was printed in Gothic type and in the usual orthography of that day, which had been retained with almost no changes from the time of G. Moreover, with Lithuanian being so archaic in phonology, Slavic words can often be deduced from Lithuanian by regular sound laws; for example, Lith. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe.

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Lithuanian coat of arms, known as the Vytis, depicts a mounted soldier with raised sword on a red field. Dating back to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania it is among the Europe's oldest emblems. Atypically its source is Grand duke's seal rather than a dynastic coat of arms. As the Grand Duchy spanned far beyond modern Lithuania the Vytis inspired many other symbols. Between 1991 and 1994 it in a slightly different form served as the coat of arms of Belarus and it is also included in some municipal and regional coats of arms in Poland. A flag with Vytis had also been used in the Grand Duchy. The modern Lithuanian national flag is a 20th-century creation. As the reestablished Lithuanian state 1918 was a republic a tricolor design was adopted. Since the French Revolution 1789 most European republics used similar flags. Lithuanian coat of arms left and the tricolor flag right. It is notable for having each verse to follow a different melody and therefore should never be shortened trimming the anthem in some sports events triggers discontent. A peculiar tradition calls every Lithuanian to sing the anthem on July 6th. Tautiška giesmė by Vincas KudirkaLietuva, Tėvyne mūsų, Tu didvyrių žeme, Iš praeities Tavo sūnūs Te stiprybę semia. Tegul Tavo vaikai eina Vien takais dorybės, Tegul dirba Tavo naudai Ir žmonių gėrybei. Tegul saulė Lietuvoj Tamsumas prašalina, Ir šviesa, ir tiesa Mūs žingsnius telydi. Tegul meilė Lietuvos Dega mūsų širdyse, Vardan tos Lietuvos Vienybė težydi! National hymn English translation ©Augustinas Žemaitis. Lithuania, our homeland, Land of great heroes! May your sons draw their strength From the past. May your children follow Only paths of virtue, May them work for your benefit And the good of human beings. May the sun over Lithuania Spread the darknesses away May both light and truth Guide our steps. May the love of Lithuania Burn in our hearts. In the name of this Lithuania Let unity blossom. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Other symbols strongly associated with Lithuania are the Columns of Gediminas or Pillars of Gediminas and the Cross of Vytis a. Cross of Jogaila , both named after medieval Lithuanian rulers. They are repeatedly used in many other symbols. For instance Cross of Vytis forms a part of Lithuanian Coat of Arms and the air force ensign whereas the Pillars of Gediminas were used for the trademark of Eurobasket 2011 event held in Lithuania and political party symbols. In where there is a strong presence of Polish speakers ethnic Lithuanians traditionally erect crosses of Vytis instead of traditional crosses in churchyards and roadsides to signify their ethnicity. Cross of Vytis and Pillars of Gediminas in their typical forms left and their modern uses: a churchyard cross of Vytis in Dzūkija and the Pillars of Gediminas as architectural elements in Kaunas on the Officer's club and a bridge. Saints are recognized by the Catholic church. A band in national clothes performs folk music. Lithuanian folk costume consists of plain white elements and colorful patterns stripes, tiles, etc. Women wear skirts and men wear trousers. Currently, the national clothes are used only in folk art performances, historical re-enactments and by some people during national holidays. Common abbreviations country codes for Lithuania are LT and LTU. As Lithuania became a member state of the European Union and NATO, the European Union flag is waving near nearly every Lithuanian government institution or embassy next to the Lithuanian flag, while the NATO flag is waiving at some institutions. To many Lithuanians the city they come from is the most important part of their regional identity. Therefore city symbols are very popular and city coats of arms are also used for official purposes. Lithuanian city coats of arms emblems City and town emblems are the best known local symbols of Lithuania. Nearly every urban location has its own, while the coats of arms of municipal capitals are also used by municipal authorities for example, they adorn the uniforms of local policemen. A map of Lithuania with all the city and town arms depicted on it. Such maps or posters are relatively popular, symbolizing the unity and diversity of Lithuania. Largely banned by Russian Imperial 1795-1915 and then Soviet 1940-1990 overlords the Lithuanian town heraldry resurged in the 1990s as people drew inspiration from the past. Oldest and largest cities re-adopted their pre-18th-century coats of arms. Smaller towns and villages never had their emblems, therefore they launched an arms-creating spree. The process is tightly regulated by the State Heraldry commission which allows only conservative designs with no post-1800 inventions depicted. Therefore, for example, the railway hub town of Kaišiadorys had to adopt a coat of arms with rectangular horses rather than trains. Cristopher with baby Jesus. Coats of arms emblems of Lithuania's largest cities. Some cities also have unofficial anthems of varying local popularity. Regional symbols of Lithuania While Lithuania has , only two of them have historic symbols. Prior to and the subsequent Soviet genocide there were actually two Lithuanias. Current Catholic Lithuania-proper had sister Lutheran which had been ruled by German states throughout most of its post-medieval history. Much of the region was Russified and the symbols became rare even in its Lithuanian-controlled rump. It represents the long-autonomous region of Western Lithuania which has a unique dialect. A few people even claim Samogitians to be a separate ethnicity but there is no separatism and none of the Lithuanian regional symbols have any negative connotations. Flags of Samogitia left and Lithuania Minor right. Mythological symbols Many Lithuanian locations have legends associated with them and the legendary people and creatures are recognized as local symbols, having sculptures built for them. First and foremost among those is the Iron Wolf, the symbol of Vilnius. According to a local legend, the city was established by Grand Duke Gediminas after he dreamt of Iron Wolf and his seer interpreted this as a request to build a new capital. Lithuania's turbulent history of occupations, genocides, and wars led to some symbols being considered controversial in Lithuania or even officially banned. Banned symbols Firstly, the communist and Soviet symbols are banned in Lithuania. Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union and suffered genocide under its rule and while this regime continued, it has forced the communist symbols upon Lithuanians. Lithuanian tricolor, emblem, and anthem were all replaced by new ones, rich in Soviet communist symbols. Currently, all such symbols are banned, and they include the hammer and sickle, the five-pointed red star, the official symbols of the Soviet Union, the official symbols of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. These symbols, however, may still be seen on some Soviet monuments to Soviet soldiers. Generally, these are the only Soviet monuments that were albeit controversially not demolished in Lithuania with an excuse that they glorify simple soldiers who just followed orders rather than decided to occupy Lithuania and kill Lithuanians by themselves. Secondly, the Nazi symbols are banned in Lithuania due to Nazi Germany having murdered most of the Lithuania's Jews. There is mainly one such banned symbol: the swastika. However, only the Nazi swastika is banned i. That's because in Lithuania, the swastika was widely used before the Nazi occupation and the birth of Nazism akin to how it is still used in India, for example. The swastika can be seen on some pre-1930s Lithuanian sculptures, book covers, prehistoric Baltic jewelry. To those who know little about local culture even such uses of swastika may evoke similarities to Nazism, however many locals seek to reclaim swastika as it was used before WW2. While the swastika that was used historically is quite similar to the Nazi swastika save for the red circle , to stay on the safe side, most modern users of swastika tend to stylize it more e. Nazi salute is regarded to be another Nazi symbol, however, only in Nazi contexts. This interpretation tends to be more relaxed than in the UK and some other Western countries. Despite the Communist and Nazi symbols being currently banned, this ban is controversial in itself. In the libertarian 1990s, no symbols were banned in Lithuania; significant numbers of people believe that a freedom of speech would require waiving the bans. However, as only some very small fringe organizations and dark-tourism-souvenir salesmen would actually use the symbols, the issue stays out of the mainstream attention and doesn't go beyond some articles in the media. Controversial symbols In addition to the banned symbols, there are some that are not banned, yet controversial. The most famous among those is the St. George strip, regarded by to be a symbol of Russian Imperialism. It is sometimes used by Russian nationalists to decorate their cars or clothes. This symbol gained both popularity and controversy after the 2015 Russian invasion of Ukraine when it became commonly used by those who supported the invasion. Whoever wears the St. George strip is often regarded to be a traitor by ethnic Lithuanians. The Rainbow flag, used by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organizations in the West, is also controversial in Lithuania. While some people in Lithuania consider homosexual relations to be unnatural, many others who object to the Rainbow flag actually accept gayness. Satanist symbols, such as the upside down cross, are also controversial. After all, some of the most publicized uses of the Satanist symbols involves vandalism in the cemeteries. Also on the borderline of what's acceptable is the slogan Lietuva lietuviams Lithuania for the Lithuanians as some outsiders tend to interpret this slogan as suggesting an expulsion of non-Lithuanians from Lithuania. However, in reality, this slogan has gained popularity during the occupations of Lithuania and generally meant that the people of Lithuania rather than any foreign powers should make the political decisions in Lithuania. Today some say that the slogan is dated and should not be shouted during the independence day parades; others claim that it either has a historic meaning or current meaning of protest against transferring more and more powers from the democratically-elected Lithuanian parliament to the European Union institutions. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense is adorned by this symbol representing Tatar Asian eyes since the 1990s. In most Western countries, such racial-features-inspired symbol would be politically incorrect. In Lithuania, however, this is a respectful nod to the local Tatar community, which had played an important role in the Medieval defense of Lithuania the street where the Ministry of Defense stands is also named after the Tatars. Such use of racial features would only be controversial in Lithuania if it would be done for derogatory purposes.

Of course, in some countries where Lithuanians too today it is more accepted to celebrate birthdays. Sometimes the bunnies themselves pulled the cart laden with Easter eggs. In some instances the Slavic languages, differing from Lithuanian and Latvian, come closer to Old Prussian; e. In older Lithuanian texts three additional varieties of the locative print are found:and. Lithuanian folk costume consists of plain white elements and colorful patterns stripes, tiles, etc. Nearly every urban location has its own, while the coats of arms of municipal capitals are also used by municipal authorities for example, they adorn the uniforms of local custodes. All this shows that the Proto-Slavic area of that time south of the Pripyat River was much smaller than the Proto-Baltic area. It is lithuanian language tree language spoken by about 4 million people and not included on the list of the 100 most spoken languages. U especially the more assimilated ones eventually add Lithuanian endings to their names, even if the names remain non-Lithuanian, e. A little more flour may be needed if dough is too soft to roll out. Before the white eggs are placed into the pot with the onion custodes a few sprigs of rue lithuanian language tree even parsley can be placed around the egg shell and fastened with thread so they do not slip off during the boiling. For the most part the phonemic system of Lithuanian is well represented by the Latin alphabet in that in responsible there is one sound for each letter.