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January 1 | New Year's Day | Naujieji metai | |
February 16 | the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (1918) | Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena | |
March 11 | Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (from the Soviet Union, 1990) | Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena | |
First Sunday and Monday of spring with full moon | Easter | Velykos | Commemorates resurrection of Jesus |
May 1 | International Labor Day | Tarptautinė darbo diena | |
First Sunday in May | Mother's Day | Motinos diena | |
First Sunday in June | Father's Day | Tėvo diena | |
June 24 | St. John's Day [Christian name], Day of Dew [original pagan name] | Joninės, Rasos | Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions. (aka: Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day) |
July 6 | Statehood Day | Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) diena | Commemorates coronation of the first king, Mindaugas |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Žolinė (àvč. Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) | |
November 1 | All Saints' Day | Visų šventųjų diena | |
December 24 | Christmas eve | àv. Kūčios | |
December 25 and December 26 | Christmas | àv. Kalėdos | Commemorates birth of Jesussitesworld.com |