Joninės


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  • Andre titler: Feast of St John
  • År: 1958
  • Beskrivelse: Folk customs of the feast of St John in various places of Lithuania. Girls in national costumes weave the wreaths in meadows. On the mound of Punia, in the district of Alytus. Spectacular parade – Duke of Punia is riding. Residents are gathering on the mound to celebrate Midsummer - the Feast of St John. Theatrical performance on the hill of Rambynas – Krivių Krivaitis (chief pagan priest), accompanied by sacred virgin girls, ignites an eternal flame. Folk games are played, dances are danced. Participants of the feast welcome the guests. Speech of the Lithuanian Communist Party’s Central Committee’s Secretary Antanas Sniečkus, greeting the participants. Performances of choirs and dance groups. "Knight tournament”, folk and sport games on the mound of Punia. Girls let wreaths into the river. Wreaths are carried by boats into the middle of the river. Young people are looking for fern blossom in the forest. They "find" the fern blossom.
  • Nøgleord: Gamta / Kultūra / Šventės / Nature / Culture
  • Udbyder: Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybės Archyvas
  • Rettigheder: In Copyright / Lietuvos Centrinis Valstybes Archyvas
  • Farve: Black & White
  • Director: Liudgardas Maculevičius
  • Sound: With sound