Culture of Lithuania combines an indigenous heritage, represented by the unique Lithuanian language, with Nordic cultural aspects and Christian traditions resulting from historical ties with Poland.

What are Lithuanian traditions?

Lithuanians believed that animals speak on Christmas Eve, so they used to bring them some food from the table. Various traditional games are still played on Christmas Eve – for example, after the dinner whoever pulls the longest straw from under the tablecloth will live the longest.

What type of people are Lithuanian?

Lithuanians (Lithuanian: lietuviai, singular lietuvis/lietuvė) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,561,300 people. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, and Canada.

What does Lithuanian mean?

1 : a native or inhabitant of Lithuania. 2 : the Baltic language of the Lithuanian people.

What is a Lithuanian accent?

Pitch accent The Lithuanian prosodic system is characterized by free accent and distinctive quantity. Its accentuation is sometimes described as a simple tone system, often called pitch accent. In lexical words, one syllable will be tonically prominent.