“SEEING OFF TO THE CHURCH“

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: “Seeing off to the church“

During this activity:
1. We will introduce you to the main Lithuanian folk christening rituals and traditions;
2. We will reveal you the main christening day beliefs, predictions and guesses;
3. We will perform the demonstrative seeing off to the church rituals;
4. We will entertain you with the traditional seeing off dishes (cottage cheese, honey, homemade kvass, homemade bread, sausage and Lithuanian skilandis (a pig’s stomach stuffed with salted, garlic-flavoured minced meat and bacon);
5. We will give presents to the baptised child.
Duration of the program – 1 hour.

2. EDUCATION PROGRAM: “Welcoming from the church“

During this activity:
1.We will introduce you to the main Lithuanian folk christening rituals and traditions;
2. We will welcome and introduce solemnly the baptized child to the community members;
3. We will perform the demonstration of the child‘s coming back home and his/her welcoming rituals;
4. We will give presents and we will make the best wishes;
5. We will entertain you with the traditional christening dish “Grandma‘s mash”.

Duration of the program – 1.5 hour.
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