This 16th century commemorating the beginning and revived by the Vilnius Ethnic Culture Center, the market traditionally marks the approaching midsummer and invites you to immerse yourself in the magical world of herbs. As every year, Žolynų turgus will invite you to stop in the ever-rushing Vilnius, offering an oasis full of nature and tradition. The herbal market will be bustling on June XNUMX. Lukiškiai square.
When the Night of the Dews approaches, plants reveal their special properties, so this is the most suitable time to enjoy the living, blooming and teeming nature and stock up on the good things it provides. From 11 a.m. until the evening, herbalists, folk artists and representatives of culinary heritage will invite you to buy herbs, various seedlings, natural products, folk art and healthy delicacies. Visitors to Lukiškės Square will not only be able to get organic medicinal herbs, but also to talk to herbalists who have been accumulating experience for many years.
Cultivating the deep traditions of Rasi and the city of Vilnius, the Herb Market combines the ideas of an ecological lifestyle and folklore, so next to the lectures on traditional Lithuanian nurseries full of medicinal herbs, the summer dishes of the old gaspadini and discussions about invasive plants organized by the Student Naturalists' Scientific Society, the Herb Market will also offer a cultural program surrounded by the sounds of folklore. . Traditional melodies will be played by "Vilniaus kaimo kapela", the girls of the folklore ensemble "Laukis" will delight with songs and conventional songs about visiting the meadows and crops, and in the evening the electronic music of "Girių dvasių" full of Lithuanian nature will sound and the energetic "Rakija Klezmer Band" will encourage you to dance!
To learn about the essence of midsummer holidays and their traditions, ethnologist, folklorist and journalist Gražina Kadžytė will invite you from the archive of Lithuanian folklore, which also contains part of the dowry of her own summer expeditions. The spirit of the mid-summer festival will also be strengthened by other activities of the Herb market: wreath weavers will be waiting for nine varieties of scented herbs, outdoor games and soap bubbles will entice the little ones and adults who haven't forgotten their inner child in the meadow, and face painting and temporary tattoo artists will be waiting for those who want to dress up in the symbols of the holiday.
The herb market will be open to all those interested in a healthy lifestyle, ecology and folklore, those who want to stock up on nature's goods or those who wish to find respite on Sunday, June 16, from 11 a.m. until 21 p.m. The event is organized by the Vilnius Ethnic Culture Center.
Programme
Scene
12:00 | "Vilnius Village Chapel"
13:00 | Student Naturalist Scientific Society. Discussion "Foreign lands and invasive plants in Lithuania: time to declare a fight or let nature take care of itself?"
14:30 | Giedre Radzevičiūtė. Lecture "Lithuanian ethnic nursery flowers-medicinal plants: fragrant, decorative, healing"
15:30 | Folk ensemble "Laukis"
16:30 | Anželika Laužikiene. Lecture "Summer dishes with berries and fruits in old gaspadini recipes"
17:30 | Grazina Kadzytė. Lecture "THE EARTH RAISED THE GRASS, THE GRASS RAISED THE DEW: the essence, traditions and present of the midsummer holidays"
18:30 | "The Spirits of the Woods"
19:30 | Rakija Klezmer Band
Fair
11:00 - 21:00 | A fair of herbs, natural products and folk art
11:30 - 14:30 | Weaving wreaths
15:00-17:00 | Drawing on the face
17:00-19:00 | Temporary tattoos
Meadow
12:00-20:00 | Outdoor games for children and adults
14:30-15:30 | Education of the Scientific Society of Student Naturalists "How to correctly identify plants?"
16:45-17:45 | Singing with the folklore ensemble "Laukis"
16:30-18:30 | Soap bubbles
