The Vilnius Ethnic Culture Center traditionally encourages us to welcome spring by marking the equinox in Šventaragis Valley. Vilnius residents and guests of the city will be invited to walk through the "100th anniversary labyrinths" as early as March 20. at 19 p.m.
The equinox is traditionally marked in Vilnius with fire motifs - the lighting of the fire and this year will symbolically announce the beginning of spring and life. The meditative atmosphere of the event is planned to be created under the gardens that have been hanging in Šventaragis valley since 2017. December 13 Straw gardens were symbols of harmony for our ancestors, and the ten gardens of Šventaragis are dedicated to the ten decades of the restored state of Lithuania, through whose historical labyrinths you will be invited to take a walk on this year's spring equinox. event. According to the organizers, the symbolic labyrinths made of fire are the paths of the Lithuanian state towards the present.
The spring equinox event, like every year, will not be complete without the voluntary help and initiative of Vilnius schoolchildren - the schoolchildren will help create labyrinths and, on the occasion of the centenary of the restored state, will leave beautiful wishes for Lithuania, so that our state will continue to live and prosper.
The sounds of sutartans accompanying the event will wake up the earth, and musical compositions will be created by the VU Folklore Ensemble "Ratilio", Tomas Byčkovas (hang) and Gediminas Mačiulskis (balaphone).
The organizers of the spring equinox in Vilnius are the Vilnius Ethnic Culture Center and Vilnius city municipality. The event is sponsored and the fires are lit by UAB Geralda.