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This date is now considered the birthday of Vilnius.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vilnius\u2019 birthday is celebrated brightly every year \u2013 during the Vilnius Light Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Modern light installations, new media art and the synthesis of architecture and light transform The Old Town and the central part of the city. Streets, squares and public spaces are flooded with spectacular lights, revealing all the charm of Vilnius city.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s celebrate the birthday of Vilnius just as this wonderful city of Gediminas deserves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What?<\/strong> Light installations, dynamically moving architecture, digital art and undiscovered places in Vilnius Old Town.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where? <\/strong>In the streets, squares, and courtyards of Vilnius. 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