{"id":232878,"date":"2026-06-15T22:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=232878"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:46:40","slug":"lt-rasos-vent-kernav-je","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/lt-rasos-vent-kernav-je\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasos Festival in Kernav\u0117"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When the sun reaches its highest point and nature is at its most vibrant, you are invited to the traditional Rasos (Midsummer) Festival in Kernav\u0117.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kernav\u0117 is the place where Rasos celebrations have been held according to ancient Baltic traditions since 1967, based on historical, ethnographic, and folklore sources. The festival became an important symbol of Lithuania\u2019s cultural revival, inspiring the folklore movement, national identity, and spiritual resistance.<\/p>\n

Ancient rituals, divinations, songs, dances, and games come alive here not as echoes of the past, but as a living communal experience. Visitors are encouraged not only to watch, but to participate, experience, and rediscover themselves through traditional customs alongside folklore ensembles and traditional folk bands.<\/p>\n

This is a living midsummer celebration that brings together people and nature.<\/p>\n

Program<\/h3>\n

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  • Craft, folk art, and traditional food fair (Kernav\u0117 town avenue)<\/li>\n
  • Visit the photography exhibition \u201cThe Secret of the Shortest Night\u201d<\/em> by photographer Vytautas Dara\u0161kevi\u010dius<\/span><\/span> (Kernav\u0117 wooden chapel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    At the hillforts of the Kernav\u0117 Archaeological Site and Pajauta Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 17:00<\/strong> Herbal gathering with a herbalist in Pajauta Valley<\/li>\n
    • 19:00<\/strong> Wreath-making, herbal fortune-telling, and tea on Pilies Hill<\/li>\n
    • 19:45<\/strong> Festive procession of folklore ensembles through Kernav\u0117 town<\/li>\n
    • 20:00<\/strong> Ceremonial gates opening at the foot of Pilies Hill<\/li>\n
    • 20:20<\/strong> Ritual circle dances, games, and folklore performances<\/li>\n
    • 21:40<\/strong> Sunset ceremony<\/li>\n
    • 22:20<\/strong> Sacred fire lighting ceremony<\/li>\n
    • 23:00<\/strong> Lighting of the Great Bonfire and traditional fire wheels on the hillforts<\/li>\n
    • 23:20<\/strong> Night dances<\/li>\n
    • 00:00<\/strong> Floating flower wreaths on the Neris River<\/span><\/span>, riverside bonfire, and folklore concerts<\/li>\n
    • 03:00<\/strong> Bonfire jumping ritual<\/li>\n
    • 04:30<\/strong> Sunrise greeting ceremony and washing in the morning dew on Mindaugas Throne Hillfort and Pajauta Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The event is organized by the \u0160irvintos District Cultural Centre and its Kernav\u0117 branch, with support from the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the \u0160irvintos District Municipality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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