Lithuania
Sightseeing in Lithuania
Sightseeing in Lithuania is one of the main activities, which you can include in your trip to Lithuania. There are a number of famous places in Lithuania, that it may be difficult for you to choose where to start from. However, the capital of the country, Vilnius is the place, where all the actions start from.
Education system in Lithuania
Compulsory education in Lithuania starts with the age of 6 until 16. The primary school is for four years, the basic first stage takes 6 years with students being 10 to 17 years old. After this stage, the senior secondary school starts which last for 2 years and where students can finish with the international baccalaureate.
Christmas in Lithuania
Lithuanian folk tradition treats the Christmas season as a time of religious mystery and folk magic. In past times Lithuanians associated many old superstitions and folk charms with the season. Though no longer taken seriously these magical formulas may still be practiced as a form of entertainment.