The land of song and rainJust kidding: it is a land of basketball, beer and girls

P.S. WE ARE NOR ABORIGANSP.P.S. WE ARE NOT RUSSIANSP.P.P.S. WE HAVE ELECTRICITY AND THE INTERNET

FACTS

If you think that our history is young – think again

“One Name - LIETUVA”

The Millennium Odyssey

Lithuanian yachtsmen resolved to sail around the world and to make the name of Lithuania famous.

The goal – to summon all Lithuanian communities all over the world and to celebrate simultaneously the millennium of the name of Lithuania in all five continents.

• 1009 February 14 – First mentioning in the Quedlinburg Chronicle

• 1236 – The lands were united by Mindaugas; Kingdom of Lithuania.

• XIV century - the largest country in Europe.• 1795 – big part incorporated into Russian Empire• 1918 February 16 – Independence• 1940 and 1945 - occupation by Soviet Union and Nazi

Germany. • 1989 Baltic road - 595 km length chain of people from

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.• 1990 March 11 - Renewed independence• 2004 – Member of NATO and EU

History in short

We had 5 capitals

VORUTA KERNAVĖ

VORUTA

KERNAVĖ

We had 5 capitalsTRAKAI

KAUNAS

Vilnius

How they are connected?

Countryside

Countryside

FESTSUŽGAVĖNĖS7TH week before EastersBurning MorėKicking out winter from our yardPancakes day

FESTSJONINĖSThe shortest nightAs in Latvia is legal night for goint to the forest for young women and men We also jump through the fire

FESTSVĖLINĖSThe night of souls

EVENTS

Street musician dayLet there be nightLUX - Festival of LightsHourse rasing on iceSinging and dancing festivalJazz festival

WE PRAY FOR THE BASKETBALL GODS

WHAT DO WE EAT

DO`S & DON`TS

Must

• Go straight to the business during the meeting• Stick on the meeting plan• Make your initial contact with a high-ranking

person who is in a position to make a decision. • We like eye contact• Use handshake for greeting• Bring gifts • Eat as much and try everything (if not, they will

think you don`t like the food)

Don`t even try

• You shouldn`t be late for meetings (you can`t be late more than 5-10 minutes)

• Do not show big emotions during the business meeting

• Women should not do anything that chould be understood as flirting

• We like flowers, but never give chrysanthemums - they are used in funerals.

Why must you come?

• Very good roads (roadtrips)

• Good recreation system in the countryside

• Fantastic nature• Great basketball team

you can meet with• Great golf fields• We have good beer

and strong drinks • We like food, sauna,

friends around the fire

• VILNIUS (a city of curches - 40)& other historical capitals

• Active night live

• Many event

• Nice harbor and seaside

• YOU JUST MUST VISIT ME