The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lithuania: Local Peculiarities and Links with Latvia Cover Image

Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų šventė Lietuvoje: vietiniai savitumai ir sąlyčiai su Latvija
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lithuania: Local Peculiarities and Links with Latvia

Author(s): Alfonsas Motuzas
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Lithuania; Latvia; Aglona; the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Prayers; Songs; Music

Summary/Abstract: The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most Catholic popular feasts in Lithuania and Latvia. In Lithuania it is prominently celebrated in Krekenava and Pivašiūnai and in Latvia – in Aglona. In this feast it is so many local cultural of the ritual identities. Among the nations they are complement each other and give the results of the research validate the hypothesis, set at the beginning of the research, that the culture of the ritual of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lithuania (Krekenava and Pivašiūnai) withal Latvia (Aglona) reveals in Aglona a plenty spectrum of sacred places and religious songs and all these countries united piety picture of The Blessed Virgin Mary and the pray of the Blessed Virgin Mary rosary.Alfonsas MOTUZAS – humanitarinių mokslų (etnologija) habilituotas daktaras. Vytauto Didžiojo (Kaunas) universiteto profesorius. Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Katalikų teologijos fakulteto Lietuvos Katalikų Bažnyčios istorijos centro direktorius. Mokslinių interesų sritys: religijotyra, krikščioniškoji etninė kultūra ir etnomuzikologija. Alfonsas MOTUZAS – Habil. doctor of humanity sciences (ethnology), a professor at Vytautas Magnus (Kaunas) University; director of the Institute of Lithuanian Catholic Church History. Fields of scientific research – religious history, ethnology and ethnomusicology. Author of seven scientific books, 70 scientific articles and compiler of 5 books.

  • Issue Year: 87/2016
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 65-78
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Lithuanian