Activities by Kauno rajono Ežerėlio kultūros centras

Four lessons of 1.5–2 hours on traditional Lithuanian straw himmeli: their origins and symbolism, preparing materials, threading a multi-tie…

Five sessions of 2–3 hours in which participants learn to weave patterned sashes, from drawing the pattern to finishing. For ages 12 and up;…

One or more sessions of 1–2 hours teaching traditional dances and circle games suited to the participants’ age, with polka steps and rhythm…

A trip wading up the Ova stream from the dam in Altoniškiai village to the Altoniškiai hillfort, past boulders, bends, landslides and beaver…

At this community sustainability workshop participants make Christmas angels from fabric scraps, to decorate a tree or gifts. Free of charge…

A meeting with local herbalist Jonas Algirdas Repšys: a presentation of his teapot collection and a session on natural teas.

An evening at the historic Zapyškis cemetery where people talk about their ancestors, share family stories, recall old customs and sing toge…

A workshop for making straw Christmas ornaments, led by Ežerėlis Culture Centre ethnographer Jūratė Bytautė.

Participants learn about Gothic buildings in Lithuania and the history of Zapyškis Church, then build a 3D model of the church from a templa…

Participants make and decorate a kite from the materials provided and fly it in the meadow by the church. Zapyškis is known as a kite capita…

Participants hear about the church and the kite tradition, then make a handmade pendant with the church outline or a kite. Suitable for chil…

A guide talks about the Gothic church, its architecture, legends and the Sapieha family. The tour lasts 40 minutes and can be booked in Lith…