Žaslių tradicinių amatų centras

A talk on the region’s food heritage and its links to Tatar traditions, with a tasting of stewed meat with beans and caramelised onions.

A fuller tasting with stories: stewed meat with beans and caramelised onions, a seven-layer yeast cake with prunes for dessert and carrot co…

A talk on the history, types and tying of Palm Sunday bouquets, then everyone ties their own with the craftswoman’s help. Returning particip…

A talk on the history of felting and wool in Lithuanian folk art with a demonstration. Participants then felt for themselves, combining colo…

Participants get to know the recipe and story of the Žasliai kugelis and help make it. While it bakes they hear about potato dishes, and the…

A guided walk around Žasliai, stopping at historic sites to hear about the town’s past and notable people.

A talk on medicinal and edible wild plants, their effects and use, with a tasting of various herbal teas in the practical part.

A talk on how candles were poured in the past, how beeswax is prepared and what wicks are made of. Participants pour their own candles.

The history of sweets, games and a talk on the pros and cons of sugar. Everyone makes a sweet souvenir out of caramel to take home.

A talk on the history of paper cutting in the world and in Lithuania, its ornaments and symbols. In the practical part everyone cuts a paper…

Participants grate potatoes, shape cepelinai and put them in a heated oven, hear about traditional potato dishes while they bake, and finish…

Participants shape kūčiukai from prepared dough and bake them in the oven, hearing about Christmas Eve dishes, games and fortune-telling mea…

A talk on calendar and family feasts and yeast baking on the festive table. Participants bake yeast buns with curd and taste them with a dri…

An introduction to the tradition of cloth dolls. Participants make dolls from prepared materials, sew folk costumes for them and learn about…

A talk on the symbolism of Easter eggs and the meaning of patterns and colours. Participants decorate eggs with wax in patterns of their cho…

A talk on the history of sweets, gingerbread recipes and decoration. Everyone decorates gingerbread and takes it home packed.

Participants learn to knit mittens or socks and get to know traditional patterns. Everyone starts a piece and can learn the harder parts suc…

A talk on the history of soap and Lithuanian washing traditions with old examples. In the practical part everyone makes soap, choosing the i…

Participants watch how caramel is made, taste it, coat an apple, decorate it with sprinkles and pack it to eat there or take away.

Stories about shepherds’ daily life and children’s duties in the old village. Participants bake biscuits and try old shepherds’ games while…

An introduction to the craft of straw “gardens” and its meaning. In the practical part participants thread or tie a garland, star, tree orna…

A one-hour programme: participants can pour batter onto the spit, hear about the history, occasions and recipe of šakotis and taste the fini…

A two-hour programme: participants can pour batter onto the spit, hear about the history and occasions of šakotis and taste the finished cak…

While the dough rises, participants hear the history of this layered pie and its ingredients. Then layers are shaped and filled, and everyon…

Participants learn how butter dough is kneaded and proved, then roll it, choose fillings and shape buns, which are eaten together with tea a…

Participants make the dough, shape švilpikai potato bakes and put them in the oven, hear about traditional potato dishes, lay the table and…

First a talk on the life of bees and the value of what they produce, then participants make candles from beeswax sheets and by the old pouri…

A talk on how potatoes reached Lithuania and on local potato dishes. Participants make the dough, filling and sauce, shape the kakorai, play…

An introduction to the region’s village cooking and its seasons. Between stories guests taste liver pâté with white bread, crackling with ry…

Participants learn how amber forms, examine raw pieces and learn to tell it from imitations. In the practical part everyone strings their ow…

A talk on kvass, its types and fermentation with a tasting of five kinds, looking more closely at the local recipe of bread kvass with honey…

Participants grate potatoes, shape cakes on cabbage leaves and bake them in a bread oven, make a crackling sauce and a curd dip, and hear ab…

Participants learn traditional metalworking: heating, forging, bending and polishing brass and using jeweller’s tools safely. Baltic symbols…

Participants shape small loaves from prepared dough and put them in the oven. While they bake, the guide talks about the way from rye to tab…

Participants hear where the Advent wreath comes from and what it means, then weave and decorate their own wreath from natural materials to t…