The land of song and rain Just kidding: it is a land of basketball, beer and girls P.S. WE ARE NOR ABORIGANS P.P.S. WE ARE NOT RUSSIANS P.P.P.S. WE HAVE ELECTRICITY AND THE INTERNET
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