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Kaziuko mugė or Saint Casimir's Fair [1] is a large annual folk arts and crafts fair in Lithuania, dating to the beginning of the 17th century. The fair is traditionally held in city's markets and streets on the Sunday nearest to 4 March (Feast of St. Casimir), the anniversary of Saint Casimir's death.
Each Sunday, a group of Poles gathers outside the closed St. Casimir Church on the northeastern side of the city, praying and singing the Polish national anthem." [27] St. Casimir being the first locally to pray in street exile, and the most exuberant, so much so that some of the services becoming a rally for all the parishes. [51]
Długosz and Saint Casimir by Florian Cynk (circa 1869) Prince Casimir's uncle Ladislaus the Posthumous, King of Hungary and Bohemia, died in 1457 at the age of 17, without leaving an heir. Casimir's father, King Casimir IV, subsequently advanced his claims to Hungary and Bohemia, but could not enforce them due to the Thirteen Years' War (1454 ...
According to the Greek Herald, the boats are usually decorated on Dec. 6, the feast of St. Nicholas, who in addition to his Christmas connections also happens to be the patron saint of sailors.
The week-long festival will fuse together two of the island's local delicacies and provide both visitors and natives with an experience that will be talked about for years to come. Date: November 6-12
A vendor in Madrid weighs a bunch of grapes at the market on New Year's Eve. / Credit: Europa Press News via Getty Images
Quad City Arts' Festival of Trees is more than 20 years old and includes a Macy-style helium balloon parade. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA area 120,000 square feet (11,000 m 2) first held in 1986. Though named differently as Fantasy of Trees it is in the same line of annual event and benefits East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
St. Casimir Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church, Sioux City, Iowa; St. Casimir Church, Baltimore, Maryland; Church of St. Casimir (Saint Paul, Minnesota) St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church (Newark, New Jersey) St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, now the Paul Robeson Theater, a New York City Designated Landmark in Brooklyn, New York