1000 years!
Today Lithuania is celebrating Milennium. 1000 years since first time Lithuania's name was mentioned in written sources.The first reference to the name of Lithuania in written sources comes to us in the story related to the tragic end of St. Bruno’s mission in1009 as described in the annals of Quedlinburg, Germany (Annales Quedlinburgenses). The text written in the 11th century failed to survive and its copy made in the middle of the 16th century is kept in Dresden, Germany.
'St. Brunon, alias Bonifacius, archbishop and monk was killed by the pagans together with 18 of his brethren on the Russian –Lithuanian border on the eleventh year of his conversion and on the 9th of March ascended into the heaven.'
We celebrate this day on our national day when our one and only king Mindaugas was crowned in 1253, July 6th! All Lithuanians are celebrating this day all over the world by singing our national song!
Afterall even Google celebrates it!
Happy 1000 years, my country!
Proud to be Lithuanian!
Proud to be Lithuanian!
posted by Audra @ 2:20 PM
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