World Calendar Day
World Quiet Hour Day
A day for naps, prayer, reading, recovery, study, and the human need to step out of noise for a little while.
Lithuania Edition
August 23, 2028
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Wednesday, August 23, 2028
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Regional/Cultural Day
Baltijos Kelias
Not a holiday, but the anniversary of the August 23, 1989 Baltic Way, when 2 million people joined hands in a human chain that stretched 600 km from Tallinn to Vilnius. The chain was a protest against the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (which had divided the Baltic states between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany), and it was one of the most powerful demonstrations of peaceful resistance in history. The day is observed with the lighting of candles along the route, and the candles burn in the windows of every Lithuanian home.
Regional/Cultural Day
Juodojo Kaspino Diena
The anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, which divided the Baltic states between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. The day is observed with ceremonies, the laying of flowers at the memorials, and the reminder that the pact led to the occupation of Lithuania, the deportations, and the suppression of Lithuanian identity. The black ribbon is worn as a symbol of mourning and remembrance.