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Lithuanian Out Loud 0042 - Su Sventem Happy Holidays

Published: Dec. 22, 2007, 3:39 a.m.

Hello there, welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud, I\u2019m Jack, who\u2019s just learning the language and my wife Raminta is 100% Natural Lithuanian.\xa0
In 2005 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko presented Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus with three beehives and bees.\xa0 Why?\xa0 Because in Lithuanian culture the honeybee is a symbol of friendship.\xa0

According to the Wikipedia page entitled, \u201cLithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping," the museum was established in 1984 and it displays the history of beekeeping in Lithuania. As of 2006, the museum consisted of six buildings, about 500 displays, and 25 sculptures. In addition to illustrating the history of beekeeping in the Baltic nation, some of the museum's wooden sculptures themselves contain beehives. The sculptures pay homage to the honeybee's place in worldwide mythology and folklore, including Egyptian and Native American figures as well as the Lithuanian bee goddess Aust\u0117ja.\xa0 The Lithuanian Veterinary Academy claims that Lithuanian bees are especially peaceful. They constitute a sub-species of the European honey bee; they\u2019re smaller than Italian bees and larger than the Caucasian honey bee.\xa0 The museum is open from May to October. A Honey Harvest festival is held in August, and the museum features a "Honey Bar".\xa0 Mmmm!\xa0 Yum!\xa0 Yum!
Today\u2019s show is a bonus episode.\xa0 It\u2019s a request from Donna in the United States who asked for a holiday lesson.\xa0 We weren\u2019t sure if we\u2019d be able to get to this but at the last minute we found the time to put something together.\xa0 We\u2019re still experimenting with recording the lessons on Skype but I think it all came out quite well.\xa0 But, before we get to it, we\u2019ve got some listener feedback from Alvaro in Florida in the United States.

Hello Jack and Raminta, this is Alvaro and I just want to let you know that I just found out about your podcast on iTunes, only this afternoon, I was just looking for something on Lithuania.\xa0 I came across your podcast which is very, very excellent.\xa0 The reason I say that is because I just visited Lithuania three months ago, a girlfriend of mine, she\u2019s from there and I had the chance to go and know the country and I was in Kaunas, and I got to visit Vilnius, Mariampole, I went to Klaip\u0117da, Palanga, and many of the cities in a matter of two weeks.\xa0 The problem I had was I had little knowledge of the language and before I left I had bought some learning languages on Lithuanian but it was difficult to get a good understanding of the language but once I was on the ground in Lithuania \u2013 the people really impressed me, I really appreciated the hospitality, how the people are so nice, the country itself.\xa0 I\u2019ve traveled a lot around the world but Lithuania is a country that really surprised me and I was really impressed.\xa0 You know, I\u2019ve never lived in a cold place, but although it was cold back there, but I got to really, really appreciate it.\xa0 The weather and the hospitality and the people and I can\u2019t tell you how much I want to go back again.\xa0 I live in Hollywood, Florida.\xa0 My friend, she\u2019s a girlfriend of mine, and she lives there and we\u2019re planning to get together soon back here in the USA.\xa0 I just wanted to let you know that I came across your podcast and I really, really like it and I think it\u2019s a great idea that you put there I have to thank you very much, you two, for your helping a lot of people get to know the language and I hope that you\u2019re going to put more podcasts and you\u2019re going to continue on doing it, I really, really appreciate it, and just want to let you know that you\u2019ve got one more subscriber, and thank you, thank you very much, and good luck to you and Merry Christmas, and yes, you can use my comments, bye, bye, Merry Christmas.

Well, Alvaro, thank you so much for taking the time to call our voicemail.\xa0 We really appreciate your comments as well, and when we get comments like yours, it motivates us to create more episodes for everyone.\xa0 So Alvaro, pardon me if I get it wrong, but is your accent originally from Brazil?\xa0 I just like to try to guess.

Well, that\u2019s it for now, let\u2019s get on with the lesson\u2026

Just for fun we decided to add \u201chappy birthday" to this list.\xa0 So, we\u2019ll pick up with my conversation with Raminta yesterday\u2026

su \u0161vent\u0117m!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0
happy holidays!

su \u0161vent\u0117m!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
happy holidays!

laiming\u0173 naujuj\u0173 met\u0173!
happy new year!

su gimimo diena!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0\xa0
happy birthday!

Linksm\u0173 Kal\u0117d\u0173 ir laiming\u0173 Nauj\u0173j\u0173 Met\u0173!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!