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Hi there, I\u2019m Jack and I\u2019m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.

According to the free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, \u0160iauliai is the home to the Hill of Crosses or Kry\u017ei\u0173 kalnas.\xa0 Beginning around 1831 people started leaving crosses on the hill.\xa0 During the Soviet Occupation of Lithuania between 1944 and 1990 the Russians bulldozed the hill three times but the crosses, crucifixes, carvings of national heros, effigies and rosaries were rebuilt.\xa0 There are no official rules regarding the hill so anyone who wishes can leave an object of their choosing.

Oh, did you know, that we, I think it was 19\u20261985 when my grandmother, my father and me drove to the Hill Cross of \u0160iauliai and left a cross and my father was digging and my grandma\u2026and I was playing there and we were kind of\u2026fast, fast, fast, that nobody would see.\xa0 Why?\xa0 Oh, you had to go fast because of the Soviets.\xa0 Right somebody can, you know, you can get into trouble.\xa0 Ah, so it was at night or during the day?\xa0 At day, at day, people - it was there, like you know, it was destroyed but then again people would do that.\xa0 And they really didn\u2019t want that somebody would see and then it would be really bad with their job and everything, you know so you wanted to be fast.\xa0 Oh, that\u2019s a cool story, I didn\u2019t know.\xa0 Thank you.

In Lithuania, the first day of the week is Monday or pirmadienis.\xa0 Lithuanians and the English have very different methods of naming the days of the week.\xa0 In English the days of the week are capitalized, in Lithuanian you don\u2019t generally do that unless the day of the week is the first word in a sentence.\xa0 Just to demonstrate how different the names of the days of the week are in these two cultures, let\u2019s run through the English system\u2026

Sunday comes from the Germanic Sun-nan-dag \u2013 a day to worship the Sun God.
Monday comes from the Germanic Moh-nan-dag \u2013 a day to worship the Moon God.
Tuesday comes from the Germanic Tee-wes-dag a day to worship Tyr, the god of combat and heroic glory.
Wednesday is named for wohd-nes-dag or wohd-nes-dye, the day of the Germanic god Woden or Odin.
Thursday is named for thoon-res-dag, the day to worship the thundergod Thor.
Friday is named for free-ye-dag, the day of Frige, the Germanic goddess of beauty,
Saturday is named for the Roman god of Saturn.

In Lithuanian, basically, we say first-day, second-day, third-day, etcetera.\xa0 Let\u2019s learn how to say, first, second, third \u2013 all days of the week are masculine.

first\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
pirmas

second\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
antras

third\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
tre\u010dias

fourth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
ketvirtas

fifth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
penktas

sixth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
\u0161e\u0161tas

seventh\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
septintas

eighth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
a\u0161tuntas

ninth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
devintas

tenth\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
de\u0161imtas

The Lithuanian word for day is, diena, which is feminine.\xa0 Of course, we\u2019ve used this in the phrase, laba diena.\xa0 Now, let\u2019s go over the days of the week.\xa0

Monday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
pirmadienis (sunki diena - hard day)

Tuesday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
antradienis

Wednesday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
tre\u010diadienis

Thursday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
ketvirtadienis

Friday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
penktadienis

Saturday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
\u0161e\u0161tadienis

So, Raminta, before we do the last day, Sunday, if it follows this pattern, this day must be called septintadienis, right?\xa0 Oh well, what are you going to do?\xa0 Okay, so Sunday diverts from this system just a little.

Sunday\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
sekmadienis

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English days of the week
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_the_week

Hill of Crosses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_crosses

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