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Kids from Kaunas Valdorf school at the celebration  Lithuania celebrated Mardi Gras (Uzgavenes it is Lithuanian name) on Tuesday. What kind of celebration it is ? Mardi Gras is a traditional winter festival, which aims to banish the winter.   This is one of the funniest celebrations for me. It is not just a Lithuanian festival , it is celebrated in other European countries. Clearly it is more rural cultural phenomenon , but usually is celebrated in the cities. Immediately after Mardi Gras begins Lent and fasting time . Celebrations participants dress up , it is important to use non-routine clods. Faces are concealed by masks , which is constructed of paper, cardboard or wood . All the most important players in the Mardi Gras were taken from daily rural environment . Usually masks had old, ugly human traits. Usually man liked to dress as woman , and women – often as men . The people depicted and mythol...

Taken from asgbielsko.lenart.pl The problem arose between  two countries, Ukraine and Russia. This problem is not new. The fact is that Ukraine last year consumed less gas and therefore they planing less to buy from Russia. They had to buy gas  more, by prior arrangement. According to the 2009 agreement  between Gazprom and Naftogaz, Ukraine has to buy from Gazprom at 52 billion. cubic meters of gas per year.  Ukraine bought  only 32.9 billion. cubic meters of gas last year. Can you imagine dear reader, that in order to shop in the supermarket, you will need first  to sign contract with a supermarket. In t hat contract it will be told, that you will be able to shop, but you know, you have to spend not less than 100 U.S. dollars, either you are not welcome. Well if I am very hungry and not very prudent, I can sign a contract. But at least in the western world such agreements exist, or not? I'm staying Lithuanian themselves and a...