A Photo Essay from Kazuiko Mugė

March 9, 2010

Kazuiko Mugė, the centuries old St. Casimir’s Fair, stretches along Gedimino prospektas and throughout the senamiestes (old town) with stalls selling baronkos (hard bagels on a string), verbos (dried feathers and flowers on a stick—the Lithuanian version of palms used on Palm Sunday), handmade meats, cheeses and honey, textiles, crafts and sweets for the children.

A large chair at the intersection of Gedimino prospektas and Cathedral Square welcomes visitors to Kaziuko Mugė

The most important purchase at Kaziuko Mugė are verbos, which are carried to church on Palm Sunday.

There's nothing like sašlykai grilled on pitchforks!

Bulvinai blynai will warm you up on a cold, damp Lithuanian day.

Handmade straw baskets are a great way to take home a bunch of verbos.

A young girl poses with her lunch.

Assorted jars of homemade honey.

Art everywhere! Even hanging on the scaffolding of a hotel under renovation.

Ceramic wind-chimes are always popular.

My mom loves these fish!

Music keeps St. Casimir's fair lively, no matter the weather!

Textile arts are in fashion in Lithuania.

And so are beeswax candles!

People walking around with bagels (baronkos) hanging around their necks always makes me laugh.

Verbos come in all shapes and sizes.

Despite the grey weather, the market is filled with colorful flowers, real and handmade!

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