Golden Days of Hansa
Centuries passed by, but the Confluence of
Kaunas is still the witness of remarkable events - thousands
of citizens and guests of the city come here to celebrate
the traditional city festival "Hansa Kaunas".
This year again, on 23-24 August, the Confluence of Kaunas
welcomed the village of  tradespeople,
medieval dances, music, games, tournaments of knights, lectures
of the Latin language, court processions, art works inspired
by the Medieval ages... Citizens could learn the old crafts,
taste medieval dishes, watch the doll theatre performance,
and the bravest ones could test their toughness while sitting
on the "pole of shame"... The solemn closing of
the festival took place on Sunday night - the startling
music, light and firework performance was devoted to the
600th anniversary of Kaunas Municipal
Rights. Next year Kaunas will again invite citizens and
guests from near and far to be part of modern history of
Kaunas - to explore the marvellous old town of the city
and remember the glorious old days at "Hansa Kaunas".
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