Administration of the state cultural reserve of Kernavė

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of the State Cultural
Reserve of Kernavė,
Kerniaus 4a
LT-19172 Kernavė,
Širvintų distr., Lithuania

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INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

Events

RASOS 23 June, 2009 (more information)

(Midsummer Day, Feast of St. John)
The traditional folk holiday



Organization:
Cultural Centre of Širvintos Region Municipality, tel.: (+370 382) 51629, 51803, e-mail: SKcentras@one.lt
Administration of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė, tel.: +370 382 47438, e-mail: reklama@kernave.org , jonas.vitkunas@kernave.org
You can find the bus timetable in the rubric SERVICES AND RECREATION

FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY "DAYS OF LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY IN KERNAVĖ" XI Festival - 4-6 July, 2009

INFORMATION about X International Festival of Experimental Archaeology “DAYS OF LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY IN KERNAVĖ” :

5-7 July, 2008

Ticket price 8 Lt

Free entrance for children younger than 16

Organization:

Administration of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė,

Kerniaus str. 4a, LT-19172 Kernavė, Širvintos distr., Lithuania
tel.: +370 382 47438, 47449
e-mail: reklama@kernave.org , jonas.vitkunas@kernave.org

You can find the bus timetable in the rubric SERVICES AND RECREATION
     Sponsors of the X Festival (2008)

DEMONSTRATION OF (2008)** (click here):

PREHISTORIC CRAFTS:

ARCHAIC FOOD PRODUCTION:
Aleksas Luchtanas*, Daiva Luchtanienė*, Inga Martišauskytė*, Austėja Luchtanaitė (Lithuania)

STONE AGE HUNTING CAMP: HUNTING TOOLS, FLINT PROCESSING, MAKING UP THE FIRE:
Algimantas Kensminas*, Deimantė Varnaitytė, Tauras Kensminas (Lithuania)

STONE AXES AND FIGURES PRODUCTION:
Tomas Vosylius*, Tomas Sutkaitis (Lithuania,)

AMBER PROCESSING:
Ruslanas Aranauskas*, Džiugas Aranauskas (Lithuania)

PRODUCTION OF NEOLITHIC WICKER WARE:
Virginija Rimkutė, Leona Petraitytė (Lithuania)

CASTING OF BRONZE ARTICLES, GLASS BEADS PRODUCTION:
Zbigniev Dolski*, Alina Dolska (Poland), Ester Marleyn, Pin Schmeitz (Netherlands)

ARCHAIC POTTERY PRODUCTION, POTTERY ANNEALING:
Gytis Grižas*, Vita Vaitkevičienė*, Darius Vaitkevičius (Lithuania)

POTTERY OF NARVA AND PAMARIAI (BALTIC COASTAL) CULTURES:
Dainius Strazdas, Elena Aleksejeva, Sigita Mikšaitė (Lithuania)

MUSIC AND RITUALS, WAYS OF MAKING UP THE FIRE, PLASTIC POTTERY PRODUCTION:
Jean-Loup Ringot*, Andre Schlauch (Germany)

PRODUCTION OF LINDEN BARK BASKETS, PRODUCTION OUT OF BONE:
Audronė Šapaitė*, Birutė Salatkienė*, Vytautas Butvilas*, Martynas Ostašenkovas* (Lithuania)

PRODUCTION OUT OF FLINT, STONE AGE HUNTING TOOLS:
Vitold Migal, Mateuš Mygal, Voijciech, Jacek and Kuba Borkowski (Poland)

TAR PRODUCTION:
Vojciech Piotrovski, Piotr Gačkovski (Poland)

HERBALIST, WEAVING:
Malgožata Krasna-Korycinska, Robert Korycinski, Anna Kucharska, Joanna Kolacinska (Poland)

ARCHERS:
Andrius Lukošenko*, Rokas Vengalis (Lithuania)

EARLY MEDIEVAL CRAFTS:

CRAFTS OF XIII- XIV C. KERNAVĖ TOWN:

PRODUCTION OF MEDIEVAL THROWN POTTERY, POTTERY ANNEALING:
Mindaugas Rutkauskas, Vygantas Vasaitis, Jurgita Jasinskaitė, Saulius Jankauskas, Uršulė Gedaitė (Lithuania)

PRODUCTS OUT OF BIRCH BARK, BIRCH BARK ORNAMENTATION WITH ANTLER STAMPS:
Raimonda Ramanauskienė*, Gražina Vadišienė (Lithuania)

SHOE MANUFACTURE:
Dalia Grigonienė*, Dalia Vaičiūnienė* (Lithuania)

GLASS BEADS PRODUCTION:
Justė Sviklienė*, Martynas Sviklas, Ramunė Butrimaitė, Simas Aleksandravičius (Lithuania)

JEWELLERY PRODUCTS:
Kazimieras Barišauskas*, Evaldas Babenskas* (Lithuania)

WEAVING, TWISTING OF WINDED BANDS, SPINNING:
Valda Lapėnaitė*, Gustė Ilgūnaitė, Elzė Grigonytė (Lithuania)

YARN AND CLOTH DYEING WITH VEGETATIVE DYESTUFF, SEWING:
Vasarė Ratkevičienė, Julija Riškutė, Rūta Beganskaitė, Audronė Salatkaitė* (Lithuania)

OTHER CRAFTS:

DISPLAY OF ARCHAIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:
Evaldas Vyčinas, Daiva Vyčinienė (Lithuania)

BAVARIAN YARD:
Armin May, Tobias Brendle, Florian Peteranderl (Germany)

YARD OF KRIVICHI TRIBE: FOOD AND POTTERY PRODUCTION, WOODEN ITEMS, RITUALISTIC MAKING UP THE FIRE, WRITING ON WAXED PLATES:
Eleonora, Anastazija and Valerij Zinkievič, Aleksandr, Anhelina and Halina Kurban, Konstantin, Irina and Jana Šidlovski (Belarus)

YARD OF SEMIGALLIAN TRIBE: MOULDING OF TIN WARE, CASTS MAKING, THROWN POTTERY PRODUCTION:
Baiba Vaska, Uldis Kalejs, Anna Ducmane, Zaiga Treimane (Latvia)

“MEDIEVAL DAUGMALE”: MAKING UP THE FIRE, PRODUCTION OF BOWS, SLINGS, CROSSBOWS, FLOUR MILLING, BAKING, SPINNING, WEAVING, SPRANG TECHNIQUE, ROPE MAKING, LEATHER FOOTWEAR, JEWELLERY :
Arturs Tomsons, Reinis Indans, Ginta Avota, Santa Jansone, Janis Svirksts, Andris Paukšens, Edgars Pletiens, Oskars Upesjuris, Svens Vilsons, Ugis Drava, Gundega Drava ("Senzeme", Latvia)

VIKING YARD: JEWELLERY, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:
Roy Theiltoft*, Peter ? (Sweden)

CATAPULTING, SHOOTING FROM THE CROSSBOWS :
Mikolaj, Denis and Dymitr Kozariuk, Andzej Melcarek (Poland)

FISHERMEN’S CAMP: PRODUCTION OF FISHING TACKLE, DUGOUT MANUFACTURE, MUSIC:
Alfreda Petrauskienė, Česlovas Talačka*, Vilija Talačkienė, Kristina Keturakytė, Gerda Gudienė, Gertrūda Gudaitė, Rita Plėniūtė, Justina Želnytė (Lithuania)

DRUM:
Dariusz Pojava (Poland)

PRODUCTION OF WOODEN ITEMS:
Saulius Česna*, Imantas Česna, Algirdas Verseckas (Lithuania)

ANCIENT STOCKBREADING:
Violeta Razmaitė, Rūta Šveistienė, Ina Skurdenienė (Lithuania)

IRON SMELTING OUT OF BOG ORE:
Gintautas Žaldarys (Lithuania)

SMITHERY, WEAPONS PRODUCTION:
Algis Stankus*, Martynas Stankus*, Maksimas Juozas Mickevičius* (Lithuania)

ARCHAIC MEDICINE:
Tauras Mekas*, Alma Mekienė, Zenona Šimaitienė*, Greta Šimaitytė*, Jolanta Žemaitienė, Rolandas Minevičius* (Lithuania)

JEWELLERY PRODUCTS, CASTING:
Magda and Michal Sekula, Vojciech Kochman, Marta Dziubalska, Scot King (Poland, Germany)

PRODUCTION OF MEDIEVAL STAINED-GLASS
Katažyna Ampt, Karolina Zalevska, Edyta Rubka (Poland)
ARCHAIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, MUSIC, HORN MUSIC:
Egidijus Virbašius*( Lithuania)

ARCHAIC BEEKEEPING:
Romas Norkūnas, Arūnas Vainalavičius (Lithuania)

MEDIEVAL TOWN SQUARE :

PRESENTATION OF HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL KERNAVĖ TOWN:
Manvydas Vitkūnas (Lithuania)
PRESENTATION OF RECONSTRUCTED MEDIEVAL KERNAVĖ’s WOMAN COSTUME: Gintautas Vėlius, Indrė Kačerauskaitė (Lithuania)
MEDIEVAL COURT OF JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENTS:
Manvydas Vitkūnas, Vaidotas Pakalniškis (Lithuania)
ARCHAIC GAMES:
Indrė Kačerauskaitė, ? (Lithuania)
TRADERS:

WEAPONS, FUR, CLOTH, ARTICLES FROM XII-XIII RUSSIA: club "Ratnik" (Russia),
ARCHAIC TORCHES, BONE WARE, FUR: Leonard Guslakov, Elžbieta Slota (Poland)
PRODUCTION OUT OF ANTLER AND LEATHER, COPPER ITEMS, OUTFIT: Vojciech Smielecki, Slavomir Piasecki, Marcin Bubač, Kšyštof Kazor, Mikolaj Maruzewski, Kšyštof, Sergiuš and Božena Dukievič (Poland)
THROWN POTTERY PRODUCTION: Vygantas Jazerskas*, Andrius Jazerskas (Lithuania)
COIN MINTING: Tomas Barišauskas (Lithuania)
ARCHAIC BREWERY: Ramūnas Čižas, Erika Čižienė (Lithuania)
OLD MEAD: Vidmantas Spaičys (Lithuania)

MEDIEVAL MUSIC:

BAGPIPES AND BONE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Aleksandr Losj, Olga Šulpiankova (Belarus),
BAGPIPES AND HORNS: Jonas Tumasonis , Arvydas Kirda (Lithuania)

MEDIEVAL DRIFTERS: Algis Breidokas, Steponas Breidokas, Sigita Breidokaitė (Lithuania)

ARCHAIC MILITARY SKILLS:
Medieval soldiership clubs:

“JANTAR” (Poland), “VARINGIS” (Lithuania),
“RATNIK” (Russia), “SENZEME”( Latvia)

ARCHAIC MUSIC:
Ensembles:

“TRYS KETURIOSE”, “VISI”, “ATALYJA”, RUGIAVEIDĖ and “SEDULA”* (Lithuania), “STARY OLSA”, TODAR KASHKUREVICH’ band (Belarus)

* Crafts displayed by the members of the club of experimental archaeology “Pajauta”(Lithuania) www.pajauta.tinkle.lt

** The list may be changed marginally

INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMME (2008) (click here)

PROGRAMME**

5 July (Saturday) 11 A.M. – 7 P.M.

10.45 Parade of participants of the festival.
10.55 Opening of the event.
11.00 - 19.00 DEMONSTRATION OF THE CRAFTS:
11.40 Archaic music concert. Folk-rock band “Atalyja”.
11.30 - 12.30 Presentation of XIII-XIV c. Kernavė town history.
11.30 - 13.00 Archaic games and contests, music.
12.30 - 13.30 Children competitions: best glued pot, archery, spinning.
12.40 Presentation of making up the fire, music and rituals.
13.00 Presentation of reconstructed medieval Kernavė’s woman costume.
13.30 Presentation of archaic musical instruments.
13.45 Presentation of medieval court of justice and punishments.
14.00 Medieval fights.
15.30 - 16.30 Presentation of XIII-XIV c. Kernavė town history.
15.00 Archaic music concert. Ensemble “Trys keturiose”, folklore ensemble of Šiauliai University “Vaiguva”.
15.30 - 16.30 Children competitions: best glued pot, archery, spinning.
                      Archaic games and contests, music.
15.30 Presentation of hunters lifestyle.
16.00 Presentation of bronze articles casting.
16.30 Presentation of silver articles casting.
17.00 Medieval fights.
17.30 - 19.00 Archaic music concert. Folk-rock band “Atalyja”, folklore ensemble of Šiauliai University “Vaiguva”
.
6 July (Sunday) 11 A.M. – 7 P.M.

10.45 Celebration of the Day of the Statehood (at the monument “Geležinis vilkas”).
11.00 - 19.00 DEMONSTRATION OF THE CRAFTS:
11.00-12.30 Presentation of XIII-XIV c. Kernavė town history.
11.30 – 12.30 Archaic games and contests, music.
11.40 Presentation of making up the fire, music and rituals.
12.20 Presentation of archaic musical instruments.
12.30 Presentation of reconstructed medieval Kernavė’s woman costume.
12.30 - 13.30 Children competitions: best glued pot, archery, spinning.
                      Archaic games and contests.
12.40 Presentation of iron smelting and medieval smithery.
13.00 Presentation of sponsors.
          Archaic music concert. Ensemble “VISI”, Todar Kaškurievič’ old music group.
13.45 Presentation of medieval court of justice and punishments.
14.00 Medieval fights.
14.50 Presentation of bronze articles casting.
15.30 - 16.30 Presentation of XIII-XIV c. Kernavė town history.
15.00 Archaic music concert. Ensemble “Stary Olsa”.
15.30 - 19.00 Archaic games and contests, music.
15.40 Presentation of the medieval stained-glass production.
16.00 Presentation of silver articles casting.
16.20 Presentation of plastic pottery annealing.
16.40 Medieval fights.
18.00 Presentation of medieval thrown pottery production and annealing.
18.00 - 19.00 Archaic music concert. Ensemble “Stary Olsa”.

7 July (Monday) 11 A.M. – 7 P.M.

11.00 - 19.00 DEMONSTRATION OF THE CRAFTS:
11.30 - 12.30 Presentation of XIII-XIV c. Kernavė town history.
11.00 - 14.00 Archaic games and contests, music.
11.30 Presentation of making up the fire, music and rituals.
12.00 Archaic music concert. Rugiaveidė and folklore group “Sedula”.
13.00 Presentation of reconstructed medieval Kernavė’s woman costume.
13.10 Children competitions: best glued pot, archery, spinning.
13.15 Presentation of silver articles casting.
14.30 Medieval fights.
14.40 Presentation of tin casting.
15.00 Presentation of medieval court of justice and punishments.
16.00 Archaic music concert. Ensemble “Stary Olsa”.
15.30 Presentation of plastic pottery annealing.
16.30 Presentation of the iron smelting out of bog ore, pulling down the smelting furnace.
17.00 Medieval fights.
17.30 Presentation of medieval thrown pottery production and annealing.
18.00 Thank-you speech of the organizers of the event.
Archaic music concert. Rugiaveidė and folklore group “Sedula”.

** The programme may be changed marginally

Photos: J. Vitkūnas
More photos: www.pajauta.eu