American reacts to Lithuania -Geography Now! Lithuania
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2022
- In today's video, I learn about Lituania. As an average everyday American, I know very little about Lithuania but today that changes.
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10:00 sorry but everyone in Lithuania knows why there are crosses on that hill. It was a symbol of Lithuanian resistance to soviet rule, also in memory of those who perished from soviets. and even though it was illegal, crosses would start appearing on there overnight, then get removed by russian govt, then reappear again. The hill was completely bulldozed at least 3 times by the russian government, all in vain. Imagine risking your life/freedom to put a cross on the hill in the middle of the night, in memory of a killed loved one. You'd get a bullet in between the eyes and nobody would bat an eye. People are extremely proud of their resistance to oppressors and there is NOTHING creepy about it unless you are satan's spawn
There is nothing Lithuanian about it in reality. Its burned down a few times. Our religion is Pagan , and the middle Eastern zombie worship was forced on us
im lithuanian and even I didn't know that, apart from the fact we bring crosses there as memorabilia such as to signify a day of baptism/christening
yah agree, and no one thinks its creepy
@@envisionformula4007
you should study the history of your country more. If you weren't interested, you wouldn't know :)
Don't forget to mention that everyone that tried to destroy Hill of crosses died short time after defiling that place. It may be coincidence, but the local workers that ran bulldozers over it and local authority that ordered it, it all died in a couple months. Either drowned, car accidents, fall to their death, chocked, suicide. You better don't mess with that place.
Lithuania has a long, proud and beautiful culture. It is a small country that has had, for hundreds of years to fight and survive against two massive bullying countries on either side of it. The guy from Geography Now is a bit of a jerk with all his references to "creepiness". Opening with the scenes from The Shining is just incredibly bad taste. I don't think there are very many people who think the Hill of Crosses is "creepy" (view UA-cams of people who are actually experiencing it).
Saying that Lithuania "had a huge role in the holocaust in WW2" is absolutely crazy. Yes there was antisemitism and yes, Nazi German Einsatzgruppen came in and recruited Right Extremists to participate in the killing. But, no, as a country, they did not have a "huge role" in the Holocaust in WW2. They were all fighting for their own survival. A significant percentage of the population was killed or deported to Siberia by the Russians. Please refer to the book Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder to get these facts straight.
Finally, I agree with the person who suggests that you watch the truly uplifting Jacob Laukaitis video "What is Lithuania".
Correct its a wonderful happy place
Sad truth I stopped following him after Lithuania video questioning why it's so different than other videos about places that have lots of creepy things happening too. I was waiting for nice happy interesting video that I would admire, nothing creepy about.
It was just not right for me and it was hard to continue watching him despite I really liked his videos with how he covers countries, even the poorest ones.
@@seimabraciuliai3833 yeah and anti semitism reference is mind boggling too me , my great grandmother and great grandfather used to hide Jewish people in there house and the mass killings in the village was started and organized by the Nazis you know what would happen to a Lithuanian who refused? Death
I’m a American but my grandmother is from Lithuania so I’m very patriotic for the country
There alot of Lithuanian emigration so there alot you can know who you are
@@s4im614 yes I still visit family in Lithuania I plan on moving there for awhile
Super cool to hear that! And as far as I'm concerned you're as much lithuanian as I am. We have a really rich history and a one to really be proud of. :) 🇱🇹🇺🇸
Similar thing for me. I think my Greatgrandmother's cousin married an American and had kids. Even if I don't share the blood connections with Americans I'm still happy for my relatives in the USA. (My aunt even owns an original photo of the whole family which was taken in 1920)
Respect
Iganalina nuclear plant - it is decommissioned power plant it is closed since 2009 and is still being worked on to be safely deconstructed. It's CLOSED not ABANDONED!!!
Hello, Lithuanian army here 😄. Thanks for learning about out tiny country.
Though many people think the name Lithuania originated from the word lietus (rain) there is actually no evidence that supports it 🤷♀️. But that part about it raining here a lot is true. Its raining here right now too 😅.
Šaltibarščiai is amazing. We eat it in summer its usually made with cucumber, egg, canned beets (they give the pink colour), kefir (i dont know how to describe it but according to wikipedia it is s a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt or ayran that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture.), you can add other things like onions and dill but i prefer not to, and you usually eat it with boiled potatos.
I don't know where he got that "if you whistle in your home it will blow up" but we do have a similar superstition that says if you whistle inside you will lose all your money or call evil spirits/the devil.
come visit us sometime :D
Side note: I dont know much about the memorial so here is a wikipedia extract: The memorial to the victims of Nazism at the Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, was designed by sculptor A. Ambraziunas. Erected in 1984, the monument is 105 feet (32 m) high. The mass burial place of the victims of the massacres carried out in the fort is a grass field, marked by a simple yet frankly worded memorial written in several languages. It reads, "This is the place where Nazis and their assistants killed about 45,000 Jews from Lithuania and other European countries." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Fort; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Fort_memorial )
Sorry i wrote so much 😅
@@Karolina-ou4wi nieko tokio
Is ur name Karolina ? Bc if yes MY NAME IS ALSO KAROLINA SISTA
Gediminas wasn't a king, he was a grand duke. The first and only one King was Mindaugas (recognized and crowned by Pope Innocent IV in 1253). No any "Vytautynas", but Vytautas - Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Just a terrible review of a country 0 effort trying to find out about a country's history...
He was a king in reality. He was addressed as king and he called himself king. The only reason we don't know him as king today is because catholic church wants to pretend they have the exclusive right to "create" kings AND because the union with Poland officially designated Lithuania as a grand duchy and not a kingdom.
vitold not vytautas. jus neturejot tada lietuviu kalbos, tik slavu. tik zemaitija pavadine lietuva padaret kalba lietuviu is zemaiciu kalbos
Lithuanian here. If you whistle in a house it doesn't burn and explode... Much worse you call the devil over to your house if you do it
and then it is really bad cos you have another mouth to feed in your house. Effing freeloaders...
I alwasy though that you will whistle out money if you do so we have a saying "prašvilpti pinigus", that literally means whistle money - lose money
YE, this is one of the main ones haha. There is also a legend if you wistle you can wistle your money away lol
Well the power plant has been dismantled long time ago, because it was deemed unsafe as it is a sister powerplant of Chernobyl and I think it was one of the prerequisites to join the eu. And it is not really abandoned - I think it works like a museum, and it was used to film Chernobyl series. And that trade union building has been demolished for quite a while. Well our country is growing rapidly, so videos like these age quite fast :D
no its being dismantled now and they will disasemble the core of reactor soon
If you want to watch more about LIthuania .I suggest to watch Jacob Laukaitis video What is Lithuania.
That giant monument is just outside my window. It is made of concrete.
im Lithuanian 🇱🇹 and our country isnt that creepy
I'm from Lithuania 🇱🇹 and I liked your reactions 😄
Šaltibarščiai 🍲 best summer soup 💜
Hi from Latvija. Love the place ,best neighbor u can have :)
I'm from Latvia so I've been to Lithuania a lot of times. Like >10.
I am a lithuanian, and i can say that they made a lot of mistakes :D the list would be long :D dont get me wrong, I am not offended at all about the things he got wrong, it's just that he realy had to talk with someone from Lithuania.
Usually, I watch BTS reactions of yours, and then I found this about my country I thought, familiar face :)
Lithuania is more mystical than creepy. We have a lot of water sources, and forests so nights and early mornings are misty and beautiful. Culture itself has a lot of contrast, cause our history is full of survival and fights to keep our traditions and language. Many countries tried to delete it and the more they tried, the more our ancestors stubbornly tried their best to keep it in its pure form. We became Christians latest in Europe but in reality, it took even longer than the official date states, and despite being dedicated Catholics for centuries we still, we kept a lot of pagan traditions and customs alive through the centuries. Even now in 21 century, I still can't think about something potential bad happening without running to find the wooden object and knocking 3 times on it, to make sure it wouldn't come true.
Stuffed cabbage is just 👌💓
*The Hill of Crosses* (Kryžių Kalnas in Lithuanian) is a unique and powerful symbol of faith, hope, and freedom located in northern Lithuania near the city of Šiauliai. This site, covered with tens of thousands of crosses, crucifixes, statues of the Virgin Mary, and effigies of Lithuanian patriots, is not only a testament to Christian devotion but also a monument to the Lithuanian spirit of independence and resistance against oppression.
Historical Background
Origins: The exact origins of the practice of leaving crosses on this hill are uncertain, but it is believed to have started in the 1831 Uprising against the Russian Empire. Families who could not locate bodies of perished rebels started putting symbolic crosses at this location.
Soviet Repression: The Hill of Crosses gained more significant prominence during the Soviet era, particularly post World War II. As Lithuania was forcibly integrated into the Soviet Union, the site became a place of peaceful resistance to Soviet rule. Despite Lithuania's deep-rooted Catholic traditions, the Soviet regime was vehemently atheist and repeatedly demolished the crosses and bulldozed the site.
A Symbol of Hope and Resistance: Each time the crosses were removed by the Soviets, local residents and pilgrims from across Lithuania would bravely replace them, often under the cover of darkness. The hill became a symbol of the Lithuanian people's struggle for national identity, religious freedom, and resistance against the Soviet regime.
Significance in Modern Times
Post-Independence: After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Hill of Crosses emerged as a national symbol of triumph over adversity. It continues to be an important pilgrimage site for Christians and a testament to the Lithuanian spirit.
Papal Recognition: The site gained international recognition when visited by Pope John Paul II in 1993, who declared it a place for hope, peace, love, and sacrifice.
The Hill Today
Cultural and Spiritual Site: Today, the Hill of Crosses stands as a powerful visual representation of Lithuanian history and resilience. It has grown to contain over 100,000 crosses of various sizes and designs.
Tourism and Pilgrimage: It attracts thousands of visitors annually, ranging from religious pilgrims to tourists curious about its history and cultural significance.
In summary, the Hill of Crosses is much more than a collection of religious symbols; it is a profound testament to the enduring spirit of the Lithuanian people, reflecting their historical struggles for freedom and religious expression, particularly against the backdrop of Soviet repression.
Lithuanian here🇱🇹 I don't know, maybe I failed history, but I'm sure that Gediminas wasn't the king of Lithuania. It was Mindaugas😃
You are wrong, Mindaugas was the only king of Lithuania who was a Christian, all other kings of Lithuania were not Christians, so they are not called kings according to the Vatican.
The memorial to the victims of Nazism at the Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, was designed by sculptor A. Ambraziunas. Erected in 1984, the monument is 105 feet (32 m) high
And it is build out of concrete.
Big minstake, Gediminas was just Grand Duke, the only one king was Mindaugas
Mindaugas actually was the only Christian King. Technically all Grand Dukes before Vytautas were de facto kings. They were independent sovereign rulers of Lithuania and in the correspondence with Vatican, German Order or Hanseatic League referred to themselves and were addressed by others as Rex, König or Größe König, which in all cases means "The King" or "Great King". "Grand Duke" comes from the correspondence with Orthodox Slavs.
Netiesa sakai pats Vytautas rase popieziui prisistatydamas Karaliumi ir jam atsakydavo taip pat kreipdamasi i Karaliu o i rytus rasydavo kaip didysis kunigaikstis nes tai buvo ausciausias titulas rytuose kuris tik buvo zinomas (Nemenkink savo tautos praeities sovietmecio marazmu ) Neteisingo suvokimo apie tuos laikus ir istorijos interpretavimas tik is nuogirdu lygus turgaus bobuciu pliurpalams.
wait this has so little views as opposed to the other country reaction videos 😮. I try to learn more about Lithuania because my mom is from there and she doesn't speak often
Once i was on the hill of crosses and i really like it and it was not creepy at all 😄 was very interesting to look at all that variety of crosses. People put crosses there believing that it could save their family from bad things, for good health... Fores of witches is very awesome in summer, good place to visit with family. Museum of devils also is interesting, mostly sculptures of various materials and i remember there was one i think artist from US who were painting in that museum and you can watch it and later he made exposition. Monument of victims of fascism is really huge and it's made of reinforced concrete, next to it is museum and 9th forth.
During soviet time people get in to drinking "traditions" and some other bad habits so maybe that's why we have less males 😄 being in soviet union did a lot of damage in our culture and added lots of bad habits. Soviets denied religion and closed many churches and maybe that's why people started to put crosses in random places... also our cold period took half year and it's very dark period, kinda depressing. In late spring i feel like vampire, my eyes sensitive to bright sun, cause in winter usually is dark and cloudy. People here is reserved, a bit shy, not very open, but i love to see our young generation is growing up in to more open minded people. Even it is very white country, but in Kaunas there are many unis and comes lots of different races students, biggest part from Muslim countries i think it helps a lot to our people to know other countries and to used to other race people. But still there is long way to go
it all started after the violent suppression of 1863 uprising in Poland and Lithuania against Russian Czarist regime. After executions of the participants their bodies usually were secretly buried in unknown location to prevent veneration of the burials. People started placing crosses on that hill (actually an ancient hillfort) in commemoration of their dead. Authorities removed these crosses, yet after next night they appear in even greater numbers. The tradition got a new spin during Soviet occupation, when crosses started to appear for those who were exiled to Siberia or died fighting. After crosses been bulldozered down they appear ech time in greater numbers. So this hill is actually a symbol of resistance of the nation against the suppressors.
Well, the whistling thing, my grandma always said it is forbidden to wishtle indoors, because you'll call the devil :)
I'm lithuanian and I am proud of that :) . I really like it when people are interested in Lithuania and want to know more. :)
oh the whistling is actually a thing. when i was little i was always told to never do it in the house or i will call the devil, so to this day i absolutely hate people whistling in the house lol
Monument of victims of facism is huge, when i was young i used to climb left and right one , on top it feels like you are in 6-7 th floor of building, the middle one is way steeper and almost impossible to climb. great place to see sunset/ sunrise
Fascism statues are made of concrete i used to go there often when i was a teenager it's only 2 km away from where i live
Actually those are not fascism, they are anti-fascism😂
Thanks for covering Lithuania!
PS. Warninng: some of your content you are getting from your sources not necessarily is truth! But generaly - good job! Thank you and.. thank you! ;)
My favorite part about Americans(and tbh anybody who's first language is english) reviewing and learning about lithuania is the pronunciation of cities and oh dont get me started on the food names
About power plant... We closed it. I was one of the requirements for joining EU. Though i think this was mistake to close the station. In my opinion this was business competition decision, but not environmental one.
I think it mainly was the Germans, with their obsession to replace nuclear energy with Russian energy, that forced us to do it... Because as long as the energy isn't produced in your country, you are technically green! Way to go Germany!
My grandma gets really pissed, when someone starts whistling inside, because thats how you are calling misfortune to come. She kicks us outside everytime
i live in lithuania and its underrated
This sounds great , keep it up 👍
There is a tradition that upon visiting the hill of crosses you have to bring at least one cross there and religious people obey that tradition... that is how it ended up containing thousands of crosses... the real number of crosses on that hill is really unknown and it keeps changing as visitors keep coming and bringing more crosses, I think accidental fires and vandals also influence that....
The place is considered to be sacred and I do not think that locals consider it to be creepy, I do not and I am an atheist, the thing is that such religious motifs are seen across the land there are lots of catholic church stuff combined with old pagan traditions in our arts....
Cros Hill have a story behind, but not much people knows about it . When u dig deeper in all info u would knew that to :)
I am so glad I requested this video. :ithuanian representation let's go!
was about to comment about all the incorrect/straight up made up tidbits in the original video but lost track halfway through it 😪 glad to see that my fellow lithuanians are on it though ! 🌞
hello I from lithunia and nice to see someone whatcing something about me country and culture thx u ALL U
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Thank you for not forgetting our country
Whistling indoors is believed to be a call for devil. And yeah if you call the devil to your house he'll burn it down.
Baltic sea was a huge pine forest so yeah a lot of crystallised sap aka amber
For the whistling part, it's more of a "you'll invite a devil into your house and will be unwealthy" sort of meaning, not houses exploding XD
My mother says that if I wisle inside any inclosed space a Ｄｅｍｏｎ will appear somewhere near you
My grandma said that too (prisišauksi velnią!). She also used to say that the devil will rip my tongue through the top of my head. Imagine how it could be scary for 5 year old. I still reemember this and I am 65 now😂
so coooool ... love it 😍
The whistle thing is true, i get told of for it quite often. Its also true for boats as well, its said if you whistle on a boat it will sink.
I've been to a camp literally besides the Hill of Witches and that place gave me some serious NIGHTMARES
At Ignalina power plant still works many people, they are taking out the dangeruos fuel and atomic parts out slowly, and is always secured by people everyday.
Extra females are the grannies. In fact, we have a bit fewer young women than men.
Whistling thing? Imagine your kid is making noises, annoying you, so you say: if you keep doing it, the house will set on fire. You are not just telling your kid to stop, saddening him, but he stops.
We dont have that whistle thingie. But we have the "dont shout, you are not in the woods".
You need to see Nida, Juodkrantė. Perfect place
Am lithuanian and whistling in a house are in the car gives you bad luck are set your house on fire . And one of my fav legends that I believe is a little boy are sm called bildukas he starts haunting you when you do sm bad he starts knocking at your door at random times and brakes your plates
The whistle thing is truth, and if you accidently do it, you need to spit to get rid of the bad omen ahahaha
That video was full of BS and errors but still better than nothing.
8:03 it's really massive. Maybe not that high, im not sure how many meters, but it looks really impressive
corection ignalina NPP is unused bc Eu and lithuania has signed a document which stated the lithuania had to clode down RBMK 1500 style reactors because thy where soviet and due to chernobyl explosion in 86 so it's being disassembled
22:22 that is an urban legend in the Žemaitija region but it's mostly that if you whisle you'll lose your money
Everytime when Wind are from west and more than 10 m/s you can find a small amber on a coast line in a snad. ofc if you wanna find a bigger one you have to wake up so early, and be a 1st who is searching it :DDDD
The monument of victims of fascism is giant and right next to an old fort turned museum
power plant in Lithuania is de-commissioned not unattended. Something to do with it being the same design as the Chernobyl nuclear power plant or something. And the Netfilx series, Chernobyl was also filmed there because of that.
That amber is called Gintaras 😊
10:35 Yeah we got that but instead of fences it's on a bridge and not locks but ties
People don't know? But I know? The hill of corosses Is a religiosity holy place.
I remember that those crosses were our way of rebelling against soviet ruling.
I mean Soviets had forbidden us our holidays and religion to have a big wooden cross outside of our house for divine protection. So yeah.
And now that hill full of crosses became a religious place.
Also the monument for fashizm(How you spell it) is HUGE.
22:10 Yes, this superstition exists in Lithuania, but maybe among old people. My grandmother didn't allow whistling in the house, because it would attract the devil.
cold beat soup is the best soup. boiled eggs are optional. kefir, boiled beat roots, cucumber, spring onions, dills. you eat is with boiled potatoes.
Do you know that the power plant has a magnetic field and so that means it makes cars move to the power plant because it has a parking lot (Its like a giant magnet)
Foreigners saying city names.......never gets old 😂😂
Me being Lithuanian-the way they say Vilnius and Klaipeda (and the others lol)🤣😂 but abt the name its not rain here its abt an old lake so they just named it like that allsi the eastergrandma is a granfma whi come every easter to everyones homes at night and brings so chocolate and stuff
About the whistling in the house...believe it or not it's true. Most older folks believe it's bad luck to whistle inside your house. I don't seriuosly believe it, but hey...I still don't really do it 😶😂
And monument for the victims of fashism (called the IX fort) is huge structure, its about 30 meters (90+ feet) high, its made from concrete. Its right on the outskirts of Kaunas, second biggest city in Lithuania (or as we call it, a gas station between Vilnius and Klaipeda, small joke here).
Latvia next please if it hasn't been done already!
8:34 yeah monuments are made of concrete and is missive. Also includes whole exhibition inside old KGB prison.
if you whistle you call devil to the house 😅that's what my grandmother used to say
8:20 monument made out of concrette.
8:58 its actually a pretty calming place, me, my brother and my father went there and its pretty cool to explore the place, theres a lot of secret places that u can find.
Everytime I watch geography now and it comes to the history part I HATE IT!
THE ONLY KING WAS MINDAUGAS and the second photo shows him
Guy that was supposed to become a king but he didn't (there's a cool legend or a story behind it) his name is VYTAUTAS
For the hill of crosses, actually I live near it and people don't think it's creepy
For the monument - IT'S BIG, HUGE
For the Easter - yes, we have ONLY ONE Easter Grandma and she just brings presents, some with eggs, mostly we paint our eggs and we do some stuff with them on Easter day, you can see it on the internet.
From Vilnius all my life( 35y)
i hear first time about yhe whistle
Im lithuania and all of this is true, still im questioning myself that i can talk a really old language, but yea come over to us, its fun here
In lithuanian easter grandma is called - Velykų bobutė. And yes there is 1 of her, not every grandma.
Its something like Santa Claus but for Ester :-D
cold beat soup, is the best in summer
Ignalina NPP is closed, as of 2009. Closure was part of its accession agreement to the European Union.
Btw there was a fire at the hill of croses
They missed Robertas Zemeckis! The director of movies such as Back to the future and Forrest Gump
It's not like the power plant left unattended, but the town near it is dwindling, because people who worked in said power plant lost their jobs and left. The powerplant has been shut down and almost completely disassembled - not functioning, no nuclear fuel in it. It's basically just an empty structure which was used as a set in a famous TV series "Chernobyl".
Basically, let me change the mistake. Gediminas wasn't a king, Mindaugas was. And the answer to Jim's question about whistling in your home: There's an urban legend (yes an urban legend) that if you whistle in your home you're basically calling the d3vil to your home and takes all your money, like we say when someone whistles: "Stop whistling! You'll whistle off all your money!" Yes, whistle off. So yea, that's all I wanted to say.
If you whistle then devil will come in your house.. learned from my grandma🤣🇱🇹
It’s funny how I am yet to see any UA-camr who has a negative video about Lithuania.
I’ve lived in the US for 26 years and I continue to go back regularly.
Tickets from NY start at $450. It is absolutely worth going there for a trip. Spend a week or two traveling the country. None of the things you said are creepy actually are. Even the witch forest is actually really peaceful and unique. There’s so much to see and it’s still very affordable compared to a lot of Europe.
I live in uzupis, the indipendence is a little overblown compared to christiania in copnehagen. in christiania they can sell grass and hshish on the pusher street and the police don’t intefere even though its technically illegal (but decriminalised). in uzupis you definitely dont see that level of indipendence, its more conceptual and focused on specifically fine art rather than bohemian lifestyle and youth culture. the vilnius art academy is right at the entrance to uzupis and there are lots of galleries and artist workshops in the neighbourhood.
9th fort of Kaunas fortress (google street view) the name of the monument its made of concrete
We love our hills and they are deff not creepy, theyre amazing!😊
With the euthanasia coaster, I’ve heard of it but I never knew it was created in Lithuania. It’s a 510m (1670 ft) rollercoaster that has seven inversions and goes at 220 mph (360mph). The intensity of the coaster causes people to lose consciousness and eventually die due to lack of oxygen to the brain. I don’t know if the coaster has actually been made or not but it’s supposed to be done so that if they decide last minute that they don’t want to go through with it, the passenger can safely get off the ride at the very top. But the whole idea of wanting to die on a rollercoaster in that way is kinda creepy to me 😅
It was never built, it's just a concept and the guy that made the project is a Lithuanian living in the US.
for me the hill of witches is kinda cozy
I have been at the hill of crosses😊
cold bead soup and stu... you know there yumy
Yes, we have only one king: king Mindaugas, not Gediminas. Today (6 of July) is Mindaugas coronation day.
yes its true its not allowed to whistle inside house :D im lithuanian...
hill of crosses got burned down like 3-2 times heavily
I'm Lithuanian and it's not the house burning down it's if you whistle you lose money
Lithuanian here, they say if you whistle in doors or in your home youre gonna whistle away your roof (of your house), atleast thats what my gandma used to tell me
It is rock by the way it’s right next to me I’ve moved there back no long ago and it’s very massive bro like say maybe 10-12 story building
The Monument of victims of Fascism is 32m tall and is build of concrete. It looks different from various points of view and feels really impressive being around there 8:00