Parliament is expected to formally recognise Romuva as a religious community later this year, giving pagan marriages and baptisms the same civil status as Christian, Jewish or Muslim ceremonies.

In 1992, two years after Lithuanian independence, the Romuva registered as a religion with the government. Once a religion is registered for 25-years, provided it has good standing in society, ...

Dancing around a blazing fire with garlands of wildflowers in their hair, members of Lithuania's Romuva neo-pagan community mark the summer solstice, as the Baltic state undergoes a revival of its ...

Parliament is expected to formally recognize Romuva as a religious community later this year, giving pagan marriages and baptisms the same civil status as Christian, Jewish or Muslim ceremonies.

Dancing around a blazing fire with garlands of wildflowers in their hair, members of Lithuania's Romuva neo-pagan community mark the summer solstice, as the Baltic state undergoes a revival of its pre ...

Vilnius Blogs writes about a visit to Moletu, homestead of the Lithuanian pagan religion Romuva, which is currently experiencing a renaissance. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

High Priestess Inija Trinkūnienė, right, celebrates Jorė, the first green grass festival of spring, in a Romuva village in Lithuania, on April 23, 2014. RNS photo by Vytas Daraškevičius ...

Dancing around a blazing fire with garlands of wildflowers in their hair, members of Lithuania's Romuva neo-pagan community mark the summer solstice, as the Baltic state undergoes a revival of its ...