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]]>* St. Casimir was the patron of Vilnius.
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]]>Carrying out the will of his father, Skirmantas burned his father’s remains in the valley – as well as the horse his father used to ride, the clothes he used to wear, his falcon and greyhound. From that time on, the place was called the Šventaragis’s Valley and was used to burn and bury the bodies of the dukes of Lithuania.
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]]>Someone had a dream that all it would take would be to guess the name of the lake and it wouldn’t flood the city. And so people guessed all the possible names they could think of but no one managed to get it right and call the lake by its real name. Until an old unfortunate lady, who had been praying the most, almost unwittingly muttered under her breath ‘Telkšok čia!’ (‘Lake lie low!’) As soon as she uttered these words, the lake descended well beyond the city where it has lain ever since.
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]]>According to another legend, there stood a cursed manor, where there lived the most beautiful young girl in Veliuona. Once a devout and god-fearing man was walking to church along the path between two mountains. It was in that spot that he saw the beautiful and lovely young girl sitting on a chest. She asked the man to kiss her. She used all possible means, even trying to tempt him with the fortunes from the chest. But the man just spat and said, ‘May the earth swallow you if you try to tempt me again!’ After he spoke, the earth opened. The girl moaned and, before being submerged, only managed to utter these words: ‘You are such a merciless man. You could have saved me and my entire manor. But now I shall have to suffer for another seven hundred years!’
No one has heard anything about the young girl ever since – the curse is yet to expire.
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]]>According to the legend, once upon a time a group of overseas travellers were paddling along the river Nemunas. When they reached the Dubysa’s mouth, they burst into a joyful song: ‘Čia radom!’ (‘We found it! We found it!’) This was how Seredžius* got its name.
* The travellers’ song bears a phonic resemblance to the place name.
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]]>Another legend tells that Napoleon’s soldiers erected the mound by each one pouring out a hat of soil.
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]]>‘But you have to go to Dauguva,’ the hollow voice of the Earth echoed, and a heavy chain of hills blocked her path.
Neris felt upset. She was very eager to meet Nemunas, but could not disobey the Earth. Torn between the two, she wriggled and twisted. This was how the villages of the Great and the Little Svyruonėliai* sprung up. Even though birds sang love songs, Neris remained sad. This is where five islets and the large river loop beside Buivydžiai appeared. Finally, the Earth conceded. The joy of Neris was boundless, she whirled and laughed in the shoals. It was a dance of happiness. Up to this day this place is called the Shoal of the Dance of Virgins.
The coastal hills and valleys were pleased too – paths through the most beautiful places opened up for Neris. One after another, friends gathered around her: Žeimena, Vilnia, Vokė, Bražuolė, Dūkšta, Žiežmara, Musė, and finally, even the great stream of Šventoji rushed to join.
One morning, Neris wore a white veil of fog, opened her blue eyes, and laid her eyes on Nemunas. Where the two rivers met, flowers burst into bloom.
The news about Nemunas, Neris, and their journey together to the sea spread far and wide. All rivers of Lithuania rushed to greet Nemunas and Neris and offered their waters to these great rivers. Only the beautiful Minija of Semogitia ran late. Up to this day noone knows whether she got to the bay by herself, or was shown the way by the great and persistent Nemunas.
* Lith. svyruoti – ‘to sway, swing, rock’.
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]]>At night, one can hear the clanking of arms in the vicinity and, when two thousand years after the birth of Christ will have passed, a numerous army will march out of the dungeons…
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]]>On the next day of the market, the princess was out again. On his way to the market, the same man spotted the princess and asked her if she could give him more gold to donate to the Saint Virgin Mary. But the princess said:
‘Come and get it yourself!’
The unsuspecting man approached the chest. As soon as the princess opened the chest and the man grabbed the coins, she released the lid and thus beheaded the man. This was the last time the princess appeared on the hill.
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