Traditionally name days were celebrated instead of birthdays. And in the olden days, when baby was born on a day, baby’s name was picked from the list of that day’s names. For example in this calendar – if baby was born on 04/04, 100+ years ago baby would most likely be names one of these four names (Izidorius, Egle, …). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day#:~:text=In%20Christianity%2C%20a%20name%20day,biblical%20character%20or%20other%20saint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day#:~:text=In%20Christianity%2C%20a%20name%20day,biblical%20character%20or%20other%20saint).
Forget the names! Wtf is happening with those cows?!?!
What kind of parent could call his child Izidorius, Dravenis??
Nowadays you still can be named based on the day you’ve born. Me myself was born on 4/23 (Jurginės) and my parents didn’t think too much on the name and named me Jurgita ;D
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Those are name days – ‘vardadieniai’.
Traditionally name days were celebrated instead of birthdays. And in the olden days, when baby was born on a day, baby’s name was picked from the list of that day’s names. For example in this calendar – if baby was born on 04/04, 100+ years ago baby would most likely be names one of these four names (Izidorius, Egle, …). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day#:~:text=In%20Christianity%2C%20a%20name%20day,biblical%20character%20or%20other%20saint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_day#:~:text=In%20Christianity%2C%20a%20name%20day,biblical%20character%20or%20other%20saint).
Forget the names! Wtf is happening with those cows?!?!
What kind of parent could call his child Izidorius, Dravenis??
Nowadays you still can be named based on the day you’ve born. Me myself was born on 4/23 (Jurginės) and my parents didn’t think too much on the name and named me Jurgita ;D
i want such calendar xD