Hey, everybody! It's Lithuanian Independence Day! As an American with Lithuanian ancestry (I can ever say certain phrases in Lithuanian, which translate to such niceties as "Give me money," "Eat," "You have no shame," and "I'm going to hit you and you're going to fly across the room." i learned these from my grandmother, who occasionally feels the need to chastise us in a baltic language), I feel I should educate everyone about this glorious holiday:
Independence Day (Lithuania) -- One of the two dates on which Lithuania declared independence. The first liberation was from Austrian, Prussian and Russian occupation on February 16, 1918. This made it legal to resume printing books in the Lithuanian language.
To celebrate, everyone go out and eat kugel. Except vegetarians. Kugel is a potato pancake/casserole thingy. Besides potatoes, it contains bacon and lard. Mmmmmmm.
And if you're drinking tonight, make sure you toast in Lithuanian: "In sveikatus" (pronounced: "un-svay-kah-toos")
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