LITHUANIA | Socializing | Activities
Social Life
Socialization in Lithuania depends on the age group. Young people are socializing faster. They are communicative and like visiting places of entertainment (e.g. cafés, bars, night clubs, etc.), they go to sport events and concerts more often. Thus, the socialization in such age groups is fast and easy, and the best way to get an acquaintance with younger people is to visit night clubs. Students and schoolchildren visit these clubs more often. You can enter the club if you are 18 and in some places 21 years old.
When talking about elderly people, the situation is different. Traditionally, Lithuanians are closed, cold, concrete, and not very communicative people. Besides, older people visit entertainment places, sport events and other not so often. In Lithuania, there are only few popular clubs where older people like to go out; therefore, such meeting places are becoming more and more unpopular. People of such social groups choose more serious events such as theatre performances, classic music concerts and so on. Socializing at this age is easier among work colleagues. Here, new employees are accepted willingly; colleagues care about them and help them.
Entertainment
Lithuanians do not like wasting free time during their leisure and weekends. They choose different ways of spending leisure time: When the weather is bad, Lithuanians choose to spend their time with friends or relatives in cafés, pubs, bowling clubs, cinemas, ice skating centres and so on. Lithuanians like going to the theatre. They are proud of having such theatre directors like Eimuntas Nekrosius and Oskaras Korsunovas, who are well-known in Europe and have won several prizes at theatre festivals. You have to purchase tickets to their plays a few months before the date.
Heritage & Nature
In summer, when the weather is good and warm, people choose a short rest on the seashore of the Baltic Sea. When a person seeks for an active entertainment, finding of new friends or socializing with them, it is better to go to Palanga resort. If somebody seeks for a more peaceful rest, it is recommended to visit a unique place of nature - Neringa.
Another way of spending free time that Lithuanians often prefer, is enjoying several days near the lake. Very beautiful lakes can be found in Ignalina, Moletai and Varena regions. Canoe rowing can be done on the most beautiful Lithuanian rivers: the Ula, the Salcia, the Zeimena, the Merkys and others.
Sport
Basketball is the national sport. Everybody watches, plays and loves basketball.
During the winter season, skiing is very popular. There are some small skiing routes in Lithuania and they provide an opportunity to ski a little and have a good, though short but fun time.