Religions and languages in Lithuania
At present, Catholicism prevails in Lithuania. According to the last census, at least 85% of the general population consider themselves Catholics. It should be noted that Catholicism is supported by the Country at the official level. Absolutely all Lithuanian churches and various religious communities, including sects, are considered legal organizations. They have the right to conduct their activities as they see fit, promote their views, manage schools and other educational institutions for the training of priests. At the same time, the church teachings should not go against the morality and legislation of Lithuania. In general, the Country is loyal to the adherents of different religions.
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The dissemination of Polish on the territory of modern Lithuania dates back to the 6th century. At that time, it spread through the territory as the officially recognized language of the Roman Catholic Church. Near the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, there were a lot of Poles and their native language gradually took the lead in all Eastern European countries. But then, in the 19th century its influence fell sharply, and so far the Polish language occupies only the third place in Lithuania, after Russian. It should be noted that the tsarist of the 19th century conducted a serious suppression against the ethnic language of the Lithuanians. It was forbidden to print books in Latin, but in neighboring Prussia, the printing of ethnic Lithuanian literature continued to flourish. During the era of the Soviet Union, the Polish language finally lost its position on the territory of Lithuania and its dissemination ceased. Ethnic Lithuanian on the contrary, developed. Only 10% of Lithuanian citizens considered Russian to be their native language.
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In the modern Republic of Lithuania, a very tolerant attitude was adopted towards the Russian language, as well as the Polish language, and their speakers. In places where these minorities are concentrated, even schools that teach in Russian or in Polish are open. After the country joined the Eurozone, the Russian language suffered a significant decline. It is worth mentioning that in some remote regions, some Lithuanians began to talk over time in a peculiar Surzhyk. In other words, some of the words are taken from the real Lithuanian language, and some are borrowed from the Russian language. As for the tourist movement, Lithuania will be quite comfortable for speakers of different languages. This is true especially if the visitors know English or Russian. In all modern restaurants and high-class hotels, these foreign languages are spoken.
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