Candle casting
| Duration: 1-1.5 hour For: people aged 7 to 99 Place: similar to an authentic nineteenth-century Lithuanian peasant house Moderator: head of educations E. Petrauskaitė and ethnographer R. Jotautienė | Location: the Museum of Prienai Region, 13 F. Martišiaus St, Prienai Visiting time: a visit can be prearranged by calling +370 656 37554Minimum number of participants: 10 Fee: 4 euro for children, pupils and students; 5 euros for adults | Participants of the educational program will be introduced to bee products and will find out how people used to cast candles in the past, how they prepared wax, which thread was used to make a wick. Programme participants will try candle casting themselves and learn what means of lighting were used in Dzūkija, namely splinters of wood and their holder, which is called “dziedas”, factory-produced kerosene lamps of various types and hurricane lamps. In addition, programme participants will solve riddles about lamps, candles and other light-producing means. Stories about traditions on All Saints’ Day and Candlemas will be told, too. |
The smell of real, redolent wax seduces and invites you to try, experience, learn and understand the pleasure of candle casting
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Candle casting is time-consuming and requires a lot of patience. This job was done by the stronger sex. |