Folk Religion and the Cult of Saints in Lithuanian Rural Culture at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of folk religion and the cult of saints in Lithuanian rural culture at the beginning of the 21st century distinguished by respondents. The article discusses the most characteristic expressions of human religiosity such as visiting holy places, pilgrimage, personal home altars. Attention is paid to the prayers dedicated to the Saints. Ethnographic field research showed aspects of religious worldview of religious Lithuanians living in different ethnographic regions of Lithuania.