Editing Vilnius (section)

===Holidays and festivals===
[[File:Kaziuko muge 2010.jpg|thumb|alt=A crowded street scene|Kaziuko mugė is held each March to honor Saint Casimir]]
Catholic holidays such as [[Christmas]], [[Easter]], and [[Saint John's Eve]]) are widely celebrated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Valstybinės šventės |url=http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt/verslui/miesto-renginiai/valstybines-sventes/ |website=vilnius-tourism.lt |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=lt-LT |date=1 September 2011}}</ref> On 16 February (anniversary of the Act of Independence of Lithuania) and 11 March (anniversary of the [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania]]), festive and religious events take place in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vasario 16-osios renginių programa |url=https://madeinvilnius.lt/pramogos/renginiai/vilnius-kviecia-vasario-16-aja-svesti-kartu-renginiu-programa/ |website=madeinvilnius.lt |language=lt-LT |date=28 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ką veikti kovo 11-ąją Vilniuje? |url=https://madeinvilnius.lt/pramogos/renginiai/ka-veikti-kovo-11-aja-vilniuje-renginiu-kalendorius/ |website=madeinvilnius.lt |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=lt-LT |date=11 March 2018}}</ref> On the evening of 12 January, bonfires are lit to commemorate the January Events.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jačauskas |first=Ignas |title=Vilniuje pagerbiant žuvusius Sausio 13-ąją uždegti atminimo laužai |url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/vilniuje-pagerbiant-zuvusius-sausio-13-aja-uzdegti-atminimo-lauzai-56-1086966 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>

[[Kaziuko mugė]] (Saint Casimir's Fair), held annually in the city's markets and streets on the Sunday nearest to 4 March (the feast of [[Saint Casimir]]), attracts many visitors and Lithuanian and foreign craftspeople. [[Easter palm]]s ({{langx|lt|link=no|Verbos}}) are symbolic of the fair.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaziuko mugė |url=https://www.kaziukomuge.lt/ |website=kaziukomuge.lt |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Capital Days ({{langx|lt|link=no|Sostinės dienos}}), Vilnius' largest festival of music and culture, is held from 30 August to 1 September.<ref>{{cite web |title="Sostinės dienų 2019" programa |url=https://vilnius.lt/lt/2019/08/22/sostines-dienu-2019-programa-skelbia-laukia-triju-dienu-unikalios-muzikos-kulturos-ir-pramogu-svente/ |website=vilnius.lt |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=lt-LT |date=22 August 2019}}</ref> The river Vilnia is dyed green every year for [[Saint Patrick's Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Švento Patriko dieną Vilnelė vėl nusidažys žaliai |url=https://madeinvilnius.lt/pramogos/renginiai/svento-patriko-diena-vilnele-vel-nusidazys-zaliai/ |website=madeinvilnius.lt |access-date=14 October 2019 |language=lt-LT |date=13 March 2019}}</ref> During the annual [[Vilnius Culture Night]], artists and cultural organisations hold events and performances throughout the city.<ref name="Kulturos Naktos">{{cite web |title=Kulturos Naktos About us |url=https://kulturosnaktis.lt/en/about-us/ |website=Kulturos Naktos |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027175734/https://kulturosnaktis.lt/en/about-us/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>