for protection from fire a piece of bread is placed in the foundation when building a new house;

for protection from heavy rains a piece of bread is placed by the window;

for protection from thunder three pieces of bread are eaten;

Suvalkija;

Dzūkija;

Aukštaitija;

Žemaitija;

Traditional Lithuanian bread is made from dark rye flour; 

Bread is the food of gods;

There are a lot of folk customs and beliefs related to bread;

Traditionally, bread is shown great respect;

due to the religious movement, seeking modesty, people started wearing dark colours;

due to the religious movement, people renounced red and yellow colours

due to the economic conditions, people started wearing more colourful clothes with floral ornaments;

due to the changing economic conditions, people started wearing more purchased clothes with plant  ornaments;

A shirt;

A coat (sermėga);

A hat;

A sash (juosta);

They harm people, animals, plants;

They fly to meetings and to collect peas on the midsummer night;

They are represented as common women living among other people (could even be a neighbor);

They live in houses on the hen’s leg;

Dzūkija;

Mažoji Lietuva (Lithuania Minor);

Aukštaitija;

Žemaitija (Samogitia);

Suvalkija

Typical refrains leliumoj and kalėda;

Their lyrical melodies;

The particular way of performance standing in a circle;

The name of Jesus Christ that is usually mentioned;

Men’s sphere.

Shepherds' sphere.

Women's sphere.

Old men's and women's sphere.