ABSTRACT
Modern Lithuanian Paganism can be most readily defined as a form of contemporary Lithuanian religion inspired by Lithuanian ethnic culture and folklore and pre-Christian, nature-centred, Baltic polytheism. It's most prominent organizational form in Lithuania in the current time is the Romuva association founded and still led by the cultural historian and folklorist Jonas Trinknas, assisted by his wife, the sociologist and folk singer Inija Trinknien, with affiliated chapters in Canada and the USA. The inaugural WCER conference revolved around two types of activities. The first involved speeches by delegates on their respective religious traditions and their ongoing efforts to gain public sympathy and official acceptance. The second set of activities was more experiential in nature, moving out of the conference hall for visits to historic Lithuanian sites like the medieval fortress at Trakai and the ancient capital of Kernav, where participants were able to experience the summer solstice festival of Rasa.
