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Saturday, January 26 2008

Sad International Customs Day

There is Schengen. There is no customs officer. In Lithuania the figure of customs officer can still be seen in air ports – till March, 2008 and near the borders with third countries (Russia, Belarus).

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Monday, January 21 2008

World Religion Day

Protection of angels is a privilege of believers among free-minded. While faith traditions were protracted, more than one false angel has broken in the circulations. They spoke with the folk in various voices of monarchs, scandalous publications, imitations of new religion, or the wayward fight for the truth.

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Tuesday, December 18 2007

International Migrants Day

The author pictured the masculine effort to provide the family with goods. Because the relocation was inconceivable, couple of years ago the sportive sweating with the home-backpack could seem even absurd.

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Thursday, December 13 2007

Saint Lucy - night long light day

The author associates women's role in family with man‘s ingenuity. The truth is that perceptions of equality were confined to such caricatures not so long ago. The best illustration of the festive period was ‘kitchen amusements’ designed by men.

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Sunday, December 9 2007

International Anti-Corruption Day

In this old picture, the attitude towards living in the restricted area is satirized. The individual (the concept was denied by definition in Soviet regime) could only use limited assets (flat, or job) for living, which were given by the state in the planned economy. Therefore, the big part of the population was indifferent to the time passing by..

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