In Summary

What are the lasting effects of Baltic mythology on Contemporary Baltic Culture?
Back in the first blog Post of this blog, this was the question that lead me on the journey to researching Baltic Mythology. This summary post will mark the end of my assignment part of this blog, but will in no means stop my research on this topic. This post will begin with a summary and open (what I call only for lack of a better word) Conclusion to this section of this blog.

Physical locations are important is physically understanding the past. These physical locations can show us times and cultures we have never lived. Locations can provide us with physical artifacts. Alters and old religious artifacts are concrete articles in remembering the past of a region. The spiritual connection that anyone who has traveled to place of the past that truly resonated with their heart can often lead into a further exploration of the past.  Music plays a large role in the preservation of Baltic mythology and paganism in modern times. Without Dainas and Baltic folk songs, many of the cultures would be completely destroyed without these valuable cultural pathways. Celebrations are still celebrated as important cultural unifier's. Major changes have occurred within in Baltic celebrations, despite these revisions, these festivals are still culturally very relevant in Baltic life. Romuva is the cultural preservation of old Baltic Paganism that so many regions are with out. The modern implications of this historical preservation are nearly boundless and cannot be overstated.

So, here I attempt to answer our driving question:

Baltic Mythology has found it's way into nearly ever part of modern Baltic culture. mores so than i could have imagined. despite my struggles in finding materials on this honestly, fairly obscure topic, I have found that Baltic mythology is very much ingrained in modern Baltic life. More so than I ever expected. Music and poetry from that era are still common in cultural celebrations in the Baltic world. Geographical areas from that  time are venerated and respected and common places for cultural events and school field trips within the Baltic world. Festivals from the early ages of Baltic Mythology still exists and are considered cultural land marks. Romuva provides a modern look into a past more than a thousand years old and has been one the keys in maintaining a culture an d tradition that could have, like so many been wiped clean. The Baltic region is a prime example of the preservation of the past world through  cultural preservation struggles beyond those faced in many other areas. Baltic Mytholgy has literally held a lasting effected in nearly every part of Baltic society even in a modern Christian Baltic region.