{"id":12701,"date":"2025-07-01T20:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/?p=12701"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:00:24","slug":"first-day-of-the-festival-the-celebration-began-with-a-meeting-of-participants-and-organizers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/first-day-of-the-festival-the-celebration-began-with-a-meeting-of-participants-and-organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Day of the Festival: The Celebration Began with a Meeting of Participants and Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 On the 1st of July, the 10th international folk contest-festival \u201cThe Flower of the Sun\u201d began in \u0160iauliai, bringing together performers from 12 different countries. 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