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Different country different traditions of sauna hats. Interview with Viktorija Bučelytė for Sauna SPA (Japan) magazine. “I was born in a country with very deep sauna traditions. In the past, saunas had a very important role. People would go to sauna not only for self care reasons, but to notice important life happenings. Rituals before and after childbirth, before the wedding, special wash rituals for the deceased. Sauna was always obligatory especially after haymaking, potato harvesting days. Several generations would gather in one place: grandmothers, mothers, aunts, daughters all with…

Hello, Mr. Antanas, how are you doing these days? Great! The virus disrupted all summer plans, but in general would like to know from where I can “get” more time. How do you introduce yourself? Saunamaster Antanas from “Saulėja” SPA or Kaunas, who spread the sauna culture and presents sauna accessories, like a variety of whisks (e.g. large fan for spreading the steam, ‘working whisks’ with which procedures are performed), natural sauna scents from trees (e.g. birch, oak, bird cherry, fir or linden with lime blossoms), grasses (e.g. wormwood, tortoiseshell…

“Sauna Fest Japan”. The word Japan evokes special emotions which some are closely related to Hayao Miyazaki animated movies as great part of his artistic creation speak of respect for nature balance and between its beings. Landscapes like the oldest evergreen forest in the world, traditional music from the shakuhachi and all other artistic creations in partnership with nature empower us to create images through sounds and words that are able to touch, soothe and rebalance us. Japanese native people inspire with their work too, like Mr.Yoneda, who in his…