https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romuva_%28religion%29>Romuva is a polytheistic pagan faith which asserts the sanctity of nature as well as the practice of ancestor veneration.Ancient Užgavėnės rituals:
Eating of festive fat food and masquerade.
Horse race.
Destruction of feminine or masculine kind of idol symbolizing bad winter spirits.
Fighting of two spirits Lašininis and Kanapinis symbolizing fight of winter and spring. Kanapinis always wins.