Is her headdress a symbol?
Symbols strongly associated with countries and cultures, for example, in Lithuania are the Columns of Gediminas (or Pillars of Gediminas) and the Cross of Vytis (a.k.a. Cross of Jogaila), both symbols named after medieval Lithuanian rulers. They are repeatedly features and used in many other symbols in and about Lithuanian culture. For instance, the Cross of Vytis forms a part of the official Lithuanian Coat of Arms and the air force ensign where the Pillars of Gediminas were used for the trademark of the Eurobasket 2011 event held in Lithuania that featured political party symbols.
In Dzūkija where there is a strong presence of Polish speakers ethnic Lithuanians traditionally erect crosses of Vytis instead of traditional crosses in churchyards and roadsides to signify their ethnicity. The traditional Lithuanian wooden cross and Rūpintojėlis (a sculpture of a sad Jesus) have also become symbols of Lithuania, especially in the Lithuanian communities abroad where many Lithuanian churches and even secular buildings have such symbols erected in front of them.
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