Gražiškiai

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GRAŽIŠKIAI

County : Marijampolė
Municipality : Vilkaviškis

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 10, 2001.

The arms mentions the local variation of Lithuanian customs of Shrovetide: Syvis, one of characters of traditional masquerade. This character is not known elsewhere in Lithuania (most likely it came to Graziskiai from Poland).