Legends

Legends also called toponiminėmis and historical legends - are works depicting certain specific items of historical or geographical origin, the origin of their names and so on. Toponymic legends tells the story of natural objects (lakes, mountains, ravines, springs) appearance. Historical themes innings in a specific area are linked to important historical events. Among the legends peculiar thematic group consists of interpretations, as occurred in rural, town and other important places names.

Historical legend "Military underground tunnel:

These mountain people pour a very long time, maybe it was still slavery. What caps, what is widely taken wore. And then there is an underground tunnel. The tunnel goes around, as reported by the Lake Trakai. And as for the old people say that when you reach the age of two thousand years, then the tunnel will come out the army, and that even then the world will end. The military has lands - a new government in the mountains, from the underworld.
The story is that Kernavė was a very big city. This former capital. On the first hill stood the castle. They say the floor of the castle was the golden grains of sand scattered

Filing toponymic "How did Paršežerio Lake:

People rake hay. Vokietukas appeared from somewhere and started calling people to:
- Hurry hurry, grėbkit hay!
After some time vokietukas disappeared. Then we heard a big noise, like a fly, people saw the cloud coming. Cloud landed on the meadows and began to descend down. Then a cloud of black pig jumped out and began to nuzzle the ground. Rooting rooting farther, and the clouds went down. He finally gave in, and water inundated the extent piglet sucks.
As a result, the lake, and now people call Paršežeriu.

Filing "vely":
Grandparents said that a long time ago instead of a former lake hill on which stood the church. Once in the church he was a woman. Beeidama the hill, she was very tired and said:
- The essence of prasmegtum you!
As soon as she said, the church and Mount prasmego appeared the lake.
There were, on Sunday the twelfth hour of the lake heard the call bells.