- About HIA
We are an organization dedicated to helping people meaningfully personalize and honor important life moments.
HIA is a humanist organization whose mission is to ensure the availability of humanist services, educate the public about humanist alternatives, and represent humanist ideas and humanists in Lithuania. We strive to be a transparent, open, and democratic creative organization that provides humanist services and resources. The core of our organization and our primary service is ceremonies.
Our experience
50+
celebrants
2210+
humanist
ceremonies
110500+
guests
Our vission
A democratic society that makes community decisions based on reason and science, and ensures access to humanist services.
We want to live in a world where universal human rights are respected and protected, which is why we strive to promote humanist values:
Art has the power to transform
Personal freedom is balanced with social responsibility
Celebrating and Giving Meaning to Life
Mindfulness and the Rejection of Dogma
Equality and Inclusion for All
our celebrants
Humanist celebrants create, write, and lead meaningful non-religious ceremonies so that as many people as possible can commemorate life’s most important events in the way that feels right to them. We strive to give people the freedom to celebrate life whenever, however, and wherever they choose.
administration
Urtė Žukauskaitė-Zabukė
CEO
Gintarė Samaitienė
Ceremonial Orders Coordinator
Kamilė Dovidauskienė
Head of the Ceremonialists' Academy
Ernesta Parieštytė
Communications Coordinator
Board of Directors
Elena Patamsė
Founder of the organisation, co-creator of a funeral ceremony creation system
Roberta Avramenko
Board Member
Indrė Gedminaitė-Kšivickė
Board Member
Gerda Surgautaitė
Founder of the organisation, author of the „Ceremonmeister Academy“, co-author of wedding and naming ceremony creation systems
Gytautė Gineitytė
Volunteer coordinator, volunteer
Giedrė Songailienė
Finance Attraction Coordinator
in the media
Ceremonial masters
Light rail transit
The profession of master of ceremonies is gaining popularity: they host not only non-traditional weddings but also funerals
15 minutes
The wedding officiant Rima, who got married today – funeral celebrant: „I myself was close to death“
Naming ceremonies
Mum's magazine
An alternative to christenings – a naming ceremony
Funeral
LRT television (from 34 min)
Humanist farewell ceremony
LRT Radio (from 59 mins)
They discussed changes in funeral traditions: people are giving themselves time to prepare for goodbyes
15 minutes
Chief mourner: death taught me to look after myself
Lrytas
The deceased grandmother was buried only after three months: she was seen off in a movingly meaningful way
Renewal of vows
About Us
LRT Radio
Business from the heart. „Happy Person" guides: there are no good or bad choices and everyone has the right to be happy
News Radio
Humanist weddings are no longer surprising, but what about funerals?
LRT Radio (About sexual crime prevention from 2:00)
Should the age for purchasing cigarettes be raised to 21?
Light rail transit
A stone garden has sprung up in Lydetuvės to honour Ukrainian heroes who had no funerals.
Manoteises.lt
Vitalius and Albina's Humanist Marriage Certificate - at the Lithuanian National Museum
15 minutes
Vitaliaus and Albina's love was supported by a record number of people: marriage certificate – at the MO Museum.
Light rail transit
Vilnius hosts a special wedding: Vitalius and Albinas commemorate 52 years of their relationship
Humanist International
The road to Pitch Night begins for Humanist Ceremonies Accelerator participants
Weddings
Light rail transit
More and more couples are saying „yes“ differently
TV3 News
Milena and Jonas married unlawfully: „From the heart, everything, indelible impressions“
News Radio
From today, we will marry differently
DELPHI
More and more Lithuanians are pledging to each other in an alternative way that is extremely popular abroad.
Humanist International
Historic humanist wedding in Lithuania gathers more than 21,000 signatures
Light rail transit
Vilnius hosts a special wedding: Vitalius and Albinas immortalise 52 years of their relationship
Wedding podcast
Wedding Podcast #13. How much should you pay the church? Humanist ceremonies and which ceremony to choose
He finally proposed podcast
FINALLY, THE PROPOSAL #6 A Humanist Wedding | The Missing Rings | What if it rains?
The True Story of the Holidays podcast
Youth vows and a touching wedding ceremony. Guests: Taip Kitaip/Urtė Zabukė