Although folklore has already lost touch with natural surroundings, it has kept coming to the attention of the public more and more often during the past few decades. To this day folklore has always been alive in the spiritual world outlook of the older generation. Folklore files are constantly increased by new pieces. In the recent years there has been a great upsurge in the folkloric movement. There are about 1000 ethnographic and folklore groups.
Ethnographic groups exist mostly in villages and perform the folklore of their own locality.
Folk groups exist in towns and cities, they unite people from different ethnic groups, therefore they perform the folklore of different region. Lithuania folk songs and dances are also dear to the hearts of our emigres. In 1990 it took place in Kaunas. For the first time a folklore day was included in the National Song Festival in 1990.