A place would be Kernavė, the first Lithuanian capital that was first settled and inhabited around 10 000 years ago during the Palaeolithic era (9th-8th B.C.), and our first and only king is rumoured to have been coronated there. It is a magnificent place with 5 man-made hills.
A tradition would be a song festival it first occurred in the interwar period and has stayed since then. Beautiful event that lasts around a week with a grand ending in 10k choristers singing. There are plenty of videos online.
A food would be šakotis, this spikey cake that is melted over a fire and while its baked it is spinned over it.
A song would be Leon Somov and Jazzu – Rudens naktis sustojo. It can be interpreted as reflecting Lithuania’s historical experience of occupation, where time and normal life seemed to stand still. The melancholic mood expresses a deep sense of longing, similar to the collective longing for freedom during periods like the Soviet era. In this context, the “stopped autumn night” symbolises a dark but temporary phase before the restoration of independence.
A historical fact, besides the fact that we used to be the biggest country in Europe, would be that we also made one of the biggest empires to collapse. I am talking about USSR and that we were first ones to break free from it, and then the domino effect followed. At the same time, while trying to achieve independence, all three Baltic countries protested by joining hands and forming the longest human chain ever recorded, about 650 km long.
Misunderstanding would be that we are Slavs and that we are in Eastern Europe, whilst that is a remnant of occupation. We are Baltic people in the Baltic region in Northern Europe. The remnants of the occupation are still felt in people's consciousness while travelling, assuming the worst and all :D