The Sabbath begins at 9:57 P.M. on Friday, July 4, and concludes at 11:24 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit at 9:39 P.M. and completed before sunset at 9:57 P.M. July 4 is Independence Day in America and is a national holiday there with foreign embassies closed. July 6 is Coronation of Mindaugas Day in Lithuania, also a state holiday but fallis on a Sunday this year.