Summary

Market days as a local engine of land‘s prosperity

Elvyra Straševičienė

The peculiarities in formation of a market place in the town of Griškabūdis is discussed in the article, as well as the analysis of market trading from the end-19th c. to the first half of the 20th c. is given with description of stationary and portable equipment, market goods, manners of sellers and buyers, as well as trading traditions.