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Jāņi is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. Although, astronomically the solstice falls on the 21st or 22nd of June, the public holidays—Līgo Day and Jāņi Day—are on the 23rd and 24th of June.
The film was awarded the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps in 1981. [2] The film is included into Latvian Culture Canon, and voted all-time best Latvian film in popular vote. [3] It is shown every year on TV prior to the summer solstice festival of Jāņi, which is a national holiday in Latvia. The movie is about the struggle of two ...
Jāņi cheese (Latvian: Jāņu siers) is a Latvian sour milk cheese, traditionally eaten on Jāņi, the Latvian celebration of the summer solstice.Nowadays the cheese has become one of the symbols of Latvian culture.
View history; General What links here ... Jani may refer to: Jani (given name) Jani (surname) Jani, Iran, a village; Jāņi, a Latvian summer solstice festival; Jani ...
Māras or Māra Day (Latvian: Māras diena; sometimes referred to as the Great Māra Day or Mother Day) was a Latvian festival, devoted to Māra, an ancient deity, and was celebrated on 15 August. According to the solar calendar, Māras marks the midpoint between Jāņi , which is summer solstice , and Miķeļi , which represents the end of the ...
The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. ... Krišjānis Barons, 1910 Latvian Song Festival, 2008.
The following is an incomplete collection of festivals that feature folk music and/or culture in Latvia, which encapsulates traditional folk music as well as modern folk music. Pages in category "Folk festivals in Latvia"
Once every five years the Latvian National Song and Dance Festival takes place with around 20,000 singers taking part in it. The 2014 World Choir Games took place in Riga. In summer 2019 Latvia hosted the inaugural Riga Jurmala Music Festival, a new festival in which world-famous orchestras and conductors performed across four weekends during ...