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The culture of Latvia combines traditional Latvian and Livonian heritage with influences of the country's varied historical heritage. Latvia is divided into several cultural and historical regions: Vidzeme , Latgale , Courland , Zemgale and Sēlija .
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In the 19th century, Latvian nationalist movements emerged. They promoted Latvian culture and encouraged Latvians to take part in cultural activities. The 19th century and beginning of the 20th century is often regarded by Latvians as a classical era of Latvian culture.
Latvia accepted the convention on 10 January 1995, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] It has three sites on the list, all of them listed for their cultural significance. The most recent site added to the list was the Old town of Kuldīga, in 2023.
Latvians (Latvian: latvieši) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts, [42] [43] especially in older bibliography. Latvians share a common Latvian language, culture, history and ancestry.
Latvian cuisine originated from the peasant culture and is strongly based on crops that grow in Latvia's maritime, temperate climate. Rye, wheat, buckwheat, oats, peas, beets, cabbage, pork products, and potatoes are the staples.
The Latvian Orthodox Church is then-semi-autonomous and has 400,000 members. [10] Orthodoxy predominates among the Latvian Russian population. As of 2022, the population of Jews in Latvia was 4,000, although some estimates are double this; [17] there are 1,000 Muslims in Latvia. [10] The neopagan Latvian ethnic religion is Dievturība.
In 1940, Latvia, like Estonia and Lithuania, was occupied by the Soviet Union. This occupation and the subsequent German invasion of 1941 ended all progress the Livonians had made in the preceding twenty years. All cultural expressions were prohibited and just like twenty years before, the inhabitants of the Livonian Coast were driven from ...