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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.
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.
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 ...
On 4 May 1990. Latvia proclaimed its independence from the USSR, and restoration of the Republic of Latvia. If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a holiday. 23 June: Midsummer's Eve: Līgo diena: 24 June: Midsummer's Day: Jāņi: 18 November: Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia: Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena
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 ...
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 ...
This year (2019) Latvia hosts the inaugural Riga Jurmala Music Festival, a new festival in which world-famous orchestras and conductors perform across four weekends during the summer. The festival takes place at the Latvian National Opera , the Great Guild, and the Great and Small Halls of the Dzintari Concert Hall.
History of Latvia: Primary Documents Archived January 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine; Issues of the History of Latvia: 1939–1991; Castle ruins in Latvia Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine; Myths of Latvian History (en) Occupation of Latvia (PDF file 2.85MB) Archived September 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine; Latvia: Year of ...