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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 day before Jāņi is known as Līgosvētki, Līgovakars or simply known as Līgo. [1]
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: The independence of Latvia was proclaimed on this day in 1918. If the day is on the weekend the next Monday is a ...
Holidays and observances in Latvia. January 1 - New Year’s Day; January 20 - Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991; January 26 - International (de jure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
1 January – A unified Public Broadcasting of Latvia has operating, merging Latvian Radio and Latvian Television. [2] 27 January – In its almost 19-year history, Xiaomi became the first cooperation partner of the Arena Riga hall, thus being named Xiaomi Arena for five years.
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.
Jani may refer to: Jani (given name) ... Jani, Iran, a village; Jāņi, a Latvian summer solstice festival; Jani, a 2017 Kannada film; Jani (letter), a Georgian ...
The flag of Latvia The coat of arms of Latvia. Latvia (/ ˈ l æ t v i ə / ⓘ LAT-vee-ə, sometimes / ˈ l ɑː t v i ə / LAHT-vee-ə; Latvian: Latvija ⓘ), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Mārtiņi ([mɑːrt̪iɲi]) or Mārtiņdiena is an ancient Latvian winter welcoming holiday, when the time of pieguļa and shepherding came to an end. According to a solar calendar, Mārtiņdiena marks the midpoint between the autumnal equinox ( Miķeļi ) and winter solstice ( Ziemassvētki ), and is celebrated in the middle of November.