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Ligo festival in Latvia

Ligo festival in Latvia. Anna Ignatjeva. Ligo festival. What is it? When and where does it occur? How it is celebrated?. Facts about Latvia. Fact Files: Area: 64,590 sq km Population: 2.5 million Language: Latvian Currency: Lat Capital City: Riga Constitution: Democratic Republic

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Ligo festival in Latvia

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  1. Ligo festival in Latvia Anna Ignatjeva

  2. Ligo festival • What is it? • When and where does it occur? • How it is celebrated?

  3. Facts about Latvia • Fact Files: • Area: 64,590 sq km • Population: 2.5 million • Language: Latvian • Currency: Lat • Capital City: Riga • Constitution: Democratic Republic “Latvia” (2006). Europe in UK Website. Retrieved from web site http://www.europe.org.uk/europlus/latvia.html on June 1, 2007.

  4. What is it? • Ligo is most important festival celebrated in Latvia. • It is festival celebrating summer solstice: longest day of the year. • Traditional rituals have been passed from pre-Christian times. • Associated with nature and hopes of good harvest.

  5. When and Where? • Ligo is celebrated on June 23 and 24 of each year. • These days are officially national holidays in Latvia. • Festival is celebrated also in Latvian communities abroad: USA, Australia, England • Commonly Ligo festival is celebrated at a countryside-outside!

  6. How it is celebrated? • Day starts with preparation of • large bonfire • food and drink: traditional cheese, meat and beer and • people have big meal during the day • Oak tree wreath for men • Wild flower wreath for women Photo credit www.worldeventsguide.com

  7. How it is celebrated? • Celebrations start at evening • Gather large crowd of people-family and friends, many wear national dress. • Sing, dance and play games around the bonfire. • Younger people jump over the bonfire and • look for bloom of fern.

  8. Celebration of summer solstice is: • Lots of fun, food and drink • Enjoy warm short summer outside • Honor of nature and traditions • Pass the traditions to younger generations • Some critics say it’s “another party” Photo credit www.worldeventsguide.com

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