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For the third year in a row, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum welcomed the summer season with “A Day at Our Homestead”, a tradition that has quickly become a highlight of the museum’s annual programme. On 1 May, more than twenty museum sites…

In Latvian tradition, Easter—known as Lielā diena (“The Great Day”)—marks the arrival of spring, when daylight becomes longer than darkness. One of the most beloved Easter customs is swinging. Traditionally, people believed that swinging…

At the Winter Solstice, the Sun begins its journey towards spring, heralding the return of light, the renewal of nature, and the coming agricultural year. Across Latvia, the darkest period of winter has traditionally been celebrated with singing,…