The Latvian midsummer festival of Jāņi and the evening before, Līgosvētki or Līgovakars. The midsummer festival was a feature of pagan Europe relating to renewal and fertility but Latvia has made the festival very much their own. Singing the Dainas (Latvian folk songs) is a part of this. Raimonds Dale from the band Dūdalnieki discusses the traditions, interpretations and practices.
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