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Have you ever happened to participate in Christmas mummery?
Oh, I have happened a lot – since I was a child. Usually, it was…
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How was Christmas celebrated?
Christmas in Latgale is more associated with church festivals. Usually, people got up early. The…
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How was Jāņi [Līgo, Midsummer night festival] celebrated?
You know, Jāņi was celebrated also during the soviet times, though all that present-day, I…
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Joint work. How did it go? What is the situation now?
It was so. I’ll start from the end. A man once asked me: “What do…
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What food and drinks were offered at wedding?
Weddings have always been important events in Latgale. There used to be two types of…