Jāņi
E747449
Jāņi is a major Latvian midsummer festival celebrating the summer solstice with folk songs, bonfires, wreaths, and traditional foods.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latvian Jāņi | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latvian festival
ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ midsummer festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility rites
ⓘ
sun worship ⓘ |
| associatedWithName | Jānis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebrates | summer solstice ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most important Latvian annual celebrations ⓘ |
| custom |
decorating homes and farmsteads with greenery
ⓘ
jumping over bonfires ⓘ searching for the mythical fern flower ⓘ staying awake until sunrise ⓘ visiting neighbors and relatives ⓘ |
| dateRange | June 23–24 ⓘ |
| etymology | plural form of Latvian male name Jānis ⓘ |
| features |
all-night celebrations
ⓘ
bonfires ⓘ cheese eating ⓘ dancing ⓘ drinking beer ⓘ folk songs ⓘ rituals for good harvest ⓘ singing ⓘ traditional foods ⓘ wreaths ⓘ |
| hasOppositeSeasonalFestival | Ziemassvētki ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDecoration |
flower wreaths
ⓘ
oak wreaths ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDrink | beer ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood | Jāņu siers ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalSongType | dainas ⓘ |
| language | Latvian ⓘ |
| laterAssociatedWith | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicGenreUsed | Latvian folk music ⓘ |
| observedOn | night of June 23 to June 24 ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of Latvian intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Jāņu nakts
ⓘ
Midsummer ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Līgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrigin | pagan ⓘ |
| season | summer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fertility and abundance
ⓘ
peak of summer ⓘ victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| typicalDate | June 24 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joninės
this entity surface form:
Latvian Jāņi