Līgo
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Līgo is a major Latvian midsummer festival celebrated with folk songs, bonfires, and rituals marking the summer solstice.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latvian festival
ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ midsummer festival ⓘ |
| associatedSongType | Līgo songs ⓘ |
| associatedWith | summer solstice ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebrationType |
community celebration
ⓘ
family celebration ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| culture | Latvian culture ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the refrain “līgo” in Latvian midsummer songs ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
bonfires
ⓘ
dancing ⓘ folk songs ⓘ night-long celebrations ⓘ rituals for fertility and prosperity ⓘ singing ⓘ wreath making ⓘ |
| hasFoodTradition |
beer drinking
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cheese with caraway seeds ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latvian ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
decorating homes and yards with greenery
ⓘ
jumping over bonfires ⓘ searching for the mythical fern flower ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
fire
ⓘ
flower wreaths ⓘ oak wreaths ⓘ |
| musicGenre | Latvian folk music ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Latvian diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latvians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Latvian annual cycle of festivals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European midsummer traditions
ⓘ
Jāņi ⓘ summer solstice celebrations worldwide ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter |
folk belief
ⓘ
pagan ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important Latvian holidays ⓘ |
| theme |
fertility
ⓘ
harvest ⓘ love ⓘ nature ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | midsummer ⓘ |
| typicalDate |
June 23
ⓘ
June 24 ⓘ |
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