Lāčplēsis Day celebration was forbidden in Latvian SSR existence, the first time it was celebrated by putting candles into windows in the year 1988. Since 1990 it is the day Latvia honors Latvian Freedom Fighters. I still remember my first candle! I was only 6 years old.  I remember how I sat on the window sill … More 11th of November – Lāčplēsis Day