I wrote about Līgo and Jāņi in one of my previous blog posts. I wanted to make Jāņu siers (cheese), floral head wreath and spend time together with friends. And we did it! Unfortunately, my photos from Līgo are too big for our mobile network. Somehow WordPress app doesn’t want to upload them. ;( I hope to … More Līgo / Jāņi celebration
As I wrote yesterday – tomorrow is Līgo. And if the weather will be nice – we will celebrate it. About Latvian traditions on Līgo and Jāņi, you can read in my previous post. I’m a busy bee today. Time to clean caravan and get ready for tomorrow’s celebrations. First things first – I have to … More Getting ready for Līgo
Jāņi is an annual Latvian festival celebrating the summer solstice. I know that solstice usually is on the 21 or 22 of June, but here in Latvia, we have public holidays on 23 June called “Līgo” and 24 June called “Jāņi”. I can’t imagine celebrating Jāņi in the city. It’s the celebration that requires a countryside. … More Jāņi is coming