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Latvians celebrate annual Midsummer Festival

STORY: Latvians celebrate annual Midsummer Festival SHOOTING TIME: June 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Riga CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Midsummer Festival celebrations in Latvia STORYLINE: People in Latvia on Sunday and Monday celebrated the annual Midsummer Festival, singing folksongs, making flower wreaths and lighting bonfires. Summer solstice, with the longest day and shortest night of a year, is Latvians' largest family festival, which is usually celebrated outside of city by bonfires. The Latvian midsummer celebration is called either Ligo or Jani. Ligo refers to the midsummer night (June 23) whereas Jani is the following day (June 24). Both days are national holidays in Latvia and the biggest celebration of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Riga. (XHTV)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man sells a wreath of oak leaves at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children perform folk dance at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman sells flowers at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man sells a wreath of oak leaves at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman makes a flower crown at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children perform folk dance at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes a flower crown at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women make flower crowns at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women make flower crowns at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman sells flowers at the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)

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LATVIA-RIGA-MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL LIGO MARKET

(240621) -- RIGA, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Midsummer festival Ligo market in Riga, Latvia, on June 21, 2024. The annual Midsummer festival Ligo market opened here on Friday, at which farmers and craftsmen from across Latvia sell specialties such as rural bread, cheese, traditional tea, honey, handmade cakes and chaplets. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)