Mid Summer Holiday - Jani Day - LIGO 23 and 24 June

The Mid Summer Holiday called Jani Day or LIGO is Latvia's biggest holiday of the year and from about 3 PM on 23rd things start closing and will not reopen to about 2 PM on 24th

Many things will stay closed all day on 24th as well.

This is mainly a family and friend type holiday with everyone retreating to the countryside to swim in the lake, BBQ and dance around the bonfire until the first light of the new day on 24th June.

In Riga, there will be open air markets in Old Riga Dome Square on the several days before the 23rd andthen LIGO night-time activities at the LIDO Center on Krasta Boulevard.

more details on this very special holiday from the 2008 announcement

Purchase original oil paintings by Latvian artists on linen fabric and other useful Linen gifts at our studios in Riga Center.

More information http://www.linen.lv/

View paintings on our online gallery

http://www.linenpaintings.eu/

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