Arts and culture in Latvia

Arts and culture

Folkloric songsThe old folk songs are regarded as belonging to the national heritage and are celebrated every five years during the important Festival of National Songs. Ints Vikmanis / age fotostock

Latvia is known as the 'singing country': the tradition of dainas or folk song is a millennium old. It survived the Soviet era, as it was a way to assert national identity in the face of communist authority. Nowadays, Latvians preserve and present their cultural heritage at the junction of the great paths of European History.