Re: Liigo!


lorad474@xxxxxx wrote:
Dmitry wrote:
lorad474@xxxxxx wrote:
J. Anderson wrote:
My genetic heritage now commands me to abandon this artificial environment
and return to our forefathers' natural setting of forest and water.

It is Liigo: bonfires will be lit, songs will be sung, toasts will be drunk,
sausages roasted. Down by the water the boards of the wooden pier will be
trodden by eager dancers, accordeon music will vibrate through the darkening
evening, and in self-sought seclusion couples will engage in the ancient
rite of securing the survival of mankind.

Like no other tradition, the summer solstice festivities connect six nations
around the Baltic Sea: the Estonians, the Finns, the Latvians, the Liivs,
the Lithuanians, the Swedes.

So, whatever you call it -- Liigo, Jaani, Jonines, Juhannus, Midsommar --
let's celebrate!

All 10 of the Liivs plan to celebrate?

Everyone celebrates Ligo in Latvia, unless you know somebody who
doesn't.

Ok then, all 10 of the Liivs will celebrate Jangu vakara.
Dim-dim says so.

"Jangu vakara"? What's that?

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