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    The Latvian Song and Dance Festival (Latvian: Vispārējie latviešu Dziesmu un Deju svētki) is one of the largest amateur choral and dancing events in the...
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    Baltic song festivals (Estonian: laulupidu, Latvian: dziesmu svētki, Lithuanian: dainų šventė) are traditional amateur song and dance festivals in Estonia...
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    a Latvian nationalist movement, the First Latvian National Awakening, begun. Led by "Young Latvians", it encouraged Latvians to become artists and scholars...
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    Mežaparks Great Bandstand (Latvian: Mežaparka Lielā estrāde), also called the Song Festival Bandstand, Open-Air Stage (Latvian: Dziesmu svētku estrāde)...
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    The Lithuanian Song Festival (also called The Song Celebration) is a massive traditional song and dance festival. Since regaining the Independence in...
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  • Traditional Latvian folklore, especially the dance of the folk songs, date back well over a thousand years. More than 1.2 million texts and 30,000 melodies...
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    Anniversary of the Latvian Republic (Latvian: Latvijas valsts simtgade) also commercialized as Latvia 100 (Latvija 100) was a national event in Latvia celebrating...
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  • Sanremo Music Festival Baltic song festivals: Estonian Song Festival Latvian Song and Dance Festival Lithuanian Song Festival This disambiguation page lists...
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    Saule, Pērkons, Daugava (category Latvian folk songs)
    Brauns. The song was first performed in the Valmiera Drama Theatre in 1988. In 1990 it was performed at the Latvian Song and Dance Festival and quickly became...
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  • Kronvalds (1837–1875) – teacher and journalist; reformed the Latvian language; organized the first Latvian Song and Dance Festival Dainis Kūla (born 1959) –...
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