In the beautiful and symbolic majas viesis tradition at Latvian weddings, newlyweds welcome each guest with bread and salt.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Latvia's Charge d'Affaires Dace Rutka to express concern about the "destruction of Russian historical and cultural heritage". Source: Russian ...

Latvia is celebrating the 26th edition of the Festival of Mask Traditions, an event that offers a comprehensive program for visitors with activities such as a mask-making workshop, dancing, and ...

Songs are an integral part of Latvian culture; Wikipedia notes their songs go back 1,000 years, and 1.2 million texts have been identified. The United States has a few songs but not a playbook ...

All-Latvia parents’ meeting in Riga attracted ... as well as for "subjects related to culture and history." It is expected that the gradual implementation of the reform will begin on September ...

Protests against teaching in Latvian at Russian schools are taking ... literature and subjects related to culture and history in their native tongue. The reform is to be implemented gradually ...

Despite the ban on promoting its plays in Russian, the theatre continues to receive funding from the Latvian culture ministry. Onstage, musicians were tuning up and actors practised their twirls ...

A cash rebate, an aptitude for co-production and an awards-season favourite are enticing international filmmakers to the ...