A song for unity and peace
14 July 2023
Over 40 thousand Latvians gathered in Rīga over a ten-day period to participate in the XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival. The combined festivals, which revolve around folk songs and original compositions inspired by folk songs, is one of the largest amateur choral and dancing events in the world. Organisers reported that over half a million people attended the events throughout the week.
 | Kristiana Nitisa The festival holds significance for Latvians for various reasons, including its historical association with the Singing Revolution—a national non-violent resistance movement against the Soviet regime in the late 1980s. This year, the festival also had an international impact, with sixteen thousand people singing the national anthem of Ukraine as a symbol of unity. |
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