1. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Latvia | Culture Includes facts and figures, culture, history, and tourist information.Category Kids and Teens School Time World Cultures Europe Latvia......latvia culture. Few Latvian artistic figures or works are internationallyknown. The country's literature was kickstarted in the http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/latvia/culture.htm

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Latvia Culture Few Latvian artistic figures or works are internationally known. The country's literature was kickstarted in the 19th century with the writing of a national epic poem called Lacplesis (The Bear Slayer) by Andrejs Pumpurs, which was based on traditional folk tales. The giant of Latvian literature is Janis Rainis, whom Latvians claim might have enjoyed the acclaim of Shakespeare or Goethe had he written in a less obscure language. Latvian verses known as dainas are often short and poetic and have been compared to the Japanese haiku. In the 19th century, great collections of folk lyrics and tunes were made by Krisjanis Barons. In fact, over 1.4 million folk lyrics and 30,000 tunes have been written down in Latvia. The first major Latvian painter was Janis Rozentals, who painted scenes of peasant life and portraits in the early 20th century. Vilhelms Purvitis and Janis Valters were the outstanding landscape artists of the time. Karlis Rudevics, a leading figure in Latvia's Gypsy community, is known for his translations of Gypsy poetry and his striking paintings inspired by Gypsy legends. Latvian is one of only two surviving languages of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, and speakers of Latvian regard it as an endangered species. Just over half the people in the country speak it as their first language. The language spoken in east and west Latvia has dialectical differences from the standard Latvian spoken in the central portion of the country.

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4. WorldRover - Culture Of Latvia latvia culture and History Books. World Information Key facts, indicators, countryprofiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and http://www.worldrover.com/culture/Latvia.html

Culture of Latvia Welcome to WorldRover's listing of country history and culture for Latvia. Check out the links below to find more information on the people and history of a country. On the right you can also find flag clip art and maps available for free download. Embassy information is also available for a number of countries around the world, however, please confirm all information. We hope to add additional links regarding the culture of Latvia as they become available. If you have a site or know of a site that should be added, please let us know. Thanks for visiting WorldRover's history, people, and culture site. Latvia Culture and History Books World Information - Key facts, indicators, country profiles, news, weather, currencies and comments on every country and territory. The Big Picture - Nationally syndicated anthropological radio show on public radio that takes a lighthearted look at everyday life across time and cultures. Includes a station locator and sample programs. Central and Eastern Europe chronology and links - A detailed chronology of events in Central and Eastern Europe, focussing on the period 1989 - 1993.

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HOME HELP US CONTACT US NEWSLETTER ... SPONSORS Whichever country you are from, please take a few minutes to share with people all over the world information about your culture, in the forum for your country. For example, describe: Your favorite activities growing up The big events in your country's history What people in your country value What are the big national issues your country is facing What the geography of your country is like (mountains, desert, tropical, etc.) The weather. Is it hot? Do you have hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, etc.? How you spend your free time What kind of job you want when you're older What your favorite foods are What your family is like Any religious beliefs or traditions you have Who you look up to, and why (include historical figures, too) Who inspires you to be peaceful, and why And please, also share your thoughts on how the people of the world can come together and live in harmony. How can we create global peace? Please feel free to reply to the comments in the forums from any of the countries, but only post a message to the forum for your country Thank you very much for helping make Love And Peace Mission 2000 the place for our global family to come together as we all work to create peace!

6. Latvia Vacation Guide: Romantic Latvia Cruises, Latvia Honeymoons, Getaways, Spa latvia culture. Population 2,404,926 (July 2000 est.) Age structure014 years 17% (male 212,483; female 203,417) 15-64 years http://www.europeanvacationguide.com/travel/Latvia1196_Culture.html

The sophisticated travelers Latvia vacation connection. Latvia Vacation Guide: Romantic Latvia Vacations TravelWizard.Com Travel And Cruise Consultants: Latvia Vacations Click here for our Full Service, Custom Luxury Vacation Planner Click here for Full Service, Custom Luxury Cruise Planner Click here if you'd prefer to book you r ... own discount airline tickets, car rental, hotel or vacation packages with our easy to use real time self booking engine. Note! This is the most highly recommended self booking engine on the Internet. Travel Guides Africa Vacations Asia Vacations Australian Vacations Canada Vacations ... Bookmark this page Latvia: Culture Population: 2,404,926 (July 2000 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 17% (male 212,483; female 203,417) 15-64 years: 68% (male 777,289; female 849,967) 65 years and over: 15% (male 116,575; female 245,195) (2000 est.)

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8. Links To Other Web Sites EN 2. Latvian culture site sponsored by latvia culture ministry and createdby Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in 1996, not updated from http://folklora.lv/saites.en.shtml

Folklore groups Instruments Activities About us ... Guestbook Search all folklora.lv files You are 'th visitor of folklora.lv and 'th visitor of this page. Links to other Web sites On this page there are some links to other folklore-related Web sites. Certainly, it is impossible to collect links about all the world, so, we limit our links to Latvia and nearby countries. In fact it is normal, because traditional cultures of Latvians and neighbouring nations are strongly binded. Latvia Lithuania Estonia Belorussia ... Russia Latvia Latvian folklore and traditional culture - site created in 1996 by Valdis Çrglis for Lanet, not updated from 1996: information about organizations, festivals, recordings, E-mail addresses of Latvian folklorists. EN Latvian culture - site sponsored by Latvia culture ministry and created by Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in 1996, not updated from creation; however, site contains interesting informations about Latvian national costumes and ornaments; great design. LV EN Folk costumes around Latvia - site created by Ogre 2'th secondary school; some scanned images with people in Latvian folk costumes.

9. Hoppa - Culture In Latvia Culture in Latvia. Diena. the World, Riga, News, Newspapers DIENA lielâkais Latvijas rîta laikraksts. Jaunâkâs ziòas, komentâri http://hoppa.com/ea/lv/Culture/

Culture in Latvia Logged in as Logout Mail Add Link ... Add Link Location Category Links 7 links Leta Leta Olga Zitluhina Olga Zitluhina ... Lauku Avize See also: Culture in Eastern Europe and Balkans Everything in Latvia Everything Culture Art Media See also: Everything Reference Libraries the World Latvia Liepaja Riga Roberto Bourgonjen Created on 9 Apr 2003 13:23 EEST

10. Latvia On WWW Cultural heritage, The 20th Century history, education, Religion and minorities, treasures for the Present and the Future. http://www.lettland.nu/info/latvia.identity.html

LATVIA ON WWW Government of the Republic of Latvia The Chancery of the President The Saeima, the Parliament of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Culture Ministry of Defence Ministry of Economics Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Interior Ministry of Justice Ministry of Transport Ministry of Welfare http://www.president.lv http://www.saeima.lv http://www.mk.gov.lv http://www.zm.gov.lv ... http://www.lm.gov.lv Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of Latvia Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Belarus Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Canada Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Germany Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Lithuania Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Sweden Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in USA The Mission of Latvia to NATO http://www.am.gov.lv/vitebsk

11. Main Cultural Policy Postulates Of Latvia MINISTRY OF culture REPUBLIC OF latvia MAIN CULTURAL POLICY POSTULATES OF latvia http://vip.latnet.lv/culture/English/main.htm

MINISTRY OF CULTURE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA MAIN CULTURAL POLICY POSTULATES OF LATVIA RIGA, 1995 The main postulates of the cultural policy are a joint agreement between the State and society, confirmed by the Saeim which defines the main principles, aims and tasks of the national cultural programme and works out a package of legal draft project as well as puts into practice the State cultural policy. I CULTURE AND STATE POLICY II THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS OF STATE CULTURAL POLICY III THE MECHANISM OF PUTTING CULTURAL POLICY INTO PRACTICE LAWS, GOVERNMENT DECISIONS, NORMATIVE ACTS FINANCING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION ... INFORMATION, RESEARCH, FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION AND ACTIVITIES IV EDUCATION AS THE BASIS AND FUTURE OF CULTURE GENERAL EDUCATION CULTURAL EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION ... SCIENCE V THE PROCESS OF CULTURE. TRADITIONS AND CREATIVE WORK CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESENT DAY ARTISTIC CULTURE. CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Professional creative art ... Folk art, craftmanship, amateur activities VI THE INFRACTRUCTURE OF CULTURE. PROPAGATION OF CULTURE AND ITS ACCESSIBILITY

12. The Country Of Latvia latvia, categorized as follows geography, climate, population, political system, economy, religion, tourism, culture, http://www.angelfire.com/al2/LatvianStuff/Latvia.html

The country of Latvia The country of Latvia is located on the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden, west of Russia, and north-east of Poland. Click below to see: Maps: A map of Europe which shows Latvia (156 kb) A map of Latvia showing the four provinces (32 kb) A map of Latvia showing all the districts ("rajoni") (60 kb) A relief map of Latvia, showing towns and cities (196 kb) Information on Pagan Latvia: Pagan Latvian Deities Pagan Latvian Festivals Pagan Latvian Design Elements Information on Latvian culture and folklore: Latvian Cuisine Latvian Folk Costumes by region Latvian Folk Songs Some Traditional Latvian Musical Instruments ... Latvian Folk Dances Links to various Latvian-related sites: Web servers and more: Ciesin: Latvia information Links to many web pages about Latvia, under categories such as: General Information, Tourism Information, lists of web servers, government links, commercial companies, etc. Very good! LatBits Latvian Links Links to many Latvian-related sites, under categories such as: web servers, government, educational institutions, international organizations, media, business, tourism, language, culture, etc., etc. Very extensive collection of links. Search Latvia Search engine for searching the Latvian web.

13. Culture A brief history of latvia and links to useful sites on latvia's culture art, music, science, national symbols, etc. latvian Institute http://www.latvia-usa.org/historyculture.html

A brief history of Latvia and links to useful sites on Latvia's culture art, music, science, national symbols, etc. An organisation mandated to promote a positive image of Latvia both at home and abroad. Illustrated fact sheets about Latvia's culture, identity, history, traditions etc. History of Latvia in a nutshell. The aim of the Foundation is to promote culture by chanelling profits from state-administered and private business to various cultural endeavors. Learn about Latvian art and artists. This website lets you take a look at some artwork. Paintings, textile art, photographs... Catalogue of almost all Latvian folk groups, information about Latvian traditional music instruments. Information on Latvia's Olympic Committee. An overview of Latvian music: composers, groups, genres, recordings. Website of the Latvian Museum Association. Learn more about various museums in Latvia - not just in Riga, but all regions of Latvia. A virtual encyclopedia: Latvia's people at the turn of the 21st century. Publish your biography yourself... Individual profiles of Latvian scientists, research institutions, and research subjects.

14. ALJA Homepage Promotes information and social events about latvia or latvians of interest to our members sustaining latvian culture in the United States. http://www.alja.org/

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15. The Baltic Review Englishlanguage magazine covering business, finance, politics, economics, and culture in the Baltic states of Estonia, latvia and Lithuania. http://www.tbr.ee/

HOME The only English-language magazine covering business, law and economics in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Most up-to-date starting points for web exploring: Estonia: www.ee Latvia: www.all.lv Lithuania: neris.mii.lt ISSN printed issues: web edition: Questions? Comments? E-mail us at tbr@tbr.ee PO Box 90 EE-10501 Tallinn, Estonia Tel: (372) 6 313 170 Fax: (372) 6 313 332

16. MapZones.com Culture latvia, culture, Back to Top. Amateur art thrives in latvia. Clubs andindividual enterprises have drama groups, choirs, ensembles, orchestras http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/latvia/cultureindex.php

Country Info Latvia Introduction Latvia General Data Latvia Maps Latvia Culture ... Latvia Time and Date Latvia Culture Back to Top Amateur art thrives in Latvia. Clubs and individual enterprises have drama groups, choirs, ensembles, orchestras, and dance companies. Latvia has a conservatory of music, an academy of arts, and a number of specialized secondary educational establishments for students of music, painting, and the applied arts. Noted Latvian composers include Jazeps Medinš, Janis Medinš, and Emilis Melngailis. Modern Latvian literature dates from the late 19th century; the national epic, Lacplesis (“Bear Slayer”), by Andrejs Pumpurs, was published in 1888. Janis Rainis, who died in 1929, is generally considered to be the most important Latvian writer. Literature is published in Latvian and other languages, as are newspapers and magazines. Like the other Baltic states, Latvia is well supplied with radio receivers and receives local and foreign broadcasts. Television broadcasts also come from local and foreign sources. Motion pictures produced in Riga have included full-length feature films as well as documentaries, short subjects, cartoons, and newsreels Countries Map or Maps Egypt Maps South Africa Maps England Maps France Maps ... mailto:info@mapzones.com?subject=Mail from HomePage

17. BalticLinks - Search Engine And Directory For Latvia, Lithuania, And Estonia An Internet guide to the Baltic States Estonia, latvia and Lithuania. Search for news, travel, culture, business and shopping information. http://www.balticlinks.com/

A Complete Guide to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Art, Literature Government, Religion, Politics Business Companies, Financial, Jobs ... Shop for Baltic Goods BalticLinks News Government hopes to cut gender gap Rebel MPs booted out of government Lithuanians believe corruption is a serious problem How to list your site ... Help

18. MapZones.com : Latvia latvia Map, History, culture, People, Population, Climate, Economy, Animal andplants, Languages,capital, island, major city, province, Communications,State http://www.mapzones.com/world/europe/latvia/index.php

Country Info Latvia Introduction Latvia General Data Latvia Maps Latvia Culture ... Latvia Time and Date Latvia Introduction Back to Top Latvia (in Latvian, Latvija), republic in north-eastern Europe, bordered on the north by Estonia and the Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic Sea; on the east by Russia; on the south by Belarus and Lithuania; and on the west by the Baltic Sea. The area of Latvia is about 64,589 sq km (24,938 sq mi). Riga, the capital and largest city, is also the country's chief port. Official Name- Republic of Latvia Capital City- Riga Languages- Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian Official Currency- Lats Religions- Lutheran, Catholic, Russian Orthodox Population- 2,401,000 Land Area- 64,589 sq km (24,938 sq miles) Countries Map or Maps Egypt Maps South Africa Maps England Maps France Maps ... mailto:info@mapzones.com?subject=Mail from HomePage

19. Dynamic Directory - Regional - Europe - Latvia - Society And Culture Top RegionalEuropeLatviaSociety and culture (9) http://www.maximumedge.com/cgi/dir/index.cgi/Regional/Europe/Latvia/Society_and_

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20. Latvia - Culture & History Bill Biega's. Eastern Europe Travel Planner latvia culture and History.Eastern Europe Travel Planner Index. Riga was a member of http://goeasteurope.about.com/library/travel/blt_lv5.htm

zfp=-1 About Travel Eastern Europe for Visitors Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Eastern Europe for Visitors with Apply Now Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Travel Planner Index City Tours Spas in East Europe ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Bill Biega's Eastern Europe Travel Planner Latvia - Culture and History Eastern Europe Travel Planner Index Riga was a member of the Hanseatic League, together with Gdansk, Lubeck and Hamburg, and became very prosperous in the 15th and 16th centuries. It also has many buildings in the Jugendstil style of the early 20th Century. For detailed information, use the carefully selected sources to which links have been provided. Ethnographic Museum, Riga An open-air museum in which examples of buildings and homes from all over Latvia have been assembled. History A history of Latvia - in several parts by time period. Architectural Monuments All the outstanding buildings of Riga, with photos.

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