Riga Latvian Society representatives will visit the Balts Unity Days activities in Lithuania
06.09.2013
From September 21 to 22 the Riga Latvian Society representatives will go to Lithuania in cooperation strengthening and experience change trip. The trip is organised within the project Stand Hard, Work Bravely.
The Riga Latvian Society celebrates the Balts Unity Day every year by participating or organising events in cooperation with Latvias non-governmental organisations, folklore groups and Lithuanian colleagues. In the Balts Unity Day people remember historically important events on September 22, 1236, when Baltic people together defeated Order of the Brothers of the Sword during the Battle of Sun.
This year on September 21 the Balts Unity Day will be celebrated in the neighboring countrys town Šiauliai during towns celebration Days of Šiauliai 777, where the Riga Latvian Society and its Folklore Commission have been invited to participate. The representatives will participate in the Balts Unity Days opening ceremony at the monument of P.Višinskis and will visit the international forum The Baltic Unity: Perspectives of Communication. In its turn from 13.00 to 15.00 the RLS Folklore Commission will entertain the celebrations participants and guests with interesting programme. In two hours time every interest will have opportunity to participate in interactive game-performance Lielvardes Belt, during which all the participants will get to know, make, learn and dance ancient and symbolic belts ornaments and their meaning. The interactive game will be led by choreographer Ernests Spīčs and artist Sandra Sabīne Jaundāldere, kokle players Rozīte Katrīna Spīča and Ansis Jansons will introduce with the Latvian traditional music instrument kokle and group Dārdi (Rumble) will teach Latvian, Lithuanian and Latgalian traditional dances.
During the real Balts Unity Day on Sunday September 22 the Riga Latvian Society people will visit town Joniškis where will meet Joniškis Latvian Societys Avots (Spring) and Akmene Latvian Societys members to discuss the activities, current events and future cooperation of the organisations.
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