Daugavpils folklore festival focuses on wedding traditions

The 13th International Folklore Festival is taking place in Daugavpils, the largest city in Latvia's Latgale region. This year's theme is "Kāzas, kāzas būs" ("There Will Be a Wedding"), so the programme is devoted to wedding traditions.

Visitors can learn wedding songs, find out about customs and rituals, and hear stories about how weddings were celebrated in the past. One of the topics is a Latgalian custom: on the second day of the wedding, the stewed cabbage has to be guarded. Festival participants explain why this matters and how it is done.

The festival is a folklore event where visitors can not only watch traditions but also learn their meaning. The source does not give specific dates, venues within the city or a list of participants.