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Indriķis Lediņš
Indriķis is a Latvian masculine given name. It is the Latvian form of Henry and may refer to: * Indriķis Alunāns, young Latvian and journalist * Indriķis Blankenburgs, Latvian architect * Indriķis Jurko, Latvian General and military officer, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Jelgava (1944) * Indriķis Laube, German-Latvian translator and writer *Indriķis Muižnieks, Latvian scholar and professor * Indriķis Pūliņš, Latvian sailor and ship building engineer * Indriķis Šterns, Latvian historian * Indriķis Zeberiņš, Latvian painter * Indriķis Zīle, first Latvian Song and Dance Festival The Latvian Song and Dance Festival () is one of the largest amateur choral and dancing events in the world, and an important event in Latvians, Latvian culture and social life. As one of the Baltic song festivals, it is also a part of the UNES ... director and composer * Indriķis Zvejnieks, Latvian revolutionary {{Given name, cat=Latvian masculine given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Song And Dance Festival
The Latvian Song and Dance Festival () is one of the largest amateur choral and dancing events in the world, and an important event in Latvians, Latvian culture and social life. As one of the Baltic song festivals, it is also a part of the UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity list since 2008. The ''All-Latvian Song Festival'' has been held since 1873, normally conducted every five years, with the Latvian Dance Festival component added in 1948. During the festivals, exhibitions of photography, art and folk craft, orchestra concerts, and a festive parade also take place. Events and competitions leading up to the event occur throughout the period between festivals. Additional festivals were held in 2001 and 2011, both on major anniversaries of the founding of Riga. Approximately 40,000 performers altogether participate in the event. Folk songs and classical choir songs are sung, with emphasis on a cappella singing, though modern popular songs have r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingus (name)
Ingus or Inguss is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a variant of Indriķis, the Latvian form of Henry and may refer to: *Ingus Bankevics (born 1985), Latvian professional basketball player *Ingus Baušķenieks (born 1956), Latvian musician (Dzeltenie Pastnieki) *Ingus Jakovičs Ingus Jakovičs (born 18 April 1993) is a Latvian professional basketball player, currently a guard for Básquet Coruña of the Liga ACB. He is also a member of the Latvian national team. Professional career Jakovičs started playing basketbal ... (born 1993), Latvian basketball player * Ingus Janevics (born 1986), Latvian race walker and Olympic competitor * Ingus Pētersons (born 1959), Latvian opera singer * Ingus Veips (born 1969), Latvian cyclist {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
