A lot of young people. Its when this celebration through. So im gone for the last 150. 00 d is the country on the gold. 60 hosts a traditional song and Dance Festival. There are people who simply cant live without this festival. The smallest one. You have been screwed. Im crazy about music system and then its, this is james being, its in my blood, i of the post to protect you lenas from russia. Out of mines, its lovely of 2 cultures in one country, politically, a difficult relationship. Both are relevant to the festival. Here they owe one people, the, the full, the grounds, and all the concepts. The participants must practice 5 years know twice a week. They rehearse traditional songs with roots and photos, but also and professional music for russian singer, alina eagle, show you about these amenities open the door and that for you. In 1998, she took pods from the festival for the 1st time. Although she was still living in moscow, but the leaders and sisters came from nothing. Yeah. We have some all of these patients good that im actually not being on yall, said allison for my mother. It was some important to that. I keep that part of my identity will go to as in youth and mom was just to get them when i was 7. And she took me to the lab, getting embassy in moscow, and let me know where there was a locked in sunday school once a week of what the risk of a source told them when ever i was ours. My mother was singing in the choir next door and them, i do not was my introduction by here. And uh oh gosh, no, i mean, yeah, and i feel for you that. So when she was my only to new after school data, alina herself signed, you know, quiet, and when they went to rico to perform, she fell in love with them, not to be on campus. In 2014, the most co native moved here. Today a lena teachers that are not being rushed in Elementary School after the less than a lease. And sophia are going to then told me, auditorium in last night. Okay. A close of not be as population speaks, russian is a capital rica. Its about 60 percent. So clearly a majority, alina says, she build bridges between the 2 culture youve seen, and this expect people, there are russian children in the class who went to a lot in kindergarten and can speak the language fluently, i use. But for others, let us use hardly ever spoken at home. So they have it harder at school. Coordinating and most Critical Thinking is to adina dawn. Thing is to a mind its part of their identity of minds. Plato, scro, see, but the women west and not to be a and once a week takes a 3 hour drive to adults, rehearsals, and another city. Oh man, some of the lives on the coast near rica, but the 52 year old fall not only spends the weekends that during the week, he works here on his own c bucks or the fun. So 2000 shrubs must be 10. 00 to 2. 00 in the summer, so they can bear fruit in the full walk. Im only live, we finally had some decent rain yesterday. We really did it mostly the 1st proper rain with since spring c bucks sold is on the 2nd passion off the dancing of course. And also his studies and economics of moms worked for a bank for 20 years old. He is unhappily, today he is happy in his day today. Content that his cough led him to farming and dancing but thats ok. You all know when my sister and i were a little our parents to close to lea, a pie. Yeah. For dance lessons equal like back then we had to drive 10 kilometers to rehearsals. Im in dancing, has been an integral part of my life ever since now. So styled the the phone that belongs to the generation of latvians, who still remember the last via of the past. The bolts that country was part of the soviet union for over 50 years. Although the stone festival existed in those days to some songs were found. During the collapse of the soviet union, millions of people across the 3 Baltic States demonstrate to peacefully for their independence. And they sung stones, including those that had been found in the so called singing revolution. The 3 is the vital role of switching a lot of people. Freedom was a hard 5 job with them use. There are many songs about it. They become a fixed part of my identity. Children go buckle them. I cant imagine myself without the song. So give them the oldest of the book, the rupture causing you to select. The socialist post is still visible in many places in riga until one year ago, including its towering symbol. The victory monuments full use, the sculpture was revered, especially by the russian speaking population. As becoming the ration of victory against the nazis. However, it was despised by many others and seen as a symbol of so if you talk to patients. When russia starts at the war against ukraine, it became a symbol of russian aggression against its neighbour for many. Finally, last summer it disappeared but those who did not, its still present in peoples consciousness. As is the solid. I received a lot for young people with the ukrainians. 4 months left via has been taking in thousands of ukrainian refugees. Not all of them stay here. Many move on to west and european countries, and some return to ukraine. Moms family has also helped twice they have brought ukrainian refugees from keys here for a few months to men and women and children got into my car, you know, but the man couldnt cross, didnt they stay here in your mind the same thing, but also with a z value. According to the latest hold, by a lot for you and research institutes, move in 80 percent of the population supports ukraines fight for freedom against russia. But as much as not to be in this condemned hootons war. It hardly seems to have affected the frenzy relationship with the russian people. So i cannot dividing that, obviously the people there are not to blame for the wor, no problem and creevy. So there are not russians problem i, its the liter shelton got from the civilians. Cant influence so much at the moment its, it goes to some small fixed itself. This, im totally not though. Yeah. They like the courage to stand up and Say Something like, and maybe its lucille. This is the stuff for us. Lot fans. It also took years to get this far so they then redeemed freedom with the singing revolution by like, and got the commodity. So there was this north care lee not to says she doesnt have a resentment to will to the russian people for the war. The face of her old homeland restaurant does not lead how cold is it good for that stuff . Example. I always felt sorry for the country and most of the country, not the state because im the i always likes those People Better than the state. And yeah, blogs. When i lived in russia, i was actively involved in the opposition protein feel, go up on me. At some point i realized it was hopelessly up and you are unfortunately from, you know, both nothing changes at the state level. Yeah, thats what i understood that it made me want to move even more into line. Yeah, yeah. The 2, lots the west singing and dancing on just holdings, but the foundation of love to be an identity for one week. The song and Dance Festival has the country on tenterhooks. It begins with traditional parades through ricos, old town, and concepts by the best coral and on strips, chosen and advanced by a jury and the competitive selection on the and ends with the grams denali concepts. Enrica, for the last few days of moms husband were hosting for this intensively the loan was nearly so see other men in the auditorium of his old university. Angelica, whether traditional off of guns has been cultivated for generations by both students and graduates. Like i moms the lawyer, thought that you will be assessed as i have other hobbies. What dance has been my companion since i was 5 or 6 . It is good. My family supports my hobby. Human on both. My wife doesnt answer, but the children do all the whole families have i me so that i am to not only happy as a father, but these days also as a member of a master of singing and Dancing Community from latvia. Its the grand finale and a park on the outskirts of rica just before the joint performance on lena. Mountains, gibson, know each other in person. Right. Hello. Hello. First time here. No, ive been coming since 1998. Ive been here many times to be a new every 5 years. We cant wait for why and then its here, this beautiful concert. Now we want to share our joy with others. Its just a pity. It will all be over again. So quickly, super countries, both a good offer you build, you can immortalize an image on a photo. Yes. And you can burn music on a cd, but what you can never capture are these feelings off and they watch it, no norfolk stuff. 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