Priekuli 2011. Youth in Action exchange project. www.vn-ch.blogspot.com Song: The Ting Tings- Hang it up
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Celebrating his Latvian heritage, a New Jersey homebrewer undertakes a stone beer, heating river stones over a wood fire, immersing them in the heated malt sugar solution (wort) to finish its climb to boiling temperature. Brewer Maris Kukainis discusses the process and how homebrewing is returning to Latvia. Check out the intro and outro music, some Latvian beer songs that were playing on Maris' iPod. NOTE: The video was shot on two separate occasions: Interview portions are from National Homebrew Day (held on May 1st this year), while stone brewing was shot two weeks later.
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Interview with my mother, learning about my families Latvian background, and their journey to the United States.
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This is my second video about Lettland which been made during my trip with a family. Montage is a bit experimental this time (so really like to hear comments about this). I took a lot of efforts to do some special video basically showing Latvia's cultural heritage So watch it and I hope you'll like it :) Cheers. Video compiled by Skirmantas Track: Joy Wants Eternity - From Embrace To Embrace Sincerely, Skirmantas 'senis' Stankevičius senis production © 2011
Tags :baltic, latvia, heritage, culture, cultural, history, documentary, trip, travel

Kris Lewis began dreaming and flailing atop this lovely carnival ride in 1978, in the great surround of the Jersey shore. Growing up in a family that included 7 brothers and 1 sister provided ample fodder for his creative appetite, weaving an existence replete with love, conflict, beauty, tradition and classic Jersey brawls. Kris father provided the artistic gene and a glint of inspiration, but it was his mother who taught him the importance of hard work and dedication as he watched her raise an entire family alone after his parents separation. As an immigrant who had to flee from communist forces in her home country of Latvia, Kris mother also instilled in him a love for his Latvian heritage and its traditions, which are a major influence in Kris artwork. Other influences in Kris art include Alfonse Bougereau, Andrew Wyeth, Hans Holbein, Albrecht Durer, Hieronymus Bosch, Gustav Klimt, Antonio Mancini, and Jules-Bastien LePage. His reverence for masters of old is apparent in his depiction of the human figure, which he uses as a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion, and universal truth. His affinity for people-watching also informs his paintings, collecting glances, gestures, miens and hints and channeling them through the canvas for the viewer to share in the experience. After studying Illustration at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Kris eventually found himself living and working in Los Angeles, where he still resides and has yet to fully explore. His ...
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UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: www.unesco.org Description: Both a repository and a showcase for the regions tradition of performing folk art, this cultural expression culminates in large-scale festivals every fifth year in Estonia and Latvia and every fourth year in Lithuania.These grand events, held over several days, assemble as many as 40000 singers and dancers. For the most part, the participants belong to amateur choirs and dance groups.Their repertories reflect the wide range of musical traditions in the Baltic States, from the most ancient folk songs to contemporary compositions. Directed by professional choir conductors, bandleaders and dance instructors, many singers and dancers practise throughout the year in community centres and local cultural institutions. Choirs and musical ensembles first became institutionalized in Estonia during the eighteenth century. Subsequently, choir singing spread throughout rural and urban areas, spurred by the growing popularity of choral music, singing societies and song festivals in Western Europe. With the participation of the most active choirs from various regions of these States, the Baltic Song and Dance Celebrations were initially organized in Estonia in 1869 and in Latvia in 1873. Lithuania hosted its first celebration in 1924. Once the Baltic States gained independence from Russia after the First World War, the celebrations acquired widespread popularity as a means ...
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UNESCO un pasaules mantojums Latvijā - Strūves meridiāna loks. Latvijas vērtības un stāsts pasaulē. Stāsta Jānis Kaminskis. UNESCO and world heritage in Latvia - Struve Geodetic Arc. Values and narratives of Latvia in the world. Comments by Jānis Kaminskis.
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A tour of Old Riga in May 2010. This is part of a 5-series tour of historic Baltic towns.
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Visit our website: www.facebook.com Artist: Kris Lewis (Jackson, New Jersey - USA, born 1978) Paintings. Kris Lewis was born in 1978 in Jackson, New Jersey. Lives in los Angeles, California. Kris Lewis began dreaming and flailing atop this lovely carnival ride in 1978, in the great surround of the Jersey shore. Growing up in a family that included 6 brothers and 1 sister provided ample fodder for his creative appetite, weaving an existence replete with love, conflict, beauty, tradition and classic Jersey brawls. Kris' father provided the artistic gene and a glint of inspiration, but it was his mother who taught him the importance of hard work and dedication as he watched her raise an entire family alone after his parent separation. As an immigrant who had to flee from communist forces in her home country of Latvia, Kris' mother also instilled in him a love for his Latvian heritage and its traditions, which are a major influence in Kris' artwork. Other influences in Kris' art include Alfonse Bougereau, Andrew Wyeth, Hans Holbein, Albrecht Durer, Hieronymus Bosch, Gustav Klimt, Antonio Mancini, and Jules-Bastien LePage. His reverence for masters of old is apparent in his depiction of the human figure, which he uses as a vector for hidden stories, delicate emotion, and universal truth. His affinity for people-watching also informs his paintings, collecting glances, gestures, miens and hints and channeling them through the canvas for the viewer to share in the experience ...
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In 2008, three Baltic countries -- Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia -- will celebrate 90 years since their independence. Year 2008 will also be significant for Latvia as around 35 000 participants will gather in our capital Riga for the XXIV Song and XIV Dance Celebration. It is not just a festival -- the tradition goes back for 135 years and in 2003 together with Lithuanian and Estonian Song and Dance tradition it was recorded in the UNESCO list of Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage. www.dziesmusvetki2008.lv
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Produced by Jim Yager Media for Union Bank & KCET Los Angeles. Producer: Jim Yager Camera: Bill Corona Editor: Jim Spadoni Zane Buzby, Founder of the Survivor Mitzvah Project was awarded Jewish American Heritage Local Hero of 2011. Here is the video from KCET & Union Bank. Show your support and comment, like and share!!!!!
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Dd studio (Riga, Latvia) 2009 Grand Prix Multimedia€ ART CDR winner Historical objects, photographs, print information, and interactive solutions filmed in Dubrovnik, Croatia www.dd.lv http
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UNESCO: Urgent Safeguarding List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2009 URL: www.unesco.org Description: The Suiti are a small Catholic community in the Protestant (Lutheran) western part of Latvia. The Suiti cultural space is characterized by a number of distinct features, including vocal drone singing performed by Suiti women, wedding traditions, colourful traditional costumes, the Suiti language, local cuisine, religious traditions, celebrations of the annual cycle, and a remarkable number of folk songs, dances and melodies recorded in this community. Older forms of extended family structures are still common here, and such families, where the transfer of skills from generation to generation takes place, are important bastions of Suiti cultural heritage. The synthesis of pre-Christian traditions and religious rituals has created a unique blend of intangible cultural heritage in the Suiti community. The pillar of Suiti identity the Catholic Church successfully recovered following the Soviet period and as a result, the Suiti cultural space has experienced a gradual renaissance. However, today only a few, mostly old people, have a good knowledge of Suiti cultural heritage, and thus there is an urgent need to disseminate this knowledge and to involve more people in its preservation by recovering elements preserved only in written documents, film archives and museum depositaries. Country(ies): Latvia © 2009 by Ethnic Culture Center "Suiti" Foundation ...
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Video documents time and shows development options for the modern city of Riga Latvia which is undergoing a construction boom. The video is filmed through the eyes of a schoolboy named Pēteris and how he looks at Riga - he is excited about the new buildings, the modern vocabulary of architecture. He walks through highly developed districts where historical heritage harmoniously blends with contemporary architecture. And, of course, he dreams about skyscrapers and architectural landmarks of the century designed to make Riga the Baltic Metropolis. Scriptwriter: Ieva Zībārte - Director: Inese Stade more information: www.pilsetasarhitekts.riga.lv
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The ruins of Rēzekne Castle on the banks of the river date back to the 13th century and provide the perfect frame to discover traditional Latvian pottery. www.rezekne.lv http
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Islam
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A true high definition video (HDV 1920x1080p) with stereo sound. Please view in full screen mode. This video shows you cityscapes of the Old Town of Riga. Riga, the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states. The Old Town of Riga is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Baltic American Society of New England's "The Baltic Concert Series 50th Season". The First Church, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA - USA, Sunday, March 28, 2010. Latvian Folk Song Suite, Jazeps Vitols (1863-1948), arranged by George Juris Kenins. 1. Ligodama upe nesa - The river carried a floral crown, 2. Sidrabina upi bridu - I walked through the silvery river and 3. Avu, avu baltas kajas - I put on white stockings to go dancing. Performed by Une Tone - violin, Simona Talberga - violin, Arturs Jansons - viola, George Kenins - violoncello, Ilona Kudina - flute, Vitalijus Lisovskis - saxophone, Andrei Baumann - piano and Rasa Vitkauskaite - piano. The society was itself founded on 24 September 1941 with the goals: to build solidarity first among the different Baltic peoples and then with other peoples of the United States, to share their heritage, culture and aspirations with fellow Americans and to promote the freedom, independence and national character of the Baltic peoples after the Second World War. www.cvneweng.org The 2009/2010 season is now the 50th Anniversary of these concerts.
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14th Folklore Festival under Kralova Hola, Liptovska Teplicka 2009
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Latvian pagan folk metal. From the album Thunderforge (2003)
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