Every five years, Riga hosts a traditional song and dance festival that draws over 30,000 people—mostly Latvians, and many from expat homes all over the globe. This year is one of those years, and ...

A massive collecting effort of Latvian folk songs took place during the latter half of the 19th century, coinciding with the period of National awakening in Europe. Carried out by Latvians themselves, ...

Thousands of Latvians and members of its diaspora from around the world travelled to Toronto this weekend to celebrate the history and culture of this small country on the shores of the Baltic Sea, ...

This week's Taste of the Past looks back to 1979. "Decorations give holiday a worldy flair" was the headline above an April 11, 1979 story about decorative Easter eggs from Latvia and Ukraine, under ...

Thirty-one years ago, Taste was suggesting that readers drop their Paas dye kits and embrace an easier, more time-honored way to create beautiful Easter eggs. The advice was simple: Follow the ...