Talk:Jāņi
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This holiday is still celebrate exactly as explained in New Hampshire USA. In a small town in Bradfor NH the Latvian church bought several hundred acres on lake Masacecum. In 1950 they celebrated their first Jans! And still till this very day every summer we walk and sing through the woods and visit different peoples homes where they offer us beer and cheese. Single girls wear wreaths of white flowers and men named John wear crowns of oak leaves. After all the walking, singing and drinking we all converge near the church and light a large bonfire which burns through the night. Sining and dancing continue in the barn till dawn! Piersol NH is the only place outside Latvia to still "Ligo".
