4. Divi eņģeli
Divi eņģeli sēž
Jumta korē un dzied
Katram nomet pa dāvanai
Katram, kas garām iet
Bet to nedzird neviens
Un to neredz neviens
Un eņģeļi smej:
-Kā gan var prieks, būt kaut kas lieks..?
-Zini, varbūt mums jālido prom
Šeit katram jau tā ir tik daudz!
-Dzirdi, kaut kur kāds bārenis raud
Un māmiņu atpakaļ sauc .
6. THE FIRST Christmas tree
the first time the Christmas tree WAS
decoratED, is believed to be In Riga in Latvia,
IN THE YEAR 1510
7. Preparing for Christmas
Before Christmas WE
decorate the house with Latvian
traditional ornament,
MAKE Adwent WRETH,
BAKE gingerbread,
PreparE presents,
LEARN SONGS AND POEMS.
11. Traditions
MANY OF THE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
IN Latvia ARE RELATED WITH EARLIER
PAGAN TRADITIONS.
Mummery (masquerade) ķekatnieki,
Dragging the Yule log,
Luck casting,
Beliefs,
Christmas feast with 12 dishes.
12. Mummery
Mummers dressed up as storks, cranes, tall
woman, Gypsies, wolves, bears, sheep, Death,
etc., go from house to house, singing and
riddle telling.
13. Dragging the Yule log
A big, heavy block of wood
is dragged around the
house and then burned.
This is explained as the
symbolic collecting and
burning of last year's
problems and
misfortunes.
14. Luck casting
Luck IS cast from lead, tin or candles. When
you pour melted LIQUID in the cold water, it
turns in TO different SHAPES. People look at
them, try to explain and to foresee the luck.
15. Latvian traditional
CHRISTMAS dishes
Latvians are USED to serve 9 OR 12
DISHES
1. Gingerbread FOR love,
2. Sauerkraut with sausages FOR POWER,
3. Beets and carrots – fOR good health,
4. Fish dishes – FOR money.
5. BARLEY or pearl SAUSAGES,
6. ROUND SHAPED BACON Pies - FOR SUN,
7. Peas and beans - not to weep next year,
8. Birds meat ,
9. boiled pigHEAD - FOR happiness.
20. Piparkūku dancis
Danco, danco
Kas uz lielā šķīvja danco? *4
Piparkūkas , piparkūkas
danco, danco.*4
Smaržo, smaržo,
Kas pa visu māju smaržo? *4
Piparkūku smaržas
danco, danco. *4
