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'''Lāčplēsis Day''' ({{lang-lv|Lāčplēša diena}}) is a memorial day for soldiers who fought for the independence of [[Latvia]]. It is celebrated on [[November 11]], marking the victory over the [[West Russian Volunteer Army]] – a joint Russian-German volunteer force led by the warlord [[Pavel Bermondt-Avalov]] – at the [[Battle of Riga (1919)|Battle of Riga]] in 1919 during the [[Latvian War of Independence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bnn-news.com/vast-programme-festivities-prepared-lacplesis-day-celebrations-41130 |title=Vast programme of festivities prepared for Lacplesis Day celebrations |date=November 11, 2011 |publisher=[[Baltic News Network]] |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="LSM">{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/patriotism-swells-during-holiday-week.a105876/ |title=Patriotism swells during holiday week |date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="TBT">{{cite news |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/latvia_remembers_lacplesis_day/ |title=Latvia remembers Lacplesis Day |date=November 11, 2015 |publisher=[[The Baltic Times]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bnn-news.com/latvia-celebrates-lacplesis-day-154628 |title=Latvia celebrates Lāčplēsis Day |date=November 11, 2016 |publisher=[[Baltic News Network]] |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref>
'''Lāčplēsis Day''' ({{lang-lv|Lāčplēša diena}}) is a memorial day for soldiers who fought for the independence of [[Latvia]]. It is celebrated on [[November 11]], marking the victory over the [[West Russian Volunteer Army]] – a joint Russian-German volunteer force led by the warlord [[Pavel Bermondt-Avalov]] – at the [[Battle of Riga (1919)|Battle of Riga]] in 1919 during the [[Latvian War of Independence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bnn-news.com/vast-programme-festivities-prepared-lacplesis-day-celebrations-41130 |title=Vast programme of festivities prepared for Lacplesis Day celebrations |date=November 11, 2011 |publisher=[[Baltic News Network]] |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name="LSM">{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/patriotism-swells-during-holiday-week.a105876/ |title=Patriotism swells during holiday week |date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref><ref name="TBT">{{cite news |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/latvia_remembers_lacplesis_day/ |title=Latvia remembers Lacplesis Day |date=November 11, 2015 |publisher=[[The Baltic Times]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bnn-news.com/latvia-celebrates-lacplesis-day-154628 |title=Latvia celebrates Lāčplēsis Day |date=November 11, 2016 |publisher=[[Baltic News Network]] |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref>


A popular Lāčplēsis Day tradition since 1988 has been placing candles on and by the wall of [[Riga Castle]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/world-public-invited-to-light-a-virtual-candle-for-lacplesa-day.a105161/ |title=World public invited to light a 'virtual' candle for Lāčplēsis day |date=November 5, 2014 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> however recently there have been calls from the authorities not leave the candles near or on the renovated wall to avoid potential damage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bnn-news.com/candles-damaged-restored-outer-wall-riga-castle-121689 |title=Candles have not damaged the restored outer wall of Riga Castle |date=November 12, 2015 |publisher=[[Baltic News Network]] |accessdate=November 17, 2016}}</ref> Today people gather by the [[Freedom Monument|freedom monument]] to celebrate and pay respect to those who fought for the freedom of Latvia.
A popular Lāčplēsis Day tradition since 1988 has been placing candles on and by the wall of [[Riga Castle]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/world-public-invited-to-light-a-virtual-candle-for-lacplesa-day.a105161/ |title=World public invited to light a 'virtual' candle for Lāčplēsis day |date=November 5, 2014 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Today people also gather by the [[Freedom Monument|freedom monument]] in Riga to celebrate and pay respect to those who fought for the freedom of Latvia.


The name of the memorial day is related to [[Order of Lāčplēsis]], which in turn is named for the protagonist of the Latvian [[national epic]], [[Lāčplēsis]].<ref name="LSM"/><ref name="TBT"/>
The name of the memorial day is related to [[Order of Lāčplēsis]], which in turn is named for the protagonist of the Latvian national [[epic poem]], [[Lāčplēsis]] (directly translates as Bear Slayer) written by [[Andrejs Pumpurs]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Andrejs Pumpurs|date=2019-11-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrejs_Pumpurs&oldid=927095890|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref name="LSM"/><ref name="TBT"/>

In direct translation from Latvian language Lāčplēsis Diena translates as Bear Slayers Day which is also based on epic poem Lāčplēsis by [[Andrejs Pumpurs]] <ref>{{Citation|title=Andrejs Pumpurs|date=2019-11-20|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrejs_Pumpurs&oldid=927095890|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:20, 28 November 2019

People commemorating the fallen by placing candles by the wall of Riga Castle
A Lāčplēsis Day military parade of the Latvian National Armed Forces and units for the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the foot of Freedom Monument

Lāčplēsis Day (Latvian: Lāčplēša diena) is a memorial day for soldiers who fought for the independence of Latvia. It is celebrated on November 11, marking the victory over the West Russian Volunteer Army – a joint Russian-German volunteer force led by the warlord Pavel Bermondt-Avalov – at the Battle of Riga in 1919 during the Latvian War of Independence.[1][2][3][4]

A popular Lāčplēsis Day tradition since 1988 has been placing candles on and by the wall of Riga Castle,[5] Today people also gather by the freedom monument in Riga to celebrate and pay respect to those who fought for the freedom of Latvia.

The name of the memorial day is related to Order of Lāčplēsis, which in turn is named for the protagonist of the Latvian national epic poem, Lāčplēsis (directly translates as Bear Slayer) written by Andrejs Pumpurs.[6][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vast programme of festivities prepared for Lacplesis Day celebrations". Baltic News Network. November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Patriotism swells during holiday week". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Latvia remembers Lacplesis Day". The Baltic Times. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Latvia celebrates Lāčplēsis Day". Baltic News Network. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "World public invited to light a 'virtual' candle for Lāčplēsis day". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Andrejs Pumpurs", Wikipedia, 2019-11-20, retrieved 2019-11-27
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