Huge Crowds at the Song and Dance Festival

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Huge Crowds at the Song and Dance Festival

Jul 09, 2008
By Monika Hanley

FOLKLORE: Ten’s of thousands of dancers and singers paraded down Brivibas Street in Riga in preparation for the Song and Dance Festival

RIGA - Riga was packed as tens of thousands made their way to Mezaparks to attend the opening concert of the 24th Song and 14th Dance Festival on July 6. The number is expected to increase even further as the week’s events move toward the climactic closing concert on July 12. Streets in the city center were devoid of traffic, as it was diverted to side streets for the seven-hour parade of Song and Dance Festival participants. Tourists who weren’t expecting such a major event were surpris ...

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