Grodi

Folklore ensemble Grodi is created in 1987 in Riga. In the basis of its activity is a cognition, development and popularisation of folk traditions. The participants of ensemble collect materials on folklore expeditions from narrators, collaborate with ethnomusicologists, archaeologists, anthropologists, astronomists, have made reconstruction of Latgalian costumes of XII century. Grodi celebrate folk fests: meet the sun on Easter, roll fiery wheel in John's night, burn yule log on Christmas, treat ghosts, toboggan on Shrovetide.