9. September: Tanja attends the poetry event

Poetry Event  (Post from Tanja)

On the ninth of September, traditionally, many Latvian people go to their hometown's train station and read poetry. Ieva persuaded me to go and so we both read some poetry, too - she read a Latvian poem and I had chosen a part from Simon's poem.

                        

I was surprised to see a lot of youngsters, however later I found out, that their teacher had encouraged them to go. But still, I was positively surprised that they actually stepped out in front of everybody and spoke up. There also was the possibility to draw something on the ground , so of course, I did. 

                           


I admire the way Latvians keep their traditions because it strengthens the community and helps to teach core values to following generations and I hope that next year there will be even more people attending this event.