Latvia celebrates 13 public holidays each year, combining Lutheran and Catholic Christian traditions with celebrations of national sovereignty and deeply rooted Baltic folk customs. Independence Day on November 18th marks the 1918 declaration, while Restoration Day on May 4th commemorates the 1990 re-independence from the Soviet Union. The Midsummer celebrations of Ligo on June 23rd and Jani on June 24th form the most beloved and widely observed festive period, when the entire country immerses itself in ancient solstice rituals.