To my mind, all claims to having a more original culture are dubious. We are all modern cultures, fundamentally altered, fundamentally different from a past that is long gone, fundamentally marked and changed by external influences as well as internal impetus to change.
It is a bit silly I must agree. Yet in my parents day and among the Latvian American Community I grew up in. I say for a fact when Latgallians, Zemegalians, etc would debate among themselves at the Folk gatherings to accuse a Latgallian of being of slavic cultural orgin.. Well them were fighting words.. lol
Do you know the name of the song being sung acappella at the end of your video, starting at 4:08? I remember it as one of the songs my Latvian grandparents sang. Also the first dance number is a familiar melody. Do you know that one as well? I loved your historical information.
Well this might cause world war three to break out ..lol But being Latgallian myself I can say most Latgallians consider themselves the true Ancient Latvians ;). The other three tribes having a long history of cross cultural mixing with Urgo Finns. Their culture is much more younger and mixed ;)
To my mind, all claims to having a more original culture are dubious. We are all modern cultures, fundamentally altered, fundamentally different from a past that is long gone, fundamentally marked and changed by external influences as well as internal impetus to change.
dykun 3 years ago
It is a bit silly I must agree. Yet in my parents day and among the Latvian American Community I grew up in. I say for a fact when Latgallians, Zemegalians, etc would debate among themselves at the Folk gatherings to accuse a Latgallian of being of slavic cultural orgin.. Well them were fighting words.. lol
Vort317545 2 years ago
@dykun
Do you know the name of the song being sung acappella at the end of your video, starting at 4:08? I remember it as one of the songs my Latvian grandparents sang. Also the first dance number is a familiar melody. Do you know that one as well? I loved your historical information.
erikkihss 11 months ago
Слава Латвії, Слава Україні !!!
Myroslav1964 3 years ago 2
Braliukas! Greeting from Lithuania.
ruttituttita 4 years ago 3
Well this might cause world war three to break out ..lol But being Latgallian myself I can say most Latgallians consider themselves the true Ancient Latvians ;). The other three tribes having a long history of cross cultural mixing with Urgo Finns. Their culture is much more younger and mixed ;)
Vort317545 4 years ago