I know, I know, the actual shortest night was a few days ago, but today is the national holiday.
Līgo! LĪGO!
I know, I know, the actual shortest night was a few days ago, but today is the national holiday.
Līgo! LĪGO!
Yeah, there's a long and slightly weird history of how the church tried to syncretise pagan traditions. But tl dr, that's how this is a national holiday, but the fall equinox isn't.