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The 20th Baltic Student Song and Dance Festival "Gaudeamus" Takes Over Riga

The XX Baltic Student Song and Dance Festival "Gaudeamus" is underway in Riga this weekend, gathering youth from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Foto: LSM (rus)

The festival fills Riga with music, singing, and dancing throughout the weekend.

Young people from all three Baltic states – Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia – are rehearsing, performing, and celebrating together.

This is the 20th edition of the event, reminiscent of the traditional Song and Dance Celebration.

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