ARTIST: Shelby Hyatt
COUNTRY: Latvia
FLAG COLORS: Red, White
ARTIST’S COMENTS: I chose Latvia because of a favorite teacher I had in Jr. High School. It seems to be one of the countries not too many people know much about. During my research on Latvia, I found out they are the most pagan oriented country in the world. The daisies on my pole represent the country's flower that grows wild all over. In many places of Latvia, LIGO is celebrated according to ethnic traditions: singing farewell folk songs to the sun as it sinks behind the horizon and welcoming it at dawn ... and while the bonfires reach towards the sky throughout Latvia, guests are greeted with beer and traditional Jani cheese with caraway seeds. The crystals on my pole represent the bonfire and the sweet grass around my pole represents the wreath.
