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To finish covering the Baltic countries, we are headed to Latvia! Often overlooked for its size, we cover one of the oldest cultures in Europe that also is the birthplace of...denim jeans?

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• United States of America
• Dallas, Texas
• Canada
• Mexico
• Talsi
• Riga
• Jāņi (Summer Solstice)
• Sauna
• Vispārējie latviešu Dziesmu un Deju svētki (Latvian Song and Dance Festival)
• Estonia
• Singing Revolution
• Soviet Union
• Lithuania
• The Baltic Way
• Lutheranism
• Catholicism
• Latvian Flag
• Latvian language
• Lithuanian language
• Sanskrit
• Netherlands
• Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia
• Day of the Restoration of Latvian Independence
• Latvian Rye Bread
• Jāņi cheese
• Balzams
• Bērzu Sula (Birch Sap Juice)
• Kvass
• Kefir
• Chlodnik
• Stolichnaya
• Jacob Davis (invented denim)
• Levi Strauss
• Defenders of Riga
• The Pagan King