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Lāčplēsis Day
Lāčplēsis Day is a Latvian day of remembrance held on 11 November for those who fell fighting for the country's independence. It commemorates the defeat of Pavel Bermondt-Avalov's West Russian Volunteer Army at Riga in November 1919 and takes its name from Lāčplēsis, the bear-slaying hero of Andrejs Pumpurs's national epic. It is marked by candles placed along the walls of Riga Castle and at war memorials.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lāčplēsis Day. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lacplesis-day
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- “Lāčplēsis Day.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lacplesis-day. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Lāčplēsis Day.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lacplesis-day.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lāčplēsis Day’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lacplesis-day (Accessed: ).
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