Jāņu diena (Primary)

Modern times

100

When is the Jāņi day celebrated officially in Latvia?

a) June 18

b) June 23

c) June 25

b) June 23

200

What do people wear on Jāņi celebration:

a) linen clothes

b) tautastērps (traditional Latvian clothes)

c) clothes inspired by traditional Latvian clothes

d) all of the above

d) all of the above

300

Every Latvian family, if possible, would choose a place to celebrate Jāņi

a)  in the city

b) in Latvian countryside 

c) in a celebration hall in a village 

b) in Latvian countryside 

400

In the city of Riga Jāņi is celebrated as well. Where do Riga citizens usually have the main public event at official Jāņi night on June 23?

a) at river Daugava promenade in the centre of Riga

b) in the open air ethnographic museum

c) in the forest somewhere around Riga

a) at river Daugava promenade in the centre of Riga

Old traditions

100

By tradition Jāņi is celebrated as being the shortest night in the year, how long is the night?

a) 7 hours

b) 5 hours

c) 6 hours

c) 6 hours

200

The most important work to complete until the Jāņi day is

a) to clean the household, weed the garden

b) buy a lot of food and drinks

c) arrange chairs and tables for the celebration night

a) to clean the household, weed the garden

300

In Jāņi young people are allowed to do an activity that is not acceptable otherwise. What is it?

a) to climb the oak trees

b) to play with fire

c) to jump over the bonfire

c) to jump over the bonfire

400

When weaving a flower crown you have to include many different flowers. By tradition, how many different flowers do you have to include?

a) 30

b) 27

c) 25

b) 27 jeb trejdeviņas zālītes

Food

100

At Jāņi it is obligatory to have this food on table. it is

a) bread

b) meat

c) cheese

c) cheese

200

It is duty of every participant of the celebration to bring home made food and some special treat to the common celebration table

a) true

b) false

a) true

300

Children usually would drink "kvass" at Jāņi. What is this drink made from?

a) sugar and water

b) water and dried black bread

c)  berries, water and honey

b) water and dried black bread

400

Jāņu siers is the special cheese made for the celebration, it has one distinctive ingredient added:

a) poppy seeds

b) caraway seeds

c) ground black pepper

b) caraway seeds

Music

100

Every song at Jāņi has the same refrain, what words are used in it? 

a) Nāc, Nāc!

b) Kusties, Kusties!

c) Līgo, Līgo!

c) Līgo, Līgo!

200

Singing is part of the Jāņi celebration. How many songs do we have for Jāņi event?

a) 140

b) 1500

c) 2600

c) 2600

300

The most important instrument at Jāņi night is

a) human voice

b) drums and pipes

c) guitars and kokles

a) human voice

400

Every song all along the night is sung by adding refrain " līgo. līgo" in a specific intonation. This means

a) move, move

b) stay, stay

c) sway, sway

c) sway, sway

Various

100

The family who receives guests on Jāņi day is honoured by special names - Mother and Father of the family are called

a) Jāņa māte and Jāņa tēvs

b) Jāņu sieva un Jāņu vīrs

c) Jāņa māsa un Jāņa brālis

a) Jāņa māte and Jāņa tēvs

200

Jāņi is the only time in a year when, according to tradition specific forest plant blossoms, it is

a) oak tree

b) forest strawberries 

c) the fern 

c) the fern 

300

The name of Jānis in English is John, in German - Johan, in Finnish - Jaan, how the same name would be in Russian?

                                IVAN

400

To decorate the house we use "meijas". Which tree does this refer to:

a) ozols

b) liepa

c) bērzs

d) egle

c) bērzs