Meteņi celebration in Ventspils
31.01.2022 - 09:25
On 5 February, from 12.00 – 16.00 o'clock, Ventspils Culture Centre in collaboration with Ventspils Seaside Open-air Museum invites to visit the ancient spring awaiting celebration – Meteņi.
In the open-air territory of the museum, visitors will have a chance to compete in a sledding tournament, snowball making, bag throwing competition, mole chasing master classes and other interesting activities. Meteņi is the last day, when the traditional mummers or "budēļi" yet can arrive; therefore, members of Ventspils Culture Centre mixed choir "Kaiva" will turn into mummers to promote successful rest of the year.
There will also be a campfire set for visitors to get warm, take a breath between activities and cook treats taken with them. Nearby the campfire, the initiators of the storytellers festival "Ziv zup" - Ina Celitāne and Liesma Lagzdiņa - will bustle around and in a hospitable atmosphere, with songs, stories and customs, will reveal how to celebrate the traditions of our ancestors.
Entrance with the museum tickets.
The museum may be visited only by Covid-19 vaccinated or previously infected persons, presenting an interoperable Covid-19 certificate and an identity document. Children who have reached 12 years of age shall present a certificate of Covid-19 vaccination, certificate of previous Covid-19 infection or test certificate, or a laboratory statement on a negative screening test made within the last 72 hours within the framework of education process. Children less than 12 years of age do not have to present a test.
