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LIGO-SONGS, legal, “Janis songs” - in Latvian. folklore calendar ritual songs of the summer solstice with a refrain of “league, league!” (in Latgale also “ruto, ruto!”). One of the oldest Latvian folk song genres. Associated with agrarian magic and the cult of the sun. Confined to traditional Latvian. NarLigo holiday (June 24 - the day of Janis), on the night of which the performance of L.-p. climaxes. According to According to customs, on Ligo holiday, houses are decorated with oak and birch branches, wildflowers, girls make wreaths, on Ligo night bonfires are lit, around which they dance, sing songs and glorify Janis. Favorite topics L.-p. - the beauty of summer nature, the chanting of love, peasant labor, as well as satire. mockery of negligence, laziness. Lyrics are usually choreic, rarely dactylic; each line is followed by a chorus. Melodies L.-p. differ in extraordinary variety - from simple recitative character to chanting, lingering lyric tunes. songs. The typical size is 2/4, which most often reaches 3/4 in the reflexes of Lego! Chorus is usually the emotional peak of a song. Melodies L.-p. widely used in Latvian. prof.music is a choir. songs, symph. production (symphonic poem “Holiday of Ligo” by J. Vitola), operas (“Banyuta” by A. Kalnin), etc.