Dace Kokle

People from all over the country have been delighted with it, but none more so than her granddaughter, Justīne. For Justīne, life has been divided between Latvia and America, and Līga's great-grandchildren are also US citizens. Grandmother Līga is teaching her granddaughter Justīne and great-granddaughters Austra and Vizma her fire ritual on the banks of the Gauja River.

We meet at Skaņupes near the Līgatne Rehabilitation Center to go together along the walking path to the very ban...