Latvia marks 100th anniversary of independence

RIGA - Latvia celebrated its 100th Independence Day on Sunday with concerts, church services, a military parade and numerous other festive events not only in the capital city Riga but across the country.

The events were held to mark the centenary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia on Nov 18, 1918. Celebrations dedicated to this historic event began already in May 2017 and will continue until 2019.

The Latvian parliament on Sunday convened for a special meeting at the Latvian National Theater in Riga, the same venue where the Republic of Latvia was founded 100 years ago. The traditional Independence Day concert also took place at the theater in the evening.

The military parade in Riga with around 1,700 participators was the largest ever held in Latvia.