Culture of Latvia

Latvian state institution of legal deposit of works since 1991

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Latvia and its people

Memory of the World inscription, submitted by Latvia, added in 2001

architectural style in Riga

A traditional cornerstone of Latvian culture and jewelry.

observance every September 22 in Lithuania and Latvia

traditional Latvian pottery

Latvian independence celebrations

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Zole (diminutive Zolīte) is a Latvian trick-taking cooperative card game for 3 to 5 players. The game belongs to the Schafkopf group of ace–ten games, i.e. jacks and queens are permanent trumps in the game. Zole is played using only 26 cards of a 32-card piquet deck or French-style deck, consisting of 36 cards. Six or ten cards are removed from the deck and left out of play. Official rules and terminology were published by the Latvian Zole Game Federation (LZSF) in 1996.