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The Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Festival (Latvijas Skolu jaunatnes dziesmu un deju svētki) is a Latvian festival LOREM IPSUM

Like its open-for-all counterpart, the Latvian Song and Dance Festival, the festival plays an important role in Latvia's cultural history and identity.

History
The first School Youth Song and Dance Festival was held on 23 June 1960 in Riga, at a time when Latvia was still occupied by the Soviet Union. Because of this, the festival's first six editions were called Soviet Latvian School Youth and Dance Festivals (Padomju Latvijas Skolu jaunatnes dziesmu un deju svētki).