Every Latvian has their own cemetery festival place in Latvia. During Cemetery Festivals, relatives gather. No matter where life has taken them, everyone comes together for this occasion. They pause to reflect, to remember what their loved ones were like, what kind of people they were—then share a meal and a drink. That is why it is called Cemetery Festivals. [..] Families and friends meet by their departed, talk together, and reconnect.
— Imants Ziedonis, Kristaps Kalns, Latvia for Me. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2008, p.144
