In particular, the parliament voted to add November 11 to the list of holidays. Called Lāčplēša Diena, it is a day of remembrance for the military and freedom fighters who died during the struggle for independence.
Economic concerns loom large. In the previous Saeima debate several MPs argued that May 1 - the International Workers' Day or Labor Day - should be struck off from the list of national holidays to compensate for the step.
There are 16 national holidays in Latvia, of which one, the closing day of the National Song and Dance Festival, is celebrated once every five years.
