Within the framework of the initiative, the national flag of Latvia and a special book of messages will travel to the Latvian people around the world before the centenary of the state of Latvia, where everyone is invited to write a wish to Latvia on the occasion of its centenary. The way or travel of the flag will be affectionate, jointly created gift to the state of Latvia and a story at the same time to be handed over to future generations.
The patron of the centenary celebrations of the state of Latvia, President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis, and young people from the Youth Steering Committee of the Centenary Celebrations of Latvia “Festive Ornament” wrote the first message in the book of messages in the Riga Castle today.
The flag will travel first to Australia at the end of 2016 from the Riga Castle, where Latvian Culture Days and the World Latvian Economics and Innovations Forum will be held in Melbourne. It is planned that the journey of the flag will end at the end of 2018 in Nova Odessa, Brazil, South America, and then it will return to Latvia.
Steering Committee of the Centenary Celebrations of Latvia “Festive Ornament” implement youth initiative “Way of Latvian Flag” in cooperation with the Office of the Centenary of the State of Latvia of the Ministry of Culture.