Inta talks about celebrations in her home / Philadelphia, USA

…In our home, 2–3 days beforehand we were already preparing all kinds of dishes. Sometimes, at our house, we ate three times: everyone gathered for dinner around six o’clock and ate the hot meal; then afterwards, the men went off to play cards, the women washed the dishes, and then there was the coffee table; and around two or three in the morning, my mother set out the smorgasbord.

From an interview with Inta Grunde for the museum “Latvians Abroad.” Interviewed by Ieva Vītola in 2016.