Complete the sentence about Līgo with the correct year: Since ______, Balthasar Russow wrote in his Chronicle of Livonia, that "All over the great land by Fire of Jāņi happened a great joyous dancing, singing and jumping".
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Correct answer: B. 1584
From 1584 Balthasar Russow wrote in his Chronicle of Livonia that all over the country the fires of Jāņi brought great joy. He described the midsummer feast.
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