Latvians woke up to go to work on Monday morning, only to find they didn\u0027t have to.
Latvian hockey players Oskars Cibulskis and Karlis Cukste react as thousands of fans gather to greet IIHF World Championship 2023 bronze medalists in Riga, Latvia May 29, 2023.VILNIUS — Latvians woke up to go to work on Monday morning, only to find they didn’t have to. Their parliament had met at midnight to declare a holiday after the national hockey team chalked up its best-ever result at the world championship.
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