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The present research is based on 40 Latgalian-born authors' works related to the themes of Līgo and Jāņi (Summer Solstice), which have been written in the traditions of both languages - Latvian and Latgalian. The research is carried out with the aim to reveal the specifics of the actualization of Līgo and Jāņi in the Latgalian poetry of various stages taking into account that-time socio-political situation and the authorities' official attitude to this festival, as well as the situation in the Latgalian literature in general. The analysis of the material allows for the conclusion that by means of the themes of Līgo and Jāņi the Latgalian authors characterise the national awakening efforts (F. Kemps) and the establishment of the independent country (J. Pabērzs). The authors are attracted by the events of the 1940s (Madsolas Jōņs) and the 1950s (K. Mednis, A. Vējāns) in Latvia and the development of Latvian culture in exile (J. Vōskāns). Poetry on Līgo and Jāņi features the criticism of the Soviet power (the 1970s - 1980s: B. Martuževa, A. Ločmelis, A. Slišāns; the period after 1991: B. Martuževa), there is a range of testimonies of the crises of the 1990s and the 2000s: the influence of mass culture and the devaluation of traditional culture (H. Hansone, J. Ryučāns, J. Tenčs, J. Vagulāne, a. o.), the migration of labour force (L. Andronova) and the "extinction" of the countryside (H. Hansone, V. Čepuļs, a. o.), various political games (J. Pelšs, J. Tenčs). Modern poets actively juxtapose these trends with the ancient traditions and symbols of celebrating Līgo and Jāņi (M. Bārbale, V. Čepuļs, B. Martuževa, P. Meikstums, A. Šīrone, R. Urtāne, a. o.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]