Hundreds of Latvians knitting 4 500 pairs of woolen mittens as gifts for the November Nato summit have been told to avoid a folk symbol said to ward off evil since it looks like a Nazi swastika.

Riga - Hundreds of Latvians knitting 4000 pairs of woolen mittens as gifts for the November Nato summit have been told to avoid a folk symbol said to ward off evil since it looks like a Nazi swastika.

you may have seen pairs doing the rounds at Latvian weddings, even in summer, or at traditional celebrations. In the arena of winter wardrobes, it's mainly children who wear mittens since they ...