 During the occupation the festival tradition was continued in exile, first in displaced persons camps after World War II, primarily in the western zones in Germany, then in the United States, Canada, and Australia, with many of the legendary conductors of the past taking part during those years alongside the later generations of conductors they trained.The Overseas Song and Dance Festival is currently held every four years, alternating between the United States and Canada.The 1985 edition would be notable for the grand finale concert in which the legendary hymn "The Castle of Light" ("Gaismas pils") conducted by Haralds Mednis, who was hated by the pro-Soviet government and was not listed as one of the performing conductors in that concert, was sung at the behest of the participating choristers.