Michael’s feast ( Miķels is "Michael" in Latvian) Miķeli - autumn equinox, renamed and co-opted as St.Jāņi - summer solstice, co-opted as Saint John the Baptist Day.Lieldienas - spring equinox, Lielās Dienas, co-opted as Easter.The first known example of written Latvian dates from 1530 and was a translation of a hymn by Nikolaus Ramm, a German pastor. 'Saule, Prkons, Daugava' is a Latvian choir song. Ziemassvētki - winter solstice, co-opted as Christmas, while Latvians now use Ziemsvētki to refer to the solstice There are also Latvian speakers in Germany (40,500), the UK (32,700), the Russian Federation (30,100), the USA (16,000), Norway (12,900), and several other countries.Missionaries co-opted both pagan deities-including Dievs for God-and festivals in service of Christianity: 2 Signs, more accurately their deities, also play roles in the ancient Latvian year, which was divided into eight festivals, four coinciding with the changing of the seasons. sirds (Latgalian) Noun sirds(fem.) heart sirds (Latvian) Alternative forms (dialectal form) sirde Origin & history From older sirdis(attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto Baltic irdi-, from the zero graderd-(with an extra -ey) of Proto-Indo-European erd-, rd. Our ABC of Latvian Ornaments also illustrates how Latvians transform basic signs into ornate representations. As you explore Latvian signs, you will find considerable variations in their presentation. While all signs have a primary meaning, many overlap in aspects of their significance. Latvian signs imbue the world around us with personality and purpose, protecting us, harmonizing energies, and promoting prosperity, fertility, and good fortune, synchronizing to the rhythms of the seasons.
Zalktis (sign below), the European grass snake.
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