Latvian mythology
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Latvian mythology is the collection of myths that have emerged throughout the history, sometimes being elaborated upon by successive generations, and at other times being rejected and replaced by othe
Memorial stone at the Forest Cemetery to the Latvian Dievturi killed by the Communists 1942–1952.
19th-century bathhouse in The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia. As bathhouses traditionally were used for birthing, related rituals honoring Laima also were carried out there
Roof decoration symbolizing Jumis
Dievturība
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Dievturība is a contemporary continuation of the ethnic religion of the Latvians from what it was before Christianization in the 13th century. Adherents call themselves Dievturi, literally "Dievs' kee
Latvian mythology
…practiced. And, as Christianity was seen as alien, attempts were made to recreate the ancient religion. The most successful of the neopagan movements was Dievturi, established in the late 1920s, which claims that ancient Latvians were monotheistic and the various mythological beings are all aspects of one God…
Portrait of Ernests Brastiņš in Kronvald's Park, Riga
Dievtur̦u cerokslis (1932) was the main inspirational text of Dievturība during the interwar period.
Aerial view of the Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi in Latvia