The God of Light and Spring, the embodiment of fertility, and the protector of horses and bees in Latvian Mythology is known as Ūsiņš. It is one of the few Latvian deities from which historical evidence can be inferred that is essentially reliable testimony. Summer officially starts with Ūsiņš Day as they gift verdant fields and trees with green leaves. The first time that men drove horses to Piegula was on Ūsiņi. The ornamental sign for Ūsiņš resembles two letter E placed with their backs to one another. The most popular glove adornment is this symbol. According to a myth, these gloves, known as Atslēgaiņi, bring their wearer good fortune on the road. The most significant representation of Ūsiņš Day is a foal, which has multiple meanings. Because sexual power is equivalent to creative energy, it is both a representation of power of Dievas and human energy. A yellow foal represents the energy of the sun.. With Ūsiņš it is also connected to another image: the golden grass snake. A snake is a metaphor for the movement of energy. It is proposed that Ūsiņš is a typological member of the class of heavenly deities, and that because of certain characteristics, he can be identified as the deity of light. He is a morning and evening star-related cosmic deity, if this perception of him is accurate. The Greek Dioskouri or Sons of Zeus, who also transport the Sun like Ūsiņš, are comparable to Ūsiņš because they share traits with the Indian deity Ashvini. Another similarity is that both Asvins are referred to as Divo napata, or Sons of Dyaus, and Ūsiņš is also known as Son of Dievs. Farmers fully entrust him with custody of their horses, giving them to him. Folk ballads state that Ūsiņš personally has horses and takes excellent care of them. Ūsiņš is the God of Light, hence horses were used to deliver the Sun. On the day of the horse market, when they were bought and sold, Ūsiņš Day was observed. Ūsiņš Day was greeted by a rumbling and a lot of noise, which is consistent with the springtime thundering character. [Information and Image Credit : Ūsiņš , Wikipedia] [Image : On Ūsiņš Day horses are released for the first Pieguļa after Winter] [Image Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic ; Wikipedia-Image-Author : böhringer friedrich ; (Please Relate to Individual Image URL for More Usage Property)] [License-Link :
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