Ancient Latvians celebrated Miķeļi to mark the moment day and night reached perfect balance
Ancient Latvians celebrated the autumn equinox through the festival of Miķeļi, a spiritual and practical time when the harvest ended and the days began to shorten.
Miķeļi marks the moment of cosmic balance when day and night are of equal length. For ancient Latvians, this was more than just a calendar date; it was a deadline to have all grain harvested and threshed before the winter frost arrived.
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