Beaivi
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Beaivi, Beiwe, Bievve, Beivve or Biejje is the
Beaivi is goddess of the sun, spring, and sanity, associated with the fertility of plants and animals, particularly reindeer. She made the plants grow so that the reindeer flourished and reproduced, and brought wealth and prosperity to the humans.
On the winter solstice, a white female animal or animals, usually reindeer, were sacrificed in honor of Beivve, to ensure that she returned to the world and put an end to the long winter season. The sacrificed animals' meat would be threaded onto sticks, which were then bent into rings and tied with bright ribbons. This is called the Festival of Beaivi.
At the time of the year when the sun was returning,
At the time of the year when Beivve returned,
In Sami myth, she travels with her daughter,
See also
References
- ^ Hofberg, Herman (1879). Lapparnes hednatro [Pagan beliefs of the Sami] (in Swedish).
- ^ Karsten, Rafael (1952). Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning [The religion of the Sami people: the pagan faith and cult of the Nordic Sami in religious historical light] (in Swedish). Stockholm.
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External links
- December 2003 Holidays- School of Seasons Archived 2012-12-28 at the Wayback Machine