Jievaras
Jievaras
, in
Lithuanian mythology
, was a sacrifice for the
deity
of yield. After cutting of
grain
women were leaving uncut grain tuft. Later they entwined grain plait. They were leaving some
bread
and
salt
under the plait and saying:
“Davei manei, Žemele, duodame ir tau
(
You
gave
us
,
Ground
(Mother of ground), and we
giving
you (thou)
). People believed that ground will come vain.
Sometimes
Jievaras
is the spirit grain. People are sacrificing for Jievaras after
rye
harvest
. He is one of the
Lithuanian household gods
.
Otherwise,
Jievaras
is
world tree
and
life
.
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