Autumn Festivals In Estonia And Latvia

In Latvia, people believed in the dividing time, a period in autumn when all the spirits of the dead wandered on the earth. Velulaiks means the time of the dead, and it was followed by Ledus Likes, the time of the ice. After Ledus Likes it was safe to walk on ice. Then there was the day of St. Martin, which in Latvia was known as Martini.