Baltic paganism

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Baltic paganism is the pre-Christian polytheistic belief system of the Baltic peoples, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and a pantheon of deities such as Perkūnas.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Baltic paganism canonical 3
Baltic mythologies 1
Paganism in Lithuania 1

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Statements (86)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic religion
indigenous religion
polytheistic religion
pre-Christian religion
centralConcept ancestor veneration
cult of sacred groves
fertility rites
fire worship
nature worship
sun worship
cosmologyFeature middle world
tripartite world
underworld
upper world
follows polytheism
hasConcept sacred oaks
sacred springs
sacred stones
soul immortality
spirit of the household
world tree
hasDeity Auseklis
Bangpūtys
Dievas
Dievas Senelis
Dievas
surface form: Dievs

Dievturiu Dievas
Gabija
Jumis
Laima
Laima (Latvian)
Milda
Māra
Mēness (Latvian)
Mėnuo
Patrimps
Perkūnas
Pikuolis
Potrimps
Pērkons
Ragutis
Saule
Saule (Latvian)
Velnias
Ūsiņš
Žemyna
hasMythology Baltic mythology
hasRitual ancestor commemoration rites
bonfire ceremonies
funerary rites
harvest rituals
offerings at sacred groves
seasonal festivals
wedding rites
hasSacredText daina tradition
folk songs
folktales
historicalEvent Christianization of Livonia
surface form: Christianization of Latvia

Christianization of Lithuania
influencedBy Indo-European religion
languageFamilyContext Baltic languages
lastOfficialStronghold Grand Duchy of Lithuania
modernFollowers neopagans
practicedBy Baltic peoples
Latvians
Lithuanians
Old Prussians
Samogitians
practicedIn Baltic Sea region
surface form: Baltic region

East Prussia
Latvia
Lithuania
relatedTo Germanic paganism
Slavic paganism
revivedAs Dievturība
Romuva
suppressedBy Christianization of Livonia
surface form: Christianization of the Baltic region

Livonian Order
Teutonic Order
survivedAs folk customs
seasonal celebrations
worshipPlace hillforts
holy springs
household hearth
sacred grove
sacred trees

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lithuanians historicalReligion Baltic paganism
Grand Duke of Lithuania religionHistorically Baltic paganism
this entity surface form: Paganism in Lithuania
Finnish folklore influencedBy Baltic paganism
this entity surface form: Baltic mythologies
Natangians religion Baltic paganism