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It was thought that he lives in the fields, therefore last of the crop would be left on field for Jumis to live in.
This belief was basis of ritual catching of Jumis performed on Miķeļi, which usually was the last day of harvest.
This seems to have involved singing songs as last of the grain was reaped asking Jumis to run to wherever crop was stored.
Another related practice was to make wraths of grain cereals, that would be kept until next year when seeds from them would be sown first.
She is also known as lopu Marija ( Mary of livestock ), Lopu māte ( Mother of livestock ) and Piena māte ( Mother of milk ).
Therefore she is also often mentioned in connection with water, rivers and sea as water symbolized milk, while clay symbolized butter.
Historical sources also mention that Latvian pagans would venerate snakes ( likely grass snakes ) and toads as „ milk mother ” and feed them with milk.
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