Māras

Māras or Māras Day (sometimes referred as Great Māras Day or Mother Day) is a Latvian festival, devoted to Māra, an ancient deity, and is celebrated every year on 15 August. According to solar calendar, Māras marks the midpoint between Jāņi, which is summer solstice, and Miķeļi, that represents the end of the harvest season. The actual date, likely, is the result of Christian influences, identifying Māra with Virgin Mary, whose devoted holiday (Assumption of Mary) is observed on 15 August.

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