Saule pak\u0101pusies visaugst\u0101kaj\u0101 punkt\u0101 virs zemes. J\u0101\u0146a z\u012bme \u2013 v\u012bri\u0161\u0137\u0101 sp\u0113ka, aktivit\u0101tes un augl\u012bbas z\u012bme. Saules ce\u013c\u0161 gaism\u0101.<\/p>\n
“M\u016bsdienu mitologi r\u016bp\u012bgu p\u0113t\u012bjumu rezult\u0101t\u0101 non\u0101ku\u0161i pie paties\u012bbas: ziemas un vasaras saulgrie\u017ei s\u0101kotn\u0113ji noz\u012bm\u0113ju\u0161i ne vien izpriecu, noteiktu kalend\u0101ra br\u012bdi, ne vien lauku darbu iedal\u012bjumu un augl\u012bbas veicin\u0101\u0161anu, bet br\u012bdi, kad mirst un atdzimst kosmisk\u0101 k\u0101rt\u012bba, kuras atjauno\u0161an\u0101 savi p\u016bli\u0146i j\u0101pieliek ar\u012b cilv\u0113kiem. Daba, dievi un cilv\u0113ki \u0161os sv\u0113tkus svin kop\u0101,” skaidro literat\u016brzin\u0101tniece Inta \u010cakl\u0101.
\n“T\u0101tad J\u0101\u0146i ir ar tik univers\u0101lu noz\u012bmi, k\u0101das vairs nav jaun\u0101kajiem sv\u0113tkiem. Savos avotos, kas aizsniedzas nep\u0101rskat\u0101mi t\u0101l\u0101 pag\u0101tn\u0113, zemkopju tautu saules kults pieder dzudz\u0101m taut\u0101m, vismaz visai Eiropai. V\u0113l 16.-17. gadsimt\u0101 nakt\u012b uz 24. j\u016bniju J\u0101\u0146u ugunskuri degu\u0161i, s\u0101kot no Britu sal\u0101m l\u012bdz pat Ur\u0101liem. It\u0101lij\u0101 tos sauku\u0161i par Sand\u017eovanni ugun\u012bm, Francij\u0101 – par Sen\u017eana ugunskuriem. Tie kurin\u0101ti par godu Janam, D\u017eonam, Huanam, Hansam, Johannusam, Ivanam Kupalam. Visur \u0161\u012bs ugunis aizdegtas augst\u0101kos pakalnos, lielos ciemos un pils\u0113t\u0101s – centr\u0101laj\u0101 laukum\u0101.Vidusslaiku Eirop\u0101 bijis \u013coti sens priek\u0161stats un ritu\u0101lu komplekss, kas citur saglab\u0101jies lab\u0101k, citur – slikt\u0101k, bet kas nep\u0101rprotami sakr\u012bt ar m\u016bsu l\u012bgodziesm\u0101m un J\u0101\u0146u para\u017e\u0101m.No Eiropas taut\u0101m kop\u0113jiem sv\u0113tku atrib\u016btiem pa\u0161i svar\u012bg\u0101kie, protams ir ugunskuri, kas nep\u0101rprotami apliecina saules kultu (k\u0101rts gal\u0101 pacelta darvas muca, ar salmiem apv\u012bts ritenis u.tml.). Izplat\u012bta bijusi l\u0113k\u0161ana p\u0101ri ugunij, lai \u0161\u0137\u012bst\u012btos no fiziskiem un gar\u012bgiem nelabumiem, veicin\u0101tu augl\u012bbu. Uguns vid\u016b un cilv\u0113ki lok\u0101 ap to – tas ir ar\u012b vienot\u012bbas, kop\u012bbas stiprin\u0101t\u0101js!Reli\u0123iju v\u0113sturnieks Haralds Biezais restaur\u0113jis J\u0101\u0146us k\u0101 Saules k\u0101zu nakti: “Saule – J\u0101\u0146a sieva. J\u0101nis da\u013c\u0113ji p\u0101r\u0146\u0113mis Saules atrib\u016btus, da\u013c\u0113ji st\u0101jies k\u0101da sen\u0101ka precinieka viet\u0101. Visticam\u0101k, tas var\u0113tu b\u016bt bijis Dievs.”
\nAr\u012b J\u0101\u0146u z\u012bme ir viena no Dieva z\u012bm\u0113m – Saules ce\u013c\u0161 gaismas kaln\u0101. Pla\u0161i paz\u012bstam\u0101 Dieva z\u012bme – tr\u012bjst\u016bris ar vienu vai trim apl\u012b\u0161iem virsotn\u0113.L\u016bk, cik cie\u0161i saviju\u0161ies senie priek\u0161tati!<\/p>\n