human
the character of the weather, and influencing the vegetation of the coming year, by ceremonies and observations of atmospheric effects, at its commencement, or on New Year's Day, appears to be prefigured in the ancient Aryan mythology. On this subject Walter Kelly says:--
gpt
In the gloomy season of the winter solstice the Ribhus (demi-gods, who aid in the ruling of the lightning and storms)