Editing Peko (section)

{{Short description|Estonian and Finnish god}}
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[[File:Peko, Radaja seto muuseum.jpg|thumb|Carved idol of Peko. Radaja Seto Museum]]
'''Peko''' (Finnish spelling '''Pekko''', '''Pekka''', '''Pellon Pekko''') is an ancient [[Estonia]]n and [[Finland|Finnish]] god of crops, especially barley and brewing. In the area of [[Setomaa]], between Estonia and [[Russia]], inhabited by the [[Seto language]]-speaking [[Setos]], the [[Cult (religious practice)|cult]] of Peko was alive until the 20th century. Today, the [[Setos|Seto]] people (an ethnic group of Estonians in the south-east of the country) also revere Peko as their national hero and king, the name and figure are widely used as a national symbol.