The Apple, Honey, and Walnut Savior - national or Christian holidays?

Christian and folk traditions are intertwined in the celebration of apple, honey and walnut spas. On the one hand, these holidays have since been crowned with the harvesting of various fruits of agriculture and the gifts of the earth. On the other hand, Christian, every Spas is celebrated in honor of the Savior - Jesus Christ. Is it possible to build a border between these traditions? The question is rhetorical. But to learn about when the honey and apple Spas are celebrated, it will not be difficult.

Honey will strengthen your health

Savior of the apple, honey, nut. And yet in the first place it would be necessary to put the honey Savior. It is celebrated first, its celebration falls on August 14. At this time, the bees finish filling the hives with honey, and it is already possible, having been consecrated in the church, there is. The people believed that honey, consecrated on the day of the Savior, will help cope with various diseases, it strengthens health. This honey is stored for a long time. And it is important every morning to eat a piece of bread with honey on an empty stomach. If a quarrel arises in the family, you have to make tea, add a teaspoon of consecrated honey and drink it with the whole family.

On the day of the honey spas, the day of remembrance of the martyrs of the Macques is celebrated. Therefore the second name of the first Savior is poppy. In the church, honey is also consecrated. And then bake all sorts of pies with poppy seeds and honey. By the way, with the honey spas begins the most pleasant post, on this day poppy pies or pancakes are served on the table. It is called the post of Uspensky in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin. It lasts until August 28.

In addition, water is also consecrated in the church of the Savior in the church, as on this day in 988 Russia was baptized with water from the Dnieper, and the first Spas for this reason is also called the water or wet Savior.

From the Honey Savior in the people began the departure of the summer, as well as harvesting.

The Savior of the Apple, Honey, Walnut ... The second by date, Spas is in the first place. Why? Because it is considered more significant. The Apple Savior is always on the 19th of August and is celebrated along with the Transfiguration of the Lord - the phenomenon of the Divine majesty of Jesus Christ before his disciples: Peter, John and Jacob. During their joint prayer, Jesus' face shone with the light of heaven, and the clothes became whiter than snow. Then the prophets Moses and Elijah appeared. They spoke with Jesus about his outcome, which will soon take place in Jerusalem. Jesus forbade his disciples to talk about what happened until he resurrected, as it was intended.

On this day after the church service, the consecration of fruits, mainly apples, took place. Therefore, in the people, the feast of the Transfiguration was called the apple Savior. It is believed that only after the apple Savior can you collect apples, bake pies and make jam from apples.

The Second Savior marks the beginning of autumn, and also carries out a kind of boundary between summer and autumn agricultural work. The villagers before the Transfiguration tried to prepare the land for sowing, so that after the holiday it was possible to sow winter crops, and also to start digging potatoes.

Nut or bread

Savior of apple, honey, nut ... The last in this list is always the Savior of the nut tree, because it is celebrated after the honey and apple, namely - on August 29.

The third Spas is installed in honor of the icon of Jesus Christ. According to the legend, on the piece of cloth, which after washing was wiped off Christ, his face was imprinted. With the help of this image, he received a cure for the leprosy Avgar, who ruled in the Syrian city of Edessa. This image was preserved for a long time in Edessa, but later it was transferred to Constantinople. This event is dedicated to the holiday, it is also called the Savior on canvas. He also has two names: bread and nut. Because at this time the nuts are ripening and the harvest of bread is coming to an end. In many villages and villages during the third Savior, they held the dozhinki and baked pies from the grain of the new crop.

In all cities of Russia, the Savior of Honey, Apple, Walnut 2013 was marked with fairs and exhibitions of the best varieties of honey, apples, nuts and other various gifts of our land. Part of Russian culture is considered to be folk festivals, organized during these holidays. And the delicacies prepared by folk craftsmen on these festivals, as a rule, can not be counted.

The Apple, Honey and Walnut Savior - three feasts, but at the same time the time of the Assumption fast, beginning on August 14 and ending on August 28. It even got the name Spasovka, since it starts during the honey spas, its middle falls on the apple Savior, and the ending - on the nut spas. But thanks to a lot of vegetables and fruits, it is considered easy for believers and ends with the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.