Christian and folk traditions intertwine in the celebration of apple, honey and nut Spas. On the one hand, these holidays have long been crowned with the harvest of various fruits of agriculture and gifts of the earth. On the other hand, Christian, every Spas is celebrated in honor of the Savior - Jesus Christ. Is it possible to draw a boundary between these traditions? The question is rhetorical. But to find out when the honey and apple Spas are celebrated is not difficult.
Honey will strengthen your health
Spas apple, honey, nut. And yet, honey Spas should be put in the first place. It is he who is celebrated first, his celebration falls on August 14. At this time, the bees finish filling the hives with honey, and you can already consecrate it in the church and eat it. The people believed that honey, consecrated on the day of the Savior, will help to cope with various diseases, it strengthens health. This honey is stored for a long time. And it is important to eat a piece of bread with honey every morning on an empty stomach. If a quarrel has arisen in the family, you need to make tea, add a teaspoon of blessed honey to it and drink it with the whole family.
On the day of the Savior, the Day of Remembrance of the Martyrs of the Maccabees is marked. Therefore, the second name of the first Savior is poppy seed. In addition to honey, the church also sanctifies poppies. And then they bake all kinds of pies with poppy seeds and honey. By the way, the most pleasant post begins with Honey Spas, on this day poppy cakes or pancakes are served on the table. The Assumption Post is called in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin. It lasts until August 28.
In addition, water is also consecrated in the church in honey Spas, since on that 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 Spas.
With honey Spas, the people began seeing off the summer, as well as harvesting.
Spas apple, honey, nut ... The second in date Spas is in the first place. Why? Because it is considered more significant. Apple Savior always falls on August 19 and is celebrated with the Transfiguration of the Lord - the manifestation of the divine greatness of Jesus Christ in front of his disciples: Peter, John and James. During their prayer together, Jesus' face shone with the light of heaven, and his clothes became whiter than snow. Then the
prophets Moses and Elijah appeared. They spoke with Jesus about his outcome, which would soon happen in Jerusalem. Jesus forbade his disciples to talk about what happened until he was resurrected, as was ordained.
On this day after the church service, consecration of fruits, mainly apples, took place. Therefore, the people called the Feast of the Transfiguration the apple Savior. It is believed that only after the apple Savior can you pick apples, bake pies and make jam from apples.
The Second Savior marks the beginning of autumn, and still draws a kind of border between summer and autumn agricultural work. Before the Transfiguration, the villagers tried to prepare the land for sowing, so that after the holiday it was possible to sow winter crops, as well as start digging potatoes.
Walnut or bread
Spas apple, honey, nut ... The last on this list is always
Spas walnut, because it is marked after honey and apple, namely on August 29th.
The third Savior is set in honor of the Miraculous Image of Jesus Christ. According to legend, on the piece of cloth that Christ wiped off after washing, his face was imprinted. With the help of this image, Avgar received healing from the leprosy, who ruled in the Syrian city of Edessa. This miraculous image was stored for a long time in Edessa, but then was transferred to Constantinople. This event is dedicated to the holiday, it is also called the Savior on canvas. He has two more names: bread and nut. Because at this time the nuts ripen and the harvest of bread ends. In many villages and villages, during the third Savior, they spent their lives reining and baking pies from the grain of a new crop.
In all cities of Russia, Spas honey, apple, and nut 2013 was celebrated with fairs and exhibitions of the best varieties of honey, apples, nuts and other various gifts of our land. Festivities organized during these holidays are considered part of Russian culture. And the delicacies prepared by folk craftsmen at these holidays, as a rule, cannot be counted.
Saved apple, honey, nut - three holidays, but at the same time the time of the Assumption Lent, beginning on August 14 and ending on August 28. It even got the name Spasovka, because it begins during the honey Spas, its middle falls on the apple Spas, and the ending - on the walnut Spas. But thanks to many vegetables and fruits, it is considered easy among believers and ends with the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.