Christian and folk traditions are intertwined in the celebration of the apple, honey and nut Spasov. On the one hand, these holidays from ancient times crowned the harvest of various fruits of agriculture and gifts of the earth. On the other hand, Christian, each Savior is celebrated in honor of the Savior - Jesus Christ. Is it possible to draw a line between these traditions? The question is rhetorical. But it will not be difficult to find out when the honey and apple Spas are celebrated.
Honey will improve your he alth
Spas apple, honey, nut. And yet in the first place it would be necessary to put the honey Spas. It is he who is celebrated first, his celebration falls on August 14th. At this time, the bees finish filling the hives with honey, and you can already eat it, consecrated in the church. The people believed that honey, consecrated on the day of the Savior, would help to cope with variousdiseases, it improves he alth. 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 there is a quarrel in the family, you need to make tea, add a teaspoon of consecrated honey to it and drink it with the whole family.
On the day of the honey Savior, the day of remembrance of the martyrs of Macques is celebrated. Therefore, the second name of the first Savior is poppy. In the church, besides honey, they also consecrate poppies. And then they bake all kinds of pies with poppy seeds and honey. By the way, the most pleasant fasting begins with the honey Savior, 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 on the honey Savior, since on this day in 988 Russia was baptized with water from the Dnieper, and for this reason the first Savior is also called the water or wet Savior.
From the honey Savior, the people began seeing off the summer, as well as harvesting
Spas apple, honey, nut… The second Spas comes first. Why? Because it is considered more significant. Apple Savior always falls on August 19 and is celebrated along with the Transfiguration of the Lord - the manifestation of the Divine majesty of Jesus Christ before his disciples: Peter, John and James. During their joint prayer, the face of Jesus shone with the light of heaven, and his clothes became whiter than snow. Then came the prophets Moses and Elijah. They spoke to Jesus about his exodus, which would soon take place in Jerusalem. Jesus forbade his disciples to talk about what happened until hewill be resurrected as it was meant to be.
On this day, after the church service, the consecration of fruits, mainly apples, took place. Therefore, among the people, the holiday of the Transfiguration was called 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 Spas marks the beginning of autumn, and also 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 they could sow winter crops, as well as start digging potatoes.
Nut or bread
Apple, Honey, Walnut Spas… The last one on this list is always Nut Spas, because it is celebrated after the honey and apple ones, namely on August 29.
The third Savior was installed in honor of the Image of Jesus Christ Not Made by Hands. According to legend, on a piece of cloth, which Christ wiped after washing, his face was imprinted. With the help of this image, Abgar, who ruled in the Syrian city of Edessa, received healing from leprosy. This image, not made by hands, was kept for a long time in Edessa, but then was transferred to Constantinople. The holiday is dedicated to this event, it is also called the Savior on Canvas. It also has two more names: bread and nut. Because at this time nuts ripen and the harvest of bread ends. In many villages and villages, during the third Savior, dozhinki were held and pies were baked from the grain of the new harvest.
In all cities of Russia Spas honey, apple, walnut 2013was celebrated with fairs and exhibitions of the best varieties of honey, apples, nuts and other various gifts of our land. Folk festivals organized on 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, starting on August 14 and ending on August 28. It even got the name Spasovka, since it begins during the honey Spas, the middle of it falls on the apple Spas, and the ending - on the walnut Spas. But thanks to the many vegetables and fruits, it is considered light by believers and ends with the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
