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The Honey Feast of the Saviour or Wet Saviour known as the Honey Spas is the First Saviour Day of a triduum in honor of the Saviour, celebrated on August...

The Apple Feast of the Saviour or Apple Spas (sometimes the Feast of the Saviour on the Hill) is an Eastern Slavic folk name for the Feast of the Transfiguration...

the afterfeast of the solemnity of the Dormition. After the Honey Feast of the Saviour and the Apple Feast of the Saviour, the Nut feast is therefore placed...

The Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ (also called the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy...

The Feast of the Annunciation (Greek: Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, romanized: O Evangelismós tis Theotókou, lit. 'the Annunciation of the Mother of God')...

State Sovereignty of Ukraine 1 August – Honey Feast of the Saviour 6 August – Feast of the Transfiguration / Apple Feast of the Saviour 12 August – International...

(Ukrainian: Прóводи). The Slavs, like many ancient peoples, had a tradition of visiting family members' graves during the springtime and feasting together with...

Saint Nicholas Day, also called the Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December (and/or its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and...

his favorite residence His victory over the Bulgars is remembered yearly during the Honey Feast of the Saviour.[citation needed] Grand Prince Saint Andrey...

pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn equinox, in modern times it is usually celebrated on one of the Sundays following the end of the harvest...

Blessing New Honey, for which reason the day is also referred to as "Saviour of the Honey." According to Saint Nikolaj Velimirović, this feast was instituted...

celebrated yearly during the Honey Feast of the Saviour. According to the Syriac Fenqitho (book of festal offices), the name of the mother is Shmooni while...

is one of the major folk holidays of the Eastern Slavs that coincides with the Christian feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the East Slavic...

holiday, the feast of Saint George celebrated on 23 April by the Julian calendar (6 May by the Gregorian calendar). In Croatia and Slovenia, the Roman Catholic...

holiday, celebrated at the end of December to honor the sun during the Northern-hemisphere winter solstice. It also involves groups of singers who visit houses...

Orthodox Pascha. The date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the Western Christian...

tradition Blaise is the patron of throat diseases, and on his feast day apples and candles are blessed to protect from these diseases; his feast day is 3 February...

The wedding at Cana (also called the marriage at Cana, wedding feast at Cana or marriage feast at Cana) is the name of the story in the Gospel of John...

with Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. The liturgy of the period is characterized by violet vestments (except on feasts) and a more penitential mood. From...

Бабинден, Russian: Бабьи каши, Бабий день the Day of the baba or the Day of the midwife) is a traditional Bulgarian feast, celebrated on 8 January (or in some...