As the Apple Savior Orthodox
As the Apple Savior Orthodox
Every year in late August, Orthodox peoplecelebrate a bright religious holiday - the Apple Spas, which is included in the twelve most important events of the liturgical church year. Gardens and vegetable gardens on this day are strewn with ripe fruits of apples, from which excellent pies and tasty jam are obtained.
The great holiday of the Apple Savior, which hasThe second name is the Transfiguration of the Lord, annually celebrated in Russia on August 19. On that day, the Orthodox Church recalls the event, which is connected with life on the earth of Jesus Christ and occurred on Mount Favorit. Christ, being in Divine glory before his disciples, lit up a bright light. Therefore, the symbolic meaning of the feast is the transformation of human souls. At the Apple Savior, the strict Assumption post is somewhat weakened, one can eat fish and drink wine in moderate quantities on this memorable day, and consume the consecrated fruits. According to the custom, liturgies and solemn services are held in the churches, they sang the canon and read the paremias, after which apples and other fruits are illuminated with water and prayer in gratitude to the Lord God for the given crop. All orthodox and clergymen dress in white clothes, because it is white color is a symbol of a bright holiday. Vervent people necessarily celebrate the Apple Savior, cook jam and bake pies, which treat each other. At sunset in ancient times, people went out into the field to spend the summer with songs. It's not for nothing that the summer starts to change in the autumn after the Apple Savior. Many Orthodox people still believe that apples in the Transfiguration of the Lord have magic, and before they eat the fruit, it is necessary to make the most cherished desire, it will necessarily be fulfilled. In the squares of some cities, the celebration of the Apple Savior is held. The most cheerful part of the holiday is a musical entertainment program in the style of Russian traditions of our ancestors. Visitors can listen to balalaika and guslar performances, as well as folklore ensembles. Orthodox can take part in dances, dances and songs.
