Savior of the Apple Feast Day in Spassk municipal district

22 August 2018, Wednesday

On 19 August, Orthodox Christians celebrated the Savior of the Apple Feast Day, an Eastern Slavic folk holiday, falling on the Feast of the Transfiguration. Coincide with this holiday an open air event for clients of the care home was organized in Spassk municipal district.

Attendants of the event learned that the holiday had a pre-Christian origin and was associated with harvesting of ripe fruits, especially apples. It is the most important of the three Savior days. The others are: honey savior, on 14 August; and nut savior on 29 August 29.