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The Transfiguration is the second of the "Three Feasts of the Saviour in August", the other two being the Procession of the Cross on 1 August and the Icon of Christ Not Made by Hand on 16 August. The Transfiguration is preceded by a one-day Forefeast and is followed by an Afterfeast of eight days, ending the day before the Forefeast of the ...
In East Slavic folklore, it marks the beginning of autumn and means the transfiguration of nature. In the Byzantine Empire there was tradition to bless harvested grapes during the Feast of Transfiguration. In Russia apples are more common than grapes, hence the name of the feast. There are processions and blessings of harvests.
In localities where grapes are not grown, other early-ripening fruits such as apples may be offered. There is a special ceremony at the end of the Divine Liturgy at which the priest blesses the first fruits, asking "that the Lord may bless them, that they may be to us unto rejoicing, and that He may accept a gift of these fruits unto the ...
7 Feast Day of the Twelve Holy Apostles of Christ and St Paul, the Thirteenth Apostle; 8 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Paregentan of the Fast of Transfiguration; 9 First Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration; 10 Second Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration; 11 Third Day of the Fast of the Transfiguration; 12 Fourth Day of the Fast of the ...
In California, where 80% of the country's wine grapes are grown, the effects have been dramatic. For more than 50 years, Don Worley built his business around weeding out diseased vines. These days ...
Most Western commentators in the Middle Ages considered the Transfiguration a preview of the glorified body of Christ following his Resurrection. [11] In earlier times, every Eastern Orthodox monk who took up icon painting had to start his craft by painting the icon of the Transfiguration, the underlying belief being that this icon is not painted so much with colors, but with the Taboric light ...
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