What is possible and what is prohibited to do on Orekhovy Spas

The third August holiday from the series of Saviors, the Nut Spas, is also called the Bread, Cloth and Not-Made Savior.According to the new calendar, the Walnut Spas is celebrated on August 16, in 2024 this day falls on a Friday. Behind the delicious Honey Spas, the rich Apple and even the short Dormition Lent ended on the eve of the Bread Savior, August 14. And this holiday got its name due to the fact that by the end of August the hazelnuts ripen and the grain harvest ends. The third Spas is considered the simplest of the three summer spas, it is sometimes even called a semi-holiday. However, the Nut Spas is still celebrated, but there are very few prohibitions on this day - there are not even restrictions on food, as there are on Honey and Apple, because the two-week fast is already over.

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WHAT CANNOT BE DONE ON THE THIRD SAVE

• On the day of the Nutcracker, one cannot avoid work - a prohibition atypical for national and religious holidays, during which one cannot usually work. It is connected with the fact that on Orekhovy Spas the harvest and preparations for the winter are in full swing.
• One cannot swear, scandalize and quarrel on the day of the Savior of the Cloth. This prevents us from remembering Christ and the day when the image of the Savior, not made by hands, was transferred to Constantinople.
• Scold children and refuse children's requests (within reasonable limits).
• Our ancestors believed that an unclean force awakens on Orehovy Spas in the forests, and therefore it is impossible to go out into nature without any amulet.

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WHAT CAN AND SHOULD BE DONE ON THE THIRD RESCUE

• Since the holiday also has religious significance, visiting the church is considered mandatory on Orekhovy Spas.
• After the special service, the food basket should be consecrated. On Orehovy Spas, in the basket you need to put nuts that have been collected this year, bread from the grain of the new harvest, you can consecrate any vegetables and fruits, as well as fresh honey and water, on the Third Spas.
• On Orehovy Spas, not only products are consecrated, but also newly equipped wells.
• Despite the working day, it is necessary to set a festive table for Orehovy Spas, around which the whole family will gather in the evening. There should be pastries with nuts on the table - home-made is best, of course, but store-bought is also suitable.
• According to folk signs, you must buy at least something on Polotnyany Spas, then the whole coming year will pass in abundance.

Whether you believe in omens or not is a matter of personal choice, but delicious pastries with nuts, poppy seeds and honey will definitely appeal to all your relatives.