Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb." Medieval Catholicism, and many other Christian churches to the present day, therefore celebrated both events as the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, usually on 1 January. Bernardino of Siena placed great emphasis on the Holy Name, which he associated with the IHS Christogram, and may be responsible for the coupling of the two elements. In the Latin Rite Catholic Church it is observed as an optional memorial on 3 January by Catholics following the present General Roman Calendar.
Apple Feast of the Saviour Apple Feast of the Saviour The Apple Feast of the Saviour (sometimes the Feast of the Saviour on the Hill) is an Eastern Slavic folk name for the Feast of the Transfiguration, which is observed on August 19. It is the second of the three Feasts of the Saviour. The others are the "Honey Feast of the Saviour", which is celebrated on August 14 (or August 1, Julian Calendar) and the "Nut Feast of the Saviour", which is celebrated on August 29 (or August 16, Julian Calendar). The holiday has a pre-Christian origin and is associated with harvesting of ripe