third spas...

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Third Spas is also called Linen Spas and Nut Spas. It is celebrated on August 29. Nuts (for the most part hazelnuts) are blessed and eaten. After this day most of the harvest worries are over. Wheat is harvested and linen is taken care off. People have much more free time that can be devoted to thinking and creative activities. In folklore hazel is often called the poet's tree.

SUMMERTIME IS UP...

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just before dawn...

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Apple Spas

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Apple Spas is a holiday celebrated on August 19. This is the day when apples are blessed. After the Apple Spas evenings get cooler and autumn begins. It is customary to enjoy apple pies, stewed apples, and apple jam during this celebration.
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Honey Spas

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In Russia Honey Spas is celebrated on August 14. This is the day on which the honey is blessed. Honey Spas marks the beginning of honey harvest. According to common belief, it is the day when swallows leave for the winter. This is considered to be a sign that summer is leaving. Vacant swallow nests resemble honey combs. Swallows are the birds that according to the myth tried to spare Christ from prolonged suffering on the cross and cried that he is already dead. Spas means Saviour. There are three holidays called Spas. Each of them is dedicated to one sacred part of the cross. August 14 is also the day on which, according to the legend, Russia was christened.