The church and folk holiday Honey Feast of the Saviour is celebrated on August 14th. People think of Honey Feast of the Saviour as the time when bees finish their work and prepare for cold times. The name of the holiday comes from the custom of trimming the honeycombs at this time. People used to say that if beekeepers do not open the honeycombs and extract the honey, then the bees of their neighbours will take it. Beekeepers strictly followed the custom of bringing freshly collected honey to the church for blessing on this day.
