Autumn Holidays in Russia

How did people in Russia say goodbye to summer and welcome autumn? Why are three Spas celebrated in autumn — Honey, Apple, and Nut? What are zažinki and dožinki?

Autumn in the folk calendar was a time of completion and gratitude. People finished fieldwork, gathered and preserved the harvest, and prepared for winter. Holidays and rituals helped them live through this period correctly: to thank for the bread, protect the home, and maintain abundance for the coming year.

You will learn how honey, apples, and nuts were blessed, how harvesting grain began and ended, why a "beard" was left in the field and the last sheaf was placed in the red corner. You will also get acquainted with autumn signs, gatherings, and customs related to gratitude for the harvest.