Birthday
HydrangeasApple Savior Day (Yablunchnyi Spas) is the folk name for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church celebrate it on August 6. On this day, apples, pears, grapes and other fruits of the new harvest are blessed in church. Here you will find Apple Savior and Transfiguration wishes: short, religious, folk, for family and friends, plus poems.
Read about the date, traditions and what is blessed in Apple Savior Day in Ukraine, and for other summer holidays, see Trinity and Pentecost wishes.
Short Apple Savior Day wishes
- Happy Apple Savior Day! May your life be as sweet as a ripe apple.
- Happy Feast of the Transfiguration! Peace, kindness and God's grace to you.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! A generous harvest and a full home.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! May your home always be prosperous.
- Happy Transfiguration! May every day change your life for the better.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! Health as strong as an apple tree and happiness as sweet as honey.
- Happy holiday! May the Lord bless your home and family.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! May fate be generous and your heart bright.
- Happy holiday! Joy, warmth and juicy days to you.
- Happy Feast of the Transfiguration! Faith, hope and love.
Religious greetings
- Happy Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord! May the light of Christ shine on your life and transform everything for the better.
- Happy Transfiguration! May the blessed fruit bring you health and prayer bring you peace.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! May the Lord bless the work of your hands and grant you a rich harvest.
- Happy Feast of the Transfiguration! May your faith grow stronger and your soul be renewed.
Folk traditions and wishes
By folk tradition, people did not eat apples of the new harvest until Apple Savior Day and shared the first blessed fruit with family and neighbors. So it is customary to wish generosity and prosperity on this day.
- Happy Savior Day! May your apple tree bear fruit and your home be filled with good things.
- Happy Apple Savior Day! May everything you sowed turn into a rich harvest.
- Happy holiday! May the blessed apple bring you health for the whole year.
Wishes for family and friends
- Mom, happy Apple Savior Day! Thank you for your delicious apple pies. Wishing you good health.
- Friends, happy holiday! May your life be as juicy and bright as August apples.
- Happy Apple Savior Day, my dear ones! May our family always have peace and plenty.
- Happy holiday! May the end of summer bring warm evenings and pleasant get-togethers.
Apple Savior Day poems
The Apple Feast has come today
With fruit and blessings on its way.
May your home be rich and bright
And every day be filled with light.
May ripe and honeyed apples bring
Good health and joy in everything.
May God bless all you do and say
On this and every single day.
A gift for Apple Savior Day
A basket of new-harvest fruit makes a fitting gift for Apple Savior Day, or you can add a small bouquet to your treat. Parents, grandparents and godparents will especially appreciate it.
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More options are in the fruit baskets, gift baskets and flower baskets sections.
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FAQ
When is Apple Savior Day in Ukraine?
On August 6, under the Revised Julian calendar adopted by the OCU and UGCC in 2023. Communities following the old style celebrate on August 19.
What is a short Apple Savior Day greeting?
"Happy Apple Savior Day! May your life be as sweet as a ripe apple."
What is blessed on Apple Savior Day?
Apples, pears, plums, grapes and other fruits of the new harvest.
The first August Savior feast is Makoviya — see our Honey Savior Day wishes.
A week after Apple Savior Day — our Dormition wishes.
The harvest theme continues on Agriculture Workers Day — here are wishes for farmers.
The third August Saviour: Nut Saviour Day wishes (16 August).
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Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
