The Nut Saviour is the third and last of the August Saviour feasts, celebrated on 16 August under the Revised Julian calendar (29 August before 2023). It is also called the Bread and Linen Saviour: nuts and bread from the new harvest are blessed, and linen used to be given as a gift. The church feast commemorates the transfer of the Image of Edessa, the Holy Mandylion, to Constantinople in 944. Below are Nut Saviour wishes for family and friends, plus poems and gift ideas.

August feasts: Honey Saviour wishes, Apple Saviour wishes, Dormition wishes.

The Nut Saviour closes the August feasts

Short Nut Saviour wishes

Happy Nut Saviour! May your home always have bread and your heart always have peace.
Happy Bread Saviour! A generous harvest, prosperity and God's blessing.
May the blessed nuts bring health and the new bread bring prosperity to your family.
Happy third Saviour! Warmth, comfort and bright days at the end of summer.

For family and friends

Mum and Dad, happy Nut Saviour! Thank you for your warm home and the bread you always shared with us.
Friends, may your table be generous and your family close and strong as a nut.
Grandma, your bread is the tastiest in the world. Health and many years to you!

Spiritual wishes

May the Holy Image of the Saviour protect your home from harm, and may faith give you strength at all times.
May the Lord bless your work, and may every piece of bread remind you of His mercy.
Peace to Ukraine, warmth to every family and protection for our defenders.

Traditions of the day

On the Nut Saviour, nuts, bread and pies made with new flour are blessed, and housewives bake the first bread from the new harvest.
By folk custom, this day marked the end of the harvest and the start of nut gathering, and family members were given linen or embroidered towels.

Farewell to summer

The Nut Saviour is the last feast of summer. May autumn bring calm, comfort and many happy meetings.
May the warmth of August days stay in your hearts all autumn and winter.

Nut Saviour poems

The Nut Saviour comes to call,
New bread is fragrant on the plate,
May peace and joy bless one and all
And kindness fill your family's fate.

Blessed nuts and blessed bread,
The warmth of an August night,
May God protect the path ahead
And keep your family's future bright.

What to give on the Nut Saviour

Symbolic gifts suit the Nut Saviour: a basket of fruit and nuts, home baking or an embroidered towel. If you are visiting your parents or grandma, add a bouquet to the basket — for example warm coral roses that suit the end of summer.

101 coral roses in a box — Warm coral roses at the end of summer

See fruit baskets and roses in a box.

Citrus Breeze basket — A fruit basket — a gift for the festive table

FAQ

When is the Nut Saviour in 2026?

On 16 August, under the Revised Julian calendar adopted by the OCU and UGCC in 2023.

Why is it called the Bread Saviour?

Bread from the new harvest's flour is blessed on this day.

What is blessed on the Nut Saviour?

Nuts, bread and pies, as well as fruit and honey.

A September feast: Exaltation of the Cross wishes (14 September).

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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.

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