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The feast falls during the time when the fruits of the earth reach maturity. From the earliest times in the Eastern Church, fruit is blessed on this day to thank God for the first-fruits of the earth. This custom was adopted by the Christian Church from the Jewish custom of bringing fruit to the Temple of the Lord: “You shall carry the first fruits of the corn of your ground to the house of the Lord your God” (Ex. 23:19). Over the centuries, countries adapted what first-fruits were to be offered. Greece blessed grapes and wheat. In Ukraine, grapes were replaced by apples and other fruits.

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Grape fruit homemade

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Grapes from my garden

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Grapes from my garden

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at 15th of August at church we bring grape for blessing. In Greece we celebrate Holy Mother Mary.

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It is celebrated on the 6th August. It is an ancient religious tradition that dates back to the origins of Cristianity.

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Zalishchyky

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The vine festival , Grombalia , Tunisi

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The vine festival , Grombalia , Tunisia

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In Greece there is the custom of blessing the grapes on the Day of Trasfiguration of Jesus Christ on mount Tabor.In the calendar of the Church of Greece it is on August 6th.

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In Greece there is the custom of blessing the grapes on the Day of Trasfiguration of Jesus Christ on mount Tabor.In the calendar of the Church of Greece it is on August 6th.

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In the following picture His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew blesses the grapes.
source of photo http://fanarion.blogspot.gr/2011/08/blog-post_7648.html

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Armenian Cathedral in Gherla, Cluj County - Romania

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Armenian Cathedral in Gherla, Cluj County - Romania

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The Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known as Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, is the cathedral church of the Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Romania. It is located in Gherla, the Cluj County, Romania (Gherla is my birth town!). During the eighteen century, Armenian migrants from Moldavia entered the city through the authorization of the imperial court in Vienna to escape Protestantism and contributed greatly to the growth of the city, so they built the present cathedral between 1748 and 1776 in Baroque style. The Armenian community received in the Austrian Empire brought a lot of wealth and Emperor Francis I, in gratitude, decided to give them a painting of the imperial gallery in Vienna. The choice fell on Rubens’ painting called The Deposition of Christ from Cross, which is still preserved in the cathedral!

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Blessing for wine

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“And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing went forth out the ark…
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard…”

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Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church's blessing of the grapes was held Sunday at the California Armenian Home in Fresno.

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https://barevarmenia.com/travelblog/grape-blessing-day/

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http://www.armenianchurch.org/index.jsp?sid=1&id=977&lng=en

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http://www.qahana.am/en/holidays/2017-08-13/1