A----Feast of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the annual blessing of grapes holiday) Armenian Apostolic Church, the Feast of the fourth. August 17 is celebrated on the nearest Sunday . The day has shabatapahk, navakatik and the dead. St. Mary of the Assumption holiday at the end of the Liturgy is served. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the holiday special by the fact that the pagan Armenia in this period of time from August, driven by growing grapes blessing ceremony. That is, on the day after the Liturgy of the Blessing, and only then to eat the grapes. So blessed to harvest and crops throughout the year. Wine is made from grapes blessed with the same blessed that people keep until next year khaghoghorhneke` as a sign of assurance of plenty. B----Krishna Janmashtami also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami, is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Shraavana (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur.[5] While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishnas youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate Gods playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami. Krishna Janmashtami is followed by the festival Nandotsav, which celebrates the occasion when Nanda Baba distributed gifts to the community in honour of the birth
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