On that day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of three shrines: the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord , the image of the Savior and the icon of the Virgin of Vladimir.

[citation needed] Folk etymology on the other hand has rethought the name of the holiday in connection with the Papaver poppy, which ripens by this time.

[citation needed] The first Spas is called the Honey Saviour, because the honeycombs in the hives are usually already filled by this time, and the beekeepers begin to collect.

[3] In the Orthodox tradition, this festival is also the liturgical celebration of the woman with seven sons who died as martyrs in 166 BC according to the Second Book of Maccabees.

[citation needed] The Honey Saviour Day was established following the recognition of miraculous signs during the battle of prince Andrey Bogolyubsky against the Volga Bulgars in 1164.

At private homes the newly blessed honey is laid out in beautiful cups and put in the center of the table.

Poppy milk as prepared in a special dish, which in Russia is called a makalnik, in Ukraine - makitra, in Belarus - makater.