Dormition Fast (new calendar)

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Eastern Orthodox (new calendar)

The churches on the new calendar fast from 1 to 14 August before the Dormition on 15 August. It is stricter than the Nativity or Apostles' Fast; 1 August is the Procession of the Cross, with an outdoor procession and the Lesser Blessing of Water, and the Transfiguration on 6 August falls inside it.