Transfiguration (Orthodox)

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Eastern Orthodox

One of the Twelve Great Feasts: on a mountain Jesus appears in radiant glory with Moses and Elijah, revealing his divinity to Peter, James and John. It falls inside the Dormition Fast, and fish, wine and oil are allowed on the day. The old-calendar churches keep it on 6 August Julian, which is 19 August until 2100.