Trndez (Presentation of the Lord to the Temple) · Trndez

Culture of origin: Armenian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Armenian

Trndez is the Armenian Church's feast of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple, forty days after the Nativity of 6 January. On the evening before, a bonfire is lit, and couples, newlyweds above all, jump over the flames for luck and fertility. Wikipedia traces the custom to the sun and fire worship of pre-Christian Armenia.