The Orthodox Church celebrates the glorious Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on August 19, on the Julian calendar. This day is one of the major feast days, Info-Prim Neo reports. The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the central events recorded in the Gospels. Immediately after the Lord was recognized by His disciples as the Christ, the Son of the Living God, he told them that He must go up to Jerusalem and suffer many things... and be killed and on the third day be raised. This announcement of Christ s approaching passion and death was met with indignation by the disciples. And then, after rebuking them, the Lord took Peter, James, and John up to a high mountain, by tradition Mount Tabor, and was transfigured before them. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, grapes are traditionally brought to church to be blessed after the Divine Liturgy on this day. If grapes are not available in the area, apples or some other fruit may be brought. This begins the "Blessing of First Fruits" for the year. The Transfiguration falls during the Dormition Fast, but the consumption of fish, wine and oil is allowed on this day in recognition of the feast. The Transfiguration is the second of the "Three Feasts of the Savior in August", the other two being the Procession of the Cross on August 1 and the Icon of Christ Not Made by Hand on August 16.