Assumption Day
August Catholic holiday
Assumption Day is a Christian feast day on August 15 commemorating the belief that the Virgin Mary was taken bodily into heaven at the end of her earthly life.
It is a major holy day in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Christianity, observed with special masses and processions.
In many Catholic countries, it remains a public holiday.
- MaryCommon feminine name
- Blessed VirginMary, sinless and divine
- VirginIslander or brand name
- heavenSky or bliss
- Queen of HeavenMarian honorific title
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