Assumption of Mary
Context
A Christian feast day celebrating the belief in the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life
Explanation
Observed annually on August 15, it's one of the most important Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church.
Applications
The day is marked with special masses and often processions, celebrating Mary's role in the history of salvation.
In many countries, it is a day of public holiday or has special significance for believers.
The Assumption is also celebrated in Eastern Orthodoxy, usually on the same date.