The 15th August marks the assumption of Mary to Heaven; it can be called Feast Day of the assumption of Our Lady, Dekapentavgoustos (Δεκαπενταύγουστος) in Greek, Ferragosto in Italian.
In Patmos and Cassiope, Greece, the day is marked with an epitaph, or funereal procession, for Mary. In seaside Italy, a statue of Mary is brought from the sea to town, and then loaded on a truck full of grapes and carried around town. This way, Mary blesses the town, the sea and the fields and produce of the land.
Have a beautiful 15 August, wherever you are!
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