Christians in Bulgaria Celebrate Virgin Mary Assumption

Society | August 15, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00
Christians in Bulgaria Celebrate Virgin Mary Assumption Many Bulgarians flocked to the churches August 15 to light candles and mark the Assumption of Virgin Mary, one of the most revered Christians holidays. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (Sofia News Agency)

Bulgarians join August 15 the Christian world - Orthodox and Catholic - in celebrating one of the major religious holidays, the Assumption of Virgin Mary.

According to Christian tradition the body and soul of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was lifted into Heaven after the end of her earthly life on that day.

The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birthday, that is the day that Mary was received into Heaven.

For Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics alike, Mary's Assumption is seen as a concrete and present instance of the resurrection of the body, a belief integral to Christian theology and found in the creeds.

All those bearing the name of Maria, Marin, Mariela, etc. have a holiday today.

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