Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2024: history of the holiday, traditions, prohibitions and omens.
12.08.2024
1575
Journalist
Shostal Oleksandr
12.08.2024
1575
Since September 1, 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church have switched to the new Julian church calendar, so now all non-moving holidays with a fixed date are celebrated 13 days earlier. Therefore, in 2024, parishioners of these churches celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15.
This day marks the end of the Assumption fast. The holiday is also called the First Pure or Assumption.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
After a two-week Assumption fast, on August 15, Orthodox Christians and Greek Catholics celebrate one of the twelve major holidays of the church year - the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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