The assumption of Virgin Mary is the second important feast after the Revelation of God for the Christian family.
The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 16. The assumption of Virgin Mary is the second important feast after the Revelation of God for the Christian family.
After the holy Liturgy the priests they in a solemn procession moved to an open altar where the ceremony of blessing the grapes took place.
August 16 was also symbolic for women bearing names related to Virgin Mary. The day of assumption is also their day of naming.
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