Georgia celebrates one of the greatest religious holidays St. Mary’s Day (Mariamoba) today.

Mariamoba, known as the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorates the assumption of the Blessed Virgin into heaven. All churches throughout Georgia hold special ceremonies and religious services in retaliation to this day.

As InterPressNews was informed by the Patriarchate of Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia will deliver holy liturgy at Sioni Cathedral.

Mariamoba is a public holiday in Georgia. On this day, thousands of Georgians go to the churches to light candles and pray. This time of the year all Georgians visit their friends and family to celebrate the holiday together.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to Blessed Mary or Virgin Mary, is a traditional title used by most Christians to refer to Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. According to traditional beliefs of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy and some Protestant churches, Heaven assumed her physically after the end of her earthly life.

According to some doctrines, her Assumption to heaven is believed to occur after her death. The Assumption is important to many Catholic and Orthodox Christians as Mary’s heavenly birthday. It is regarded as a symbol of the promise made by Jesus Christ to all Christians that they too will be received into paradise. St. Mary’s day is a great holiday after Trinity Day in Orthodox World.

source: IPN