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Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Christianity - Eastern Orthodox and Western)

Thursday, August 15, 2024
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The Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast preceded by a two-week fast referred to as the Domition Fast. It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the Theotokos ("Mother of God", literally translated as God-bearer), and her being taken up into heaven (bodily assumption).