Assumption Day, also called the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, is celebrated every year on 15 August in most Christian traditions that observe it.

Quick Scoop: What it is

  • It marks the belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was taken (or “assumed”) body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life.
  • It is a major feast in the Catholic Church and is often a public holiday in many European and Latin American countries.

Many Catholics even nickname it the “Easter of the summer” because of its joyful, hope-filled meaning.

A bit of context

  • Western Catholic and many Eastern Catholic churches celebrate it on 15 August each year.
  • Eastern Orthodox churches that follow the older Julian calendar mark the same feast (Dormition of the Mother of God) on 28 August in the civil (Gregorian) calendar.

TL;DR: When people ask “when is Assumption Day,” they almost always mean 15 August every year.

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