Dormition of the Theotokos

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Eastern Orthodox

One of the Twelve Great Feasts: Mary's "falling asleep" in death, after which her body was not found in the tomb, a sign of the faithful's future resurrection. It closes the two-week Dormition Fast. The old-calendar churches keep it on 15 August Julian, which is 28 August until 2100; in Georgia it is Mariamoba, a public holiday.