August 28 marks one of the most important religious holidays in Georgia. Mariamoba, known as the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day commemorates the assumption of the Virgin into heaven. All churches throughout Georgia hold special ceremonies and religious services in relation to this day.

In Georgia, August 28 is a national holiday which also marks the end of a 14-day fast. Priests hold a joyful liturgy at practically every church in the nation, and most Georgians continue to celebrate Mariamoba with friends and family well after the church service has ended.

Traditionally, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness Ilia II, serves a special liturgy on this occasion.

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 church doctrines, her Assumption to heaven is believed to have occurred 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.