The Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Agencies Published August 16, 2011
An image of the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, is carried in procession in Guatemala City on August 15, 2011. The procession is part of the celebrations marking the anniversary of the foundation of the 'Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion' (New Guatemala of the Assumption), the capital city's official name, having been dedicated to the virgin in 1776.
An image of the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, is carried in procession in Guatemala City on August 15, 2011. The procession is part of the celebrations marking the anniversary of the foundation of the 'Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion' (New Guatemala of the Assumption), the capital city's official name, having been dedicated to the virgin in 1776.
People take part in a procession honoring the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, during Guatemala City's Day in Guatemala City, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
People take part in a procession honoring the Virgin of the Assumption, the city's patron saint, during Guatemala City's Day in Guatemala City, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
A participant sends his opponent into the water as they take part in a so called 'Fischerstechen - fisherman joust' competition at the lake Staffelsee in Seehausen August 15, 2011. The traditional Fischerstechen, which took place for the first time in 1864 is celebrated annually on Assumption Day.
A participant sends his opponent into the water as they take part in a so called 'Fischerstechen - fisherman joust' competition at the lake Staffelsee in Seehausen August 15, 2011. The traditional Fischerstechen, which took place for the first time in 1864 is celebrated annually on Assumption Day.
People hold a silver statue of the Virgin Mary during a procession on the eve of the feast of the Assumption, on August 14, 2011 at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The Assumption is the festival which marks the taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
People hold a silver statue of the Virgin Mary during a procession on the eve of the feast of the Assumption, on August 14, 2011 at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The Assumption is the festival which marks the taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
A Catholic priest takes a picture of his colleagues before a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011.
A Catholic priest takes a picture of his colleagues before a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011.
Faithful Christians light candles as they visit the monument of our Lady of Lebanon, in Harissa village, north of Beirut, marking the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, August 15, 2011.
Faithful Christians light candles as they visit the monument of our Lady of Lebanon, in Harissa village, north of Beirut, marking the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, August 15, 2011.
Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer during the Assumption Festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2011.
Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer during the Assumption Festival at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, August 15, 2011.
People attend a mass during the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Aglona, about 250 km (155 miles) east of Riga, August 15, 2011. Thousands of worshippers from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Belarus assembled for the event at Aglona Basilica this year, local media reported.
People attend a mass during the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Aglona, about 250 km (155 miles) east of Riga, August 15, 2011. Thousands of worshippers from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Belarus assembled for the event at Aglona Basilica this year, local media reported.
Catholic pilgrims pray during a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011 in the Sanctuary of Our Lady in the French southwestern pilgrimage city of Lourdes. On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Virgin Mary's ascent to heaven, and Lourdes -- a southern French town where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared in visions 152 years ago -- is a popular site to mark the event.
Catholic pilgrims pray during a mass to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption on August 15, 2011 in the Sanctuary of Our Lady in the French southwestern pilgrimage city of Lourdes. On August 15, Catholics celebrate the Virgin Mary's ascent to heaven, and Lourdes -- a southern French town where the faithful believe the Virgin Mary appeared in visions 152 years ago -- is a popular site to mark the event.
Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with pilgrims after celebrating a mass to mark the Assumption Day, honoring the Virgin Mary in the church of his summer residence of Castelgandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, on August 15, 2011.
Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with pilgrims after celebrating a mass to mark the Assumption Day, honoring the Virgin Mary in the church of his summer residence of Castelgandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, on August 15, 2011.

All around the world, Christians celebrated the 'Assumption of the Virgin Mary', to mark the day on which the Virgin Mary was accepted into heaven, on August 15th. - Photos by agencies

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