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The feast day of the Assumption of Mary commemorates the Virgin Mary's assumption into heaven. Assumption Day is celebrated on or around August 15 in many countries, particularly in parts of Europe and South America. Colorful processions through the streets and firework displays mark the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption in Italy, as they do in Italian-American communities throughout the United States.

A statue of the Virgin Mary is carried through the town to a ceremonial arch of flowers, where a group of people holding a statue of Christ awaits her arrival. Both statues are inclined toward each other three times, and then the Christ figure precedes the figure of Mary back to the parish church for a special benediction.

Pageants are held on decorated canoes, each carrying a captain, a purser, three musicians, and two rowers. They travel to small villages to entertain and feast.

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Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. It was Jesus Christ who ascended into heaven, by his own power. But Mary was assumed or taken up into heaven by God. Pope Pius Xll, in , defined that Mary "after the completion of her earthly life Though there are claims by some cities about possessing her temporary tomb.