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In Christianity, there are many religious holidays related to the Virgin Mary. These holidays are celebrated in line with the events that happened to Mary and the characteristics attributed to her. According to Christians, Mary was cleansed of all sins and at the end of her life, she was saved from death through Jesus and ascended to heaven. As a matter of fact, the sinless birth of Mary in 1854 and her ascension to heaven in 1950 was declared as Church doctrine. With the adoption of these beliefs about Mary by the Church, the Assumption of Mary and the Feasts of Immaculate Conception took place in the Church calendar. These two festivals are the times when the big celebrations that come to the forefront among the holidays dedicated to Mary. In this research, the family traditions of Assumption of Mary and Immaculate Conception Feasts are discussed, based on European countries where Catholicism is intense. In this way, it was trying to determine the devotion of Catholic families to the Virgin Mary and their traditions on the feasts in question. In the study, an answer was sought to the question of how these two holidays are celebrated today. In this direction, interviews were held with individuals participating from European countries. By shedding light on the past and present of the aforementioned holidays, comprehensive information is given about Catholic family traditions.

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