Commemoration day for Virgin Mary's rising to Heaven

IZMIR, TURKEY - AUGUST 15: Christian people attend the commemoration ceremony officiated by Archbishop of Izmir Catholic Church Ruggero Franceschini and held for the day which is believed that Virgin Mary rose to Heaven on that day, at House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus vicinity, 7 kilometres away from Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on August 15, 2014. People eat blessed bread, grape, light candles and make wishes for the world peace during the commemoration ceremony. (Photo by Cem Oksuz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)