The Nativity of the Virgin Mary is the main religious and state holiday of South Ossetia
Since the time of our great-grandfathers, the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was considered a national holiday; people of South Ossetia celebrated this holiday in the churches of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the villages of Khetagurovo, Tigva, Monaster, etc., notes the dean of the churches of the Alan Diocese of South Ossetia, Father Yakov.
On September 21, the entire Orthodox world celebrates one of the main Christian holidays - the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.