The celebration of the Solemn High Priestly Divine Liturgy, for the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, on the island of Tinos, has been completed. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, the Prime Minister said "Today we are sending a message of optimism for the future of the country. We Greeks have every reason to be optimistic about the future despite the difficulties we face".

On 15 August 1940, during the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin, Greeks were celebrating the Most Venerated Mother of the Christ throughout the country. Nowhere was (and still is) the feast more auspicious than on the island of Tinos, where a famous “miraculous” icon is kept in a resplendid church. The Hellenic Navy, as always, had despatched one of its ablest ships the protected cruiser Elli to participate in the festivities and provide an honor guard for the procession of the icon.

Holidaymakers' exodus from Greece's urban centres peak on Monday ahead of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, one of the most important religious holidays in the country, celebrated on August 15.