Urmia, IRNA – The thousand-year-old ceremony to mark the saints of the churches was held in the presence of Assyrian compatriots on Sunday evening.
The Assyrians attended Mardaniel church in Adeh and paid tribute to the saints.
They held the ceremony by Eucharist, lighting the candle, and animal sacrificing.
A senior Assyrian expert said that the ceremony is also held in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and all the countries that belong to the Assyrian Church of the East.
The Assyrians then meet each other in a friendly atmosphere.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
