August is the eighth month of the year in the

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and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is

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and was originally named '' Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under

Romulus Romulus () was the legendary foundation of Rome, founder and King of Rome, first king of Ancient Rome, Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus ...

in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when

January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...

and

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (th ...

were added to the year before March by King

Numa Pompilius Numa Pompilius (; 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are a ...

, who also gave it 29 days.

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (708 AUC), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by

Macrobius Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius, usually referred to as Macrobius (fl. AD 400), was a Roman provincial who lived during the early fifth century, during late antiquity, the period of time corresponding to the Later Roman Empire, and when Latin was ...

, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis in fact had 31 days before it was renamed, and it was not chosen for its length. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of

in the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in the season of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during the season of winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain

meteor shower A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extre ...

s take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids take place in August, with the dates varying each year. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower takes place as early as July 10 and ends at around August 10, and the Southern Delta Aquariids take place from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the days of the peak varying yearly. The star cluster of

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is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary Islands, especially among the Guanches of Tenerife, the month of August received in the name of Beñesmer or

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, which was also the harvest festival held this month.

August symbols

August's

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s are the

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, sardonyx, and

spinel Spinel () is the magnesium/aluminium member of the larger spinel group of minerals. It has the formula in the cubic crystal system. Its name comes from the Latin word , which means ''spine'' in reference to its pointed crystals. Properties S ...

. *Its

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is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. *The Western zodiac signs for the month of August are

(until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''

Non-Gregorian observances: dates

(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.) *

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List of observances set by the Chinese calendar The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...

* List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar * List of observances set by the Islamic calendar * List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Month-long observances

* American Adventures Month (celebrating vacationing in the Americas) * Children's Eye Health and Safety Month * Digestive Tract Paralysis (DTP) Month * Get Ready for Kindergarten Month * Happiness Happens Month * Month of Philippine Languages or Buwan ng Wika (Philippines) * Neurosurgery Outreach Month * Psoriasis Awareness Month *

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Awareness Month * What Will Be Your Legacy Month

United States month-long observances

* National Black Business Month * National Children's Vision and Learning Month * National Immunization Awareness Month * National Princess Peach Month * National Water Quality Month * National Win with Civility Month

Food Months in the United States

* National Catfish Month * National Dippin' Dots Month * Family Meals Month * National Goat Cheese Month. * National Panini Month * Peach Month * Sandwich Month

Moveable Gregorian observances

* National Science Week (

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Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks

Construction Holiday (Quebec) The Construction Holiday (french: Vacances de la construction) is the most popular time for summer vacations in Québec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean ...

1st Saturday

Food Day Food Day in the United States is celebrated annually on October 24 and often throughout the month. The celebration was started in 1975 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in an attempt to create an event similar to Earth Day. F ...

( Canada) * Mead Day ( United States) * National Mustard Day (United States)

1st Sunday

* Air Force Day ( Ukraine) *

American Family Day American Family Day is the 14th state-recognized holiday in Arizona, Title 1-301. American Family Day, much like Mothers Day or Father's Day is a non-paid holiday established as a separate day to appreciate family members by spending time with th ...

( Arizona, United States) * Children's Day ( Uruguay) *

Friendship Day Friendship Day (also known as International Friendship Day or Friend's Day) is a day in several countries for celebrating friendship. It was initially promoted by the greeting card industry; evidence from social networking sites shows a re ...

( United States) * International Forgiveness Day * Railway Workers' Day ( Russia)

First Full week of August

*National Farmer's Market Week (United States)

1st Monday

* August Public Holiday ( Ireland) * Children's Day ( Tuvalu) *

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( Canada) ** British Columbia Day ( British Columbia, Canada) **

Natal Day NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ...

( Nova Scotia, Canada) **

New Brunswick Day New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

( New Brunswick, Canada) ** Saskatchewan Day ( Saskatchewan, Canada ** Terry Fox Day ( Manitoba, Canada) * Commerce Day ( Iceland) *

Emancipation Day Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent. On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the fir ...

( Anguilla,

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, The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands,

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

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, Saint Kitts and Nevis) * Farmer's Day ( Zambia) * Kadooment Day ( Barbados) *

Labor Day Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...

( Samoa) * National Day ( Jamaica) * Picnic Day ( Northern Territory,

) * Somers' Day ( Bermuda) * Youth Day ( Kiribati)

Sunday on or closest to August 9

National Peacekeepers' Day National Peacekeepers' Day (french: Journée Nationale des Casques Bleus) is an official remembrance day for Canadian veterans of military peacekeeping activities. It is officially marked on 9 August of each year and alternately may be observed on t ...

( Canada)

2nd Sunday

* Children's Day ( Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) * Father's Day ( Brazil, Samoa) *

Melon Day Melon Day is an annual national holiday in Turkmenistan devoted to festivities to celebrate the country's muskmelon, in particular a recent crossbreed product named " Turkmenbashy melon" (after Turkmenistan's first president), which is praised f ...

( Turkmenistan) * Navy Day ( Bulgaria) * National Day ( Singapore)

2nd Monday

* Heroes' Day ( Zimbabwe) * Victory Day ( Hawaii and Rhode Island, United States)

2nd Tuesday

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( Zimbabwe)

3rd Saturday

National Honey Bee Day National Honey Bee Day (formerly National Honey Bee Awareness Day) is an awareness day when beekeepers, beekeeping clubs and associations, and honey bee enthusiasts from across the United States celebrate honey bees and recognize their contributi ...

(United States) *

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...

(India)

3rd Sunday

* Children's Day ( Argentina, Peru) *

Grandparents Day Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or someti ...

( Hong Kong)

3rd Monday

* Discovery Day ( Yukon, Canada) * Day of Hearts (

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and Amsterdam, Netherlands) *

National Mourning Day National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is celebrated as a national day in Bangladesh. On 15th August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. The black flag is hoisted as well as the national flag is kept at half-mast. History On 15th Au ...

( Bangladesh)

3rd Friday

Hawaii Admission Day Statehood Day or Admission Day is a legal holiday in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It is celebrated annually on the third Friday in August to commemorate the anniversary of the state's 1959 admission to the Union. It was first celebra ...

( Hawaii, United States)

Last Thursday

* National Burger Day ( United Kingdom)

Last Sunday

* Coal Miner's Day (some former Soviet Union countries) *

National Grandparents Day Grandparents' Day or National Grandparents' Day is a secular holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or someti ...

( Taiwan)

Last Monday

* Father's Day ( South Sudan) * National Heroes' Day ( Philippines) *

Liberation Day (Hong Kong) During British rule, Liberation Day celebration took place in Hong Kong on the last Monday in August to commemorate the liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation on 30 August 1945. No official ceremonies have taken place in Hong Kong si ...

* Late Summer Bank Holiday ( England, Northern Ireland and Wales)

Fixed Gregorian observances

* Season of Emancipation ( Barbados) (April 14 to August 23) *

International Clown Week International Clown Day is celebrated each year on first week of August as a tribute to the first recognised group of organised clowns. Clown groups often celebrate the week with special activities such as performing volunteer shows or having their ...

(August 1–7) *

World Breastfeeding Week World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. According to the 26 August data of ''WBW'' website, 540 events have been held worldwide by more than 79 countries with ...

(August 1–7) * August 1 **

Armed Forces Day (China) There are currently seven official public holidays in mainland China. Each year's holidays are announced about three weeks before the start of the year by the General Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council. A ...

Armed Forces Day (Lebanon) Many nations around the world observe some kind of Armed Forces Day to honor their military forces. This day is not to be confused with Veterans Day or Memorial Day. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 6 October, ...

** Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day ( Azerbaijan) **

( Barbados,

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, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

St. Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...

, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands) ** Imbolc (

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, Southern Hemisphere only) ** Lammas ( England, Scotland,

only) ** Lughnasadh ( Gaels, Ireland, Scotland,

only) ** Minden Day ( United Kingdom) **

National Day (Benin) This is a list of holidays in Benin. Public holidays Movable holidays The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in whic ...

** National Milkshake Day ( United States) ** Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga ( Tonga) **

Pachamama Raymi Pachamama Raymi (Quechua ''Pachamama'' Mother Earth, ''raymi'' feast, "Mother Earth feast") is a ceremony held annually on August 1 in Ecuador and Peru. Location Ecuador In Ecuador, the feast is celebrated in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province.< ...

( Quechua people in Ecuador and Peru) ** Parents' Day ( Democratic Republic of the Congo) **

Procession of the Cross In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Unlike Good Friday, which is dedicated to the passion of Christ and the crucifixion, these ...

and the beginning of

Dormition Fast The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the '' Theotokos'' ("Mother o ...

( Eastern Orthodoxy) **

Statehood Day (Colorado) A U.S. state, state of the United States is one of the 50 Federated state, constituent entities that shares its sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, federal government. Americans are Citizenship in the United States, ci ...

Swiss National Day The Swiss National Day (german: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag; french: Fête nationale suisse; it, Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Festa naziunala svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1 August. Although the founding of the Swis ...

(

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) ** Victory Day ( Cambodia,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Vietnam) ** World Scout Scarf Day ** Yorkshire Day ( Yorkshire, England) *

August 2 Events Pre-1600 *338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. *216 BC – The Carthaginian arm ...

** Airmobile Forces Day ( Ukraine) ** Day of Azerbaijani cinema ( Azerbaijan) ** Our Lady of the Angels Day (

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

) ** Paratroopers Day ( Russia) **

Republic Day (North Macedonia) Republic Day or the Day of the Republic or Ilinden (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Ден на Републиката, ''Den na Republikata'', Илинден) is a major national holiday of North Macedonia. It is celebrated on 2 August, which i ...

* August 3 ** Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti ( Guinea-Bissau) ** Armed Forces Day (

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

) ** Esther Day ( United States) ** Flag Day (Venezuela) **

Independence Day (Niger) Independence Day in the Republic of Niger is commemorated on August 3, marking the nation's independence from France in 1960. Since 1975, it is also Arbor Day, as trees are planted across the nation to aid the fight against desertification. Im ...

*** Arbor Day (Niger) ** National Guard Day ( Venezuela) ** National Watermelon Day ( United States) ** National White Wine Day ( United States) * August 4 **

Coast Guard Day Coast Guard Day is held every August 4 to commemorate the founding of the United States Coast Guard as the Revenue Marine on August 4, 1790, by then-Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. On that date, U.S. Congress, guided by Hamilton, au ...

( United States) **

Constitution Day (Cook Islands) ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , langu ...

Matica slovenská Day Remembrance Days in Slovakia are working days. For Public holidays in Slovakia see National holidays in Slovakia National holidays in Slovakia See also Remembrance days in Slovakia. References Zákon č. 241/1993 Z. z. o štátnych sviatko ...

( Slovakia) **

Revolution Day (Burkina Faso) This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Burkina Faso. Public holidays References

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August 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...

** Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major ( Catholic Church) **

(Burkina Faso) ** National Underwear Day (United States) ** Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia) *

August 6 Events Pre-1600 *1284 – The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. * 1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada ...

** Feast of the Transfiguration ** Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates) **

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese vigil. Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the atomic bombs and to pray for the realization of lasting world pea ...

(

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...

, Japan) **

(Bolivia) **

(Jamaica) ** Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia) * August 7 **

Assyrian Martyrs Day The culture of the Assyrians is both distinct from those of neighbouring ethnic groups as well as ancient. Many Assyrians (estimates of fluent speakers range from 500,000) still speak, read and write various Akkadian-influenced dialects of Easter ...

( Assyrian community) ** Battle of Boyacá Day (Colombia) **

(Saint Kitts and Nevis) **

(Ivory Coast) ** Republic Day (Ivory Coast) ** Youth Day (Kiribati) * August 8 ** Ceasefire Day ( Iraqi Kurdistan) ** Father's Day (Taiwan) **

Happiness Happens Day Secret Society of Happy People (SOHP) is an organization that celebrates the expression of happiness. Founded in August 1998, the society encourages thousands of members from all around the globe to recognize their happy moments and think about h ...

( International observance) ** International Cat Day ** Namesday of Queen Silvia of Sweden, (Sweden) **

Nane Nane Day Nane Nane Day on 8 August celebrates to recognize the important contribution of farmers to the national Tanzanian economy. Nane Nane means "eight eight" in Swahili, the national language of Tanzania (and of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two coun ...

(Tanzania) **

Signal Troops Day , imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known ...

(Ukraine) * August 9 ** Battle of Gangut Day (Russia) ** International Day of the World's Indigenous People ( United Nations) ** National Day (Singapore) ** National Women's Day (South Africa) ** Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians ( The Troth) * August 10 ** Argentine Air Force Day ( Argentina) ** Constitution Day ( Anguilla) ** Declaration of Independence of Quito ( Ecuador) ** International Biodiesel Day ** National S'more Day ( United States) *

August 11 Events Pre-1600 * 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins. * 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founde ...

** Flag Day (Pakistan) **

(Chad) **

Mountain Day Mountain Day refers to three different and unrelated events: (1) Mountain Day, a student celebration in some colleges in the United States in which classes are cancelled without prior notice, and the student body heads to the mountains or a park, ( ...

(Japan) * August 12 ** Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom) ** HM the Queen's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand) ** International Youth Day ( United Nations) ** Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia) ** Sea Org Day ( Scientology) **

World Elephant Day World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn D ...

August 13 Events Pre-1600 * 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 – Em ...

(Central African Republic) **

International Lefthanders Day International Left Handers Day is an international day observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of left-handed individuals. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of Lefthanders Internati ...

** National Filet Mignon Day ( United States) ** Women's Day (Tunisia) *

August 14 Events Pre-1600 * 74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan. The articles, enumerating t ...

** Anniversary Day ( Tristan da Cunha) ** Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco) ** Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia) ** Engineer's Day (Dominican Republic) ** Falklands Day (Falkland Islands) ** Independence Day (Pakistan) ** National Creamsicle Day ( United States) ** Pramuka Day (Indonesia) * August 15 ** Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary ( Catholic

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, a public holiday in many countries. *** Ferragosto (Italy) ***

Māras Māras () or Māra Day ( lv, Māras diena; sometimes referred as Great Māra Day or Mother Day) was a Latvian festival, devoted to Māra, an ancient deity, and was celebrated on 15 August. According to solar calendar, Māras marks the midpoint ...

(Latvia) *** Mother's Day (

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and Costa Rica) *** National Acadian Day ( Acadians) *** Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the

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. ( Tenerife, Spain) **Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos ( Eastern Orthodox,

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and Eastern Catholic Churches) *** Navy Day (Romania) ** Armed Forces Day (Poland)**The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or ''Wafaa El-Nil'' (Egypt and Coptic Church) **The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances: ***

Awa Dance Festival The is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, attracting over 1.3 million tourists every year. Groups of choreographed dancers and mu ...

(

Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

) **

Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea) :This is a list of holidays in Equatorial Guinea. *January 1: New Year's Day *Good Friday *May 1: Labour Day *May 30: Feast of Corpus Christi *June 5: President's Day, birthday of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. *August 3: Freedom Day, m ...

** End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. (Japan) **

Founding of Asunción The following are national holidays in Paraguay All holidays in Paraguay can be moved by presidential decree, but there has to be a presidential decree for such a change. The following holidays are the exception (dates are fixed and to not cha ...

(Paraguay) ** Independence Day (Korea) ***

Gwangbokjeol The National Liberation Day of Korea is a holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in both South and North Korea. It commemorates Victory over Japan Day, when the United States and the Soviet Union liberated Korea from 35 years of Japanese ...

(South Korea) *** Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea) ** Independence Day (India) ** Independence Day (Republic of the Congo) ** National Day (Liechtenstein) **

(Bangladesh) ** Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom) ** National Lemon Meringue Pie Day ( United States) *

August 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the previous day, had no heirs. * 942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdan ...

Bennington Battle Day Bennington Battle Day is a state holiday unique to Vermont, commemorating the victory of American and Vermont forces over British forces at the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War in 1777. The holiday's date is fixed, occurr ...

( Vermont, United States) ** Children's Day (Paraguay) ** Gozan no Okuribi ( Kyoto, Japan) **The first day of the Independence Days (Gabon) **

National Airborne Day National Airborne Day is a day designated by the United States Congress to honor the nation's airborne forces of the Armed Forces. It was created in 2002 by George W. Bush. History August 16, 1940 marked the first official Army parachute jump, v ...

(United States) ** National Rum Day ( United States) ** Restoration Day (Dominican Republic) * August 17 ** The Birthday of Marcus Garvey (

Rastafari Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control of ...

) ** Engineer's Day (Colombia) ** Flag Day (Bolivia) **

(Indonesia) ** Independence Days (Gabon) ** National Vanilla Custard Day (United States) ** Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia) ** San Martin Day (Argentina) * August 18 ** Arbor Day ( Pakistan) ** Armed Forces Day ( North Macedonia) ** Bad Poetry Day ** Birthday of Virginia Dare (

Roanoke Island Roanoke Island () is an island in Dare County, North Carolina, Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke (tribe), Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the ar ...

) ** Constitution Day ( Indonesia) ** Long Tan Day (

) **

National Science Day National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in ...

( Thailand) *

August 19 Events Pre-1600 *295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War. *43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later know ...

** Feast of the Transfiguration ( Julian calendar), and its related observances: ***

Buhe Buhe ( Ge'ez: ቡሄ ''Buhē'') is a feast day observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church on 19 August (13 Nahase in the Ethiopian calendar). On this date, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrates ...

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...

) *** Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the " Apples Feast" ( Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church) ** Afghan Independence Day (Afghanistan) ** August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam) ** Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway) ** Manuel Luis Quezón Day ( Quezon City and other places in The Philippines named after

Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his dea ...

) **

National Aviation Day The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation. The holiday was established in 1939 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who issued a presidential proclamation which designated ...

(United States) ** National Potato Day (United States) **

World Humanitarian Day World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have died working for humanitarian causes. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as part of a Swedish-sponsored GA ...

* August 20 ** Indian Akshay Urja Day (India) ** Restoration of Independence Day (Estonia) ** Revolution of the King and People (Morocco) ** Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary) **

World Mosquito Day World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female anopheline mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. Prior to the discovery of the transmitting organism, ...

August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. * 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. *1169 – Battle o ...

Ninoy Aquino Day Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. He was the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became Philippine Presiden ...

(Philippines) ** Youth Day/ King Mohammed VI's Birthday (Morocco) * August 22 **Feast of the

Coronation of Mary The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries, but continuing in popularity until the 18th century and beyond. Christ, sometimes accompanied by God th ...

** Flag Day (Russia) ** Madras Day ( Chennai and Tamil Nadu, India) ** National Eat a Peach Day (United States) ** National Pecan Torte Day (United States) ** Southern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day ( Chase's Calendar of Events, Southern Hemisphere) * August 23 ** Battle of Kursk Day (Russia) **

Day of the National Flag (Ukraine) 23 August is celebrated as the Day of the National Flag ( uk, День Державного прапора України ''Day of the National Flag of Ukraine'') in Ukraine; beginning in 2004. 24 July was previously marked as National Flag Day i ...

European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism The Black Ribbon Day, officially known in the European Union as the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism and also referred to as the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian ...

or Black Ribbon Day ( European Union and other countries), and related observances: *** Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania) ** International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition ** Umhlanga Day (Eswatini) * August 24 ** Flag Day (Liberia) **

Independence Day of Ukraine Independence Day of Ukraine ( uk, День Незалежності України) is the main state holiday in modern Ukraine, celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991. History When Ukraine was still ...

** International Strange Music Day **

National Waffle Day Waffle Day ( sv, våffeldagen , no, vaffeldagen, da, vaffeldag) is a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, on 25 March, which is also the Feast of the Annunciation, upon which waffle A waffle is a dish made from leave ...

(United States) **

Nostalgia Night In Uruguay, Nostalgia Night (Spanish: ''Noche de la Nostalgia'') is an annual celebration of music from the past. It is celebrated every 24 August. All dance clubs, radio stations, and many other events play "golden oldies" (oldies). Overview I ...

(Uruguay) **

Willka Raymi Willka Raymi (Quechua ''willka'' grandchild / great-grandson / lineage / minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God / holy, sacred, divine, ''willka'' or ''wilka'' ''Anadenanthera colubrina'' (a tree), ''raymi ...

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, Peru) * August 25 **

Day of Songun The Day of ''Songun'' () is a public holiday in North Korea celebrated on 25 August annually to commemorate the beginning of Kim Jong-il's ''Songun'' (military-first) leadership in 1960. In 2013, Kim Jong-un elevated the holiday to an official ...

(North Korea) **

(Uruguay) ** Liberation Day (France) ** National Banana Split Day (United States) ** National Whiskey Sour Day (United States) ** Soldier's Day (Brazil) * August 26 ** Herero Day (Namibia) ** Heroes' Day (Namibia) ** Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea) **

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(United States) * August 27 **

Film and Movies Day The following is the list of official public holidays recognized by the Government of Russia. On these days, government offices, embassies and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a ...

(Russia) ** Independence Day (Republic of Moldova) **

Lyndon Baines Johnson Day Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. After Johnson died in 1973, the Texas State Legislature created a legal state holiday to ...

( Texas, United States) ** National Banana Lovers Day (United States) ** National Pots De Creme Day (United States) * August 28 ** Assumption of Mary ( Eastern Orthodox Church (Public holiday in North Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia (country)) ** Crackers of the Keyboard Day ** Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day ** National Cherry Turnover Day ( United States) * August 29 ** International Day against Nuclear Tests ** Miners' Day (Ukraine) ** More Herbs, Less Salt Day ** National Lemon Juice Day (United States) ** National Chop Suey Day (United States) ** National Sports Day (India) ** Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia) ** Telugu Language Day (India) * August 30 ** Constitution Day (Kazakhstan) ** Constitution Day (Turks and Caicos Islands) **

( Tatarstan, Russia, unrecognized) ** International Day of the Disappeared ( International) **

Popular Consultation Day The culture of East Timor reflects numerous cultural influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic, and Malay, on the indigenous Austronesian cultures in East Timor. UNESCO activities Timor-Leste become a state party to the UNESCO World Her ...

(East Timor) **

Saint Rose of Lima's Day The following is a list of public holidays in Peru. Former holidays References {{South America in topic, Public holidays in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.s ...

(Peru) ** Victory Day (Turkey) * August 31 **

Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day Baloch-Pashtun Unity Day ( ps, بلوڅو او پښتنو د یووالي ورځ) is an international day celebrated by Balochis and Pashtuns to express unity and brotherhood to one-another. The day is celebrated yearly on August 31. History The ...

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Baloch Baloch, also spelled Baloch, Beluch and in other ways, may refer to: * Baloch people, an ethnic group of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan * Baluch, a small itinerant community of Afghanistan * Balouch, Azad Kashmir, a town in Pakistan * Baloch (s ...

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Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

, International observance) ** Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland) **

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Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya ( ms, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Empire, British Straits Settlements, P ...

, Malaysia) ** Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan) **

(Trinidad and Tobago) ** Love Litigating Lawyers Day ** National Language Day (Moldova) ** National Trail Mix Day (United States) ** North Borneo Self-government Day ( Sabah, Borneo)

August symbols

Observances

Non-Gregorian observances: dates

Month-long observances

United States month-long observances

Food Months in the United States

Moveable Gregorian observances

Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks

1st Saturday

1st Sunday

First Full week of August

1st Monday

1st Tuesday

1st Friday

2nd Saturday

Sunday on or closest to August 9

2nd Sunday

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Last Thursday

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