August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and

Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull issued by Pope Gregory XIII, which introduced it as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian cale ...

s. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the February 29, 29th day being called the ''leap day''. February is the third a ...

in the

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

Kappa Cygnids Kappa Cygnids, abbreviated KCG and IAU shower number 12, was an episodic meteor shower that took place from June to September, peaking around August 13, along with the larger Perseids meteor shower. The radiant of the shower emerged from the a ...

occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The

Perseids The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late-August. The meteoroid, meteors are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the const ...

, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary Islands, especially among the

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, the month of August received the name of Beñesmer or

Beñesmen The Beñesmen or Beñesmer was the most important festival of the ancient aborigines of the Canary Islands, mainly between the Guanches of the island of Tenerife. It was the feast of the harvest, it ordered Aboriginal affairs materials, and ce ...

, which was also the harvest festival held that month. The month was originally named ''

Sextilis Sextilis () or ''mensis Sextilis'' was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. Although the term is primarily used for ...

'' in

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because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month

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under

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in 753 BC, with

March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 2 ...

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 calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the No ...

and

were added to the year before March by King

Numa Pompilius Numa Pompilius (; 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the Roman mythology, 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 ins ...

, who also gave it 29 days.

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added two days when he created the

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in , giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, the month was renamed in honor of Emperor

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. According to a

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quoted by Macrobius, 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 had 31 days before it was renamed. It was not chosen for its length.

Symbols

August's

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s are the peridot, sardonyx, and spinel. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or

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, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The

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signs are Leo (until August 22) and

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(from August 23 onward). Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.

Observances

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

Non-Gregorian: dates

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

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* 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

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Awareness Month * Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month * What Will Be Your Legacy Month

United States month-long

* National Black Business Month * National Children's Vision and Learning Month * National

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= Food months in the United States

= * National

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

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Month * Sandwich Month

Moveable Gregorian

* National Science Week (

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) * See also Movable Western Christian observances * See also

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Second to last Sunday in July and the following two weeks

* Construction Holiday (Quebec)

1st Saturday

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) * National Mustard Day (United States)

1st Sunday

* Air Force Day (

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) * American Family Day (

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) * Children's Day (

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First full week of August

* National Farmer's Market Week (United States)

1st Monday

* August Public Holiday (

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, Canada) ** Natal Day (

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, Canada) ** New Brunswick Day (

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, Canada) ** Saskatchewan Day (

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, Canada ** Terry Fox Day (

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, Canada) * Commerce Day (

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) * Farmer's Day (

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) * National Day (

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) * Picnic Day (

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) * Somers' Day (

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) * Youth Day (

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1st Tuesday

* National Night Out (

)

1st Friday

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2nd Saturday

* Sports Day (

)

Sunday on or closest to August 9

* National Peacekeepers' Day (

)

2nd Sunday

* Children's Day (

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2nd Monday

* Heroes' Day (

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2nd Tuesday

* Defence Forces Day (

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3rd Saturday

* National Honey Bee Day (United States)

3rd Sunday

* Children's Day (

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3rd Monday

* Discovery Day (

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, Canada) * Day of Hearts (

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) * National Mourning Day (

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3rd Friday

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Last Thursday

* National Burger Day (

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Last Sunday

* Coal Miner's Day (some former

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countries) * National Grandparents Day (

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Last Monday

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) * National Heroes' Day (

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* Late Summer Bank Holiday (

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Fixed Gregorian

* Season of Emancipation (

) (April 14 to August 23) *

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** Armed Forces Day (China) ** Armed Forces Day (Lebanon) ** Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (

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, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

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( Neopaganism, Southern Hemisphere only) **

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only) ** Lughnasadh (

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only) ** Minden Day (

) ** National Day (Benin) ** National Milkshake Day (

) ** Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (

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) ** Pachamama Raymi (

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and

) ** Parents' Day (

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) ** Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (

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) ** Statehood Day (Colorado) ** Swiss National Day (

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) ** Victory Day (

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Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

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) * August 2 ** Airmobile Forces Day (

) ** Day of Azerbaijani cinema (

) ** Our Lady of the Angels Day (

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) ** Paratroopers Day (

) **

Republic Day (North Macedonia) Republic Day () or Ilinden () is a national holiday in North Macedonia. It is celebrated on 2 August, which is also a religious holiday – Ilinden (Macedonian: Илинден; Elijah, St. Elijah day; the day is reckoned as 20 July according to ...

* August 3 ** Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

) ** Armed Forces Day (

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...

) ** Esther Day (

) **

Flag Day (Venezuela) The table below shows a list of the most notable holidays in Venezuela. Popular and public holidays are included in the list. Other public holidays may be observed. In 2019, several days were announced as national holidays based on 2019 Venezuelan ...

Independence Day (Niger) Independence Day in the Republic of Niger is commemorated on 3 August, 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. ...

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(Niger) ** National Guard Day (

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

) ** National Watermelon Day (

) ** National White Wine Day (

) * August 4 ** Coast Guard Day (

) ** Constitution Day (Cook Islands) ** Matica slovenská Day (

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

) ** Revolution Day (Burkina Faso) * August 5 ** Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major (

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) **

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

(Burkina Faso) ** National Underwear Day (United States) ** Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders (Croatia) * August 6 **

Feast of the Transfiguration The Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated by various Christian communities in honor of the transfiguration of Jesus. The origins of the feast are less than certain and may have derived from the dedication of three basilicas on Mount Tabor.' ...

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

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is an annual Japanese list of minor secular observances#August, vigil. Every August 6, "A-Bomb Day", the city of Hiroshima holds the Peace Memorial Ceremony to console the victims of the Atomic bombings of Hiros ...

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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 has b ...

, Japan) **

(Bolivia) **

(Jamaica) ** Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia) * August 7 ** Assyrian Martyrs Day ( 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 Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...

) **

(Taiwan) ** Happiness Happens Day (

International observance Lists of holidays by various categorizations. Religious holidays Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern) Christian holidays *Christmas (Nativity of Jesus, Nativity of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christmastide) *Solemnity of Mary, Mother ...

) ** International Cat Day ** Namesday of Queen Silvia of Sweden, (Sweden) ** Nane Nane Day (Tanzania) ** Signal Troops Day (Ukraine) * August 9 ** Battle of Gangut Day (Russia) **

International Day of the World's Indigenous People The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is list of minor secular observances#August, observed on 9 August each year to consciousness raising, raise awareness and protect the indigenous rights, rights of the world's indigenous po ...

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United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

) ** National Day (Singapore) ** National Women's Day (South Africa) ** Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians ( The Troth) * August 10 ** Argentine Air Force Day (

) **

Constitution Day Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitut ...

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) ** Declaration of Independence of Quito (

) ** International Biodiesel Day ** National S'more Day (

) * August 11 **

Flag Day A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national s ...

(Pakistan) **

(Chad) ** Mountain Day (Japan) * August 12 **

Glorious Twelfth The Glorious Twelfth is the twelfth day of August, signifying the start of the Driven grouse shooting, shooting season for red grouse (''Lagopus lagopus scotica'') in United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the Rock ptarmigan, p ...

(United Kingdom) ** HM the Queen's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand) **

International Youth Day International Youth Day (IYD) is an awareness day designated by the United Nations that takes place on August 12. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth Youth is the time ...

(

) ** Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia) ** Sea Org Day ( Scientology) ** World Elephant Day *

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 &ndash ...

(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 the Left-handers C ...

** National Filet Mignon Day (

) ** 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. * 29 BC – Octavian ...

** Anniversary Day (

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascensi ...

) ** Commemoration of Wadi al-Dahab (Morocco) ** Day of the Defenders of the Fatherland (Abkhazia) **

Engineer's Day Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year. Country-wise list See also *UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development References External links

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(Dominican Republic) **

Falklands Day Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis (English explorer), John Davis in 1592, and is celebrated on 14 August. It was once seen as the National Day of the Falklands, but has largely been re ...

(Falkland Islands) **

Independence Day (Pakistan) Independence Day (), observed annually on 14 August, is a National days in Pakistan, national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state follow ...

** National Creamsicle Day (

) ** National Navajo Code Talkers Day (United States) ** Pramuka Day (Indonesia) * August 15 ** Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary (

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

holy days of obligation, a public holiday in many countries.) ***

Ferragosto ''Ferragosto'' is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in all of Italy. It originates from ''Feriae Augusti'', the festival of Augustus, Emperor Augustus, who made 1 August a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector. ...

(Italy) *** Māras (Latvia) *** Mother's Day (

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

and Costa Rica) *** National Acadian Day (

Acadians The Acadians (; , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French colonial empire, French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, most descendants of Acadians live in either the Northern Americ ...

) *** Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

. (

, Spain) ** Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...

, Oriental Orthodox and

Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of ...

) *** Navy Day (

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

) ** Armed Forces Day (Poland) ** The first day of

Flooding of the Nile The flooding of the Nile (commonly referred to as ''the Inundation'') and its silt Deposition (geology), deposition was a natural cycle first attested in Ancient Egypt. It was of singular importance in the history and culture of Egypt. Governments ...

, or ''Wafaa El-Nil'' (Egypt and Coptic Church) ** The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances: *** Awa Dance Festival ( Tokushima Prefecture) ** Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea) ** End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. (Japan) ** Founding of Asunción (Paraguay) ** Independence Day (Korea) *** Gwangbokjeol (South Korea) *** Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea) **

Independence Day (India) Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a Public holidays in India, public holiday in India commemorating the nation's Indian independence movement, independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947. On this day the Ind ...

Independence Day (Republic of the Congo) This is a list of holiday, public holidays in the Republic of Congo. 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 ord ...

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

) * August 16 **

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 ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

, United States) ** Children's Day (Paraguay) **

Gozan no Okuribi , more commonly known as , is a festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the Obon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased fami ...

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Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

, Japan) ** The first day of the Independence Days (Gabon) ** National Airborne Day (United States) ** National Rum Day (

) ** Restoration Day (Dominican Republic) * August 17 ** The Birthday of Marcus Garvey (

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) **

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(Colombia) **

(Bolivia) **

(Indonesia) ** Independence Days (Gabon) ** National Vanilla Custard Day (United States) ** Prekmurje Union Day (Slovenia) ** San Martin Day (Argentina) * August 18 **

(

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

) ** Armed Forces Day (

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

) ** Birthday of Virginia Dare ( Roanoke Island) **

(

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

) ** Long Tan Day (

) ** National Science Day (

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

) * August 19 **

(

), and its related observances: *** Buhe (

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church () is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates bac ...

) *** Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the " Apples Feast" (

Russian Orthodox Church The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; ;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (), is an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The Primate (bishop), p ...

and

Georgian Orthodox Church The Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია, tr), commonl ...

) ** Afghan Independence Day (Afghanistan) ** August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam) ** Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway) ** Manuel Luis Quezón Day (

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

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 people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...

) ** National Aviation Day (United States) ** National Potato Day (United States) ** World Humanitarian Day * August 20 **

Indian Akshay Urja Day Akshay Urja diwas is an awareness campaign about the developments of renewable energy in India, celebrated on August 20 every year since 2004. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy initiated Akshay Urja Day (Diwas) in 2004. The first function was ...

(India) ** Restoration of Independence Day (Estonia) ** Revolution of the King and People (Morocco) ** Saint Stephen's Day (Hungary) ** World Mosquito Day *

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 (1115–1234), Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song War ...

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

(Russia) ** Madras Day (

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

and

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

, India) ** National Eat a Peach Day (United States) ** National Pecan Torte Day (United States) *

August 23 Events Pre-1600 * 30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Ca ...

** Battle of Kursk Day (Russia) ** Day of the National Flag (Ukraine) ** European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism or Black Ribbon Day (

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

and other countries), and related observances: *** Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (Romania) **

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (French language, French: ''Journée internationale du souvenir de la traite négrière et de son abolition'') is an list of minor secular observances#August, intern ...

** Umhlanga Day (Eswatini) * August 24 **

(Liberia) **

Independence Day of Ukraine Independence Day of Ukraine (, ) is a public holidays in Ukraine, state holiday in Ukraine, celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, Declaration of Independence of 1991. History When Ukraine was st ...

** International Strange Music Day ** National Waffle Day (United States) ** Nostalgia Night (Uruguay) ** Willka Raymi (

Cusco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department. The city was the cap ...

, Peru) * August 25 ** Day of Songun (North Korea) **

(Uruguay) **

Liberation Day Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation ...

(France) ** National Banana Split Day (United States) ** National Whiskey Sour Day (United States) ** Soldier's Day (Brazil) * August 26 **

Herero Day Herero Day (also known as Red Flag Day and Red Flag Heroes' Day, ) is a gathering of the Herero people of Namibia to commemorate their deceased Tribal chief, chieftains. It is held in Okahandja in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day ...

(Namibia) **

Heroes' Day (Namibia) Heroes' Day (, ) is a national public holiday in Namibia. It is recognized by the United Nations as Namibia Day. Celebrated annually on 26 August, the day commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966 at Omugulugwom ...

** Repentance Day (Papua New Guinea) ** Women's Equality Day (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, embassy, embassies and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a Workweek and weekend#Russia, we ...

(Russia) ** Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova ** Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

, United States) ** National Banana Lovers Day (United States) ** National Pots De Creme Day (United States) * August 28 **

Assumption of Mary The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Catholic Mariology#Dogmatic teachings, Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution as follows: It leaves open the question of w ...

(

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

(Public holiday in North Macedonia, Serbia, and

Georgia (country) Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russ ...

) ** Crackers of the Keyboard Day ** National Cherry Turnover Day (

) * August 29 **

International Day against Nuclear Tests The International Day against Nuclear Tests is list of minor secular observances#August, observed on August 29. It was established on December 2, 2009, at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly by the United Nations resolution, re ...

** 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 **

(Kazakhstan) **

(Turks and Caicos Islands) **

(

Tatarstan Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...

, Russia, unrecognized) **

International Day of the Disappeared The International Day of the Enforced disappearance, Disappeared, on August 30 of each year, is a list of minor secular observances#August, day created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisonment, imprisoned at places and under poor ...

( International) ** Popular Consultation Day (East Timor) ** Saint Rose of Lima's Day (Peru) ** Victory Day (Turkey) *

August 31 Events Pre-1600 * 1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. * 1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one ye ...

** Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day ( Balochs and

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

) ** Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland) **

(

Federation of Malaya Malaya, officially the Federation of Malaya, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settleme ...

, Malaysia) **

Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan) The Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan (, ) is the main state holiday in Kyrgyzstan. It is celebrated in Kyrgyzstan annually on August 31, the anniversary of its declaration of independence in 1991. History On August 31, 1991, the Supreme Council o ...

(Trinidad and Tobago) ** National Trail Mix Day (United States) ** North Borneo Self-government Day (

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

) ** Romanian Language Day (Romania,

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

)

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