Holidays Possibly in August

See also:  August's movable holidays,  August

15 degrees Leo - usually celebrated August 1

• Lammas a/k/a/ Lughnassad - a cross-quarter day, one of the four High Holidays or Greater Sabbats of Witchcraft
  • Summer Greetings & Lore
  • Lammas
  • Lammas Fair - August 2 - 4, 2002
  • Media Aestus - Ancient Greek traditions
  • Lammas - recipes and chants
  • Mything Links
  • Lammas Games

Full Moon Day of 8th lunar month

• Esala Perahera - Sri Lanka

Sometime in August

• Eyo Masquerade - Nigeria

Sometime during 1st week

• Eisteddfod Genedlaethol - Wales

Sometime during 2nd week

• Burry Man's Walk - Scotland

Week in Late August/early September

• Umhlanga - Swaziland

a Sunday near Assumption

• Navasard Armenian Grape Festival - USSR

Late August

• Lou Bunch Day - Central City, Colorado; salute to madams and girls of Colorado's 1st Century

weekend before Labor Day

• Labor Day weekend - since Labor Day is on Monday, the weekend before it makes it a 3-day holiday
  • August 30 - September 1, 2003
  • September 4 - 6, 2004
  • September 3 - 5, 2005
  • September 2 - 4, 2006

Persian calendar

• Farvardigan - August 12 - 21, 1999
• Khordad Sal - August 27, 1999
• No Ruz - August 22, 1999

4th Day of bright 1/2 of Bhadrapada, 6th Hindu month - @ Aug/Sep

• Ganesh Chaturti

8th Day of dark 1/2 of Bhadrapada, 6th Hindu month - @ Aug/Sep

• Janmashtami

7th day of 7th Chinese moon - @ Aug/Sep

• Double Seventh

15th Day of 7th Chinese moon - @ Aug/Sep

• Chinese Hungry Ghosts Festival

Halfway through Sha'ban, 8th Islamic month

• Shab-Barat - Night of Forgiveness

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last edited Sunday, December 25, 2005