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August (i AW month of the year (between July and September ) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.[ 1]
In the Southern Hemisphere , August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere . In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. The Perseid meteor shower always takes place in around July and August.
This month was originally named Sextilis Latin , because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first month of the year. About 700 BC it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius , who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 45 BC giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus (despite common belief, he did not take a day from February; see the debunked theory on month lengths ). According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius , he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.[ 2]
Month-long observances [ edit ] Other events in August [ edit ] Movable observances [ edit ] 1st Sunday 2015 date - August 2 [ edit ] 1st Monday 2015 date - August 3 [ edit ] 1st Tuesday 2015 date - August 4 [ edit ] 1st Friday 2015 date - August 7 [ edit ] Sunday on or closest to August 9 2015 date: August 9 [ edit ] 2nd Sunday 2015 date - August 9 [ edit ] 2nd Monday 2015 date - August 10 [ edit ] 2nd Tuesday 2015 date - August 11 [ edit ] 3rd Saturday 2015 date - August 15 [ edit ] 3rd Sunday - August 16 [ edit ] 3rd Monday - August 17 [ edit ] 3rd Friday - August 21 [ edit ] 4th Monday - August 24 [ edit ] Sunday Nearest August 26 - August 23 [ edit ] Last Sunday August 30 [ edit ] Last Monday - August 31 [ edit ] Non-Gregorian observances [ edit ] Fixed Observances [ edit ]
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Armed Forces Day (Lebanon , People's Republic of China )Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan )Emancipation Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Feast of Kamál (Perfection) . (Bahá'í Faith , only if Bahá'í Naw-Rúz falls on March 21, which it does for 2015)Imbolc (Neopaganism , Southern hemisphere only)Lammas (England , Scotland , Neopaganism , Northern Hemisphere only)Lughnasadh (Ireland , Scotland , Neopaganism , Northern Hemisphere only)Minden Day (United Kingdom )National Day (Benin )Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga )Pachamama Raymi (Quechua )Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy )Statehood Day (Colorado , United States )Swiss National Day World Scout Scarf Day Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England )
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August symbols [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "August ." Encyclopædia Britannica . 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online . 23 September 2008. ^ "Year of Julius Caesar, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed." . ^ http://www.americanadventures.info/ ^ http://learni.st/users/8158/boards/3114-august-is-audio-appreciation-month ^ http://www.hap.org/health/topic/eyemonth.php ^ http://www.covd.org/?page=August_VL ^ [1] ^ https://www.ced.org/blog/entry/august-is-get-ready-for-kindergarten-month ^ https://www.remithome.com/newsletter-august-2012.html ^ http://blackbusinessmonth.com/ ^ Bober, Mike. Celebrate National Goat Cheese Month with Local Favorites, dcfoodies.com ^ http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam.html ^ http://www.foodrepublic.com/2012/08/20/why-is-national-panini-month-in-august/ ^ http://www.goodspeaks.org/event/august-is-national-water-quality-month ^ http://www.aans.org/Patient%20Information/Neurosurgery%20Outreach%20Month.aspx ^ https://www.psoriasis.org/wellness ^ http://curesma.org/ ^ http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/what-will-be-your-legacy-month.html ^ "MHprofessional.com" . ^ Birth months, flowers, and gemstones , shgresources.com
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i/ˈɔːɡəst/ AW-gəst) is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.[1]
