SIGNIFICANT AUGUST:
Virgo / The Virgin, Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
The name for the Moon in August is called Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Fruit Moon.
The Full Moon is: August 6, 2009 / 00:57 /Thursday
Meaning: Married Happiness
About the month of August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Cancer and ends in the constellation of Leo.
This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which started in March about 750 BC under Romulus. It became the eighth month either when January and February were added to the beginning of the year by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC or when those two months were moved from the end to the beginning of the year by the decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers disagree). It was renamed in honor of Augustus in 8 BC because several of the most significant events in his rise to power, culminating in the fall of Alexandria, which fell in this month. Lore claims August originally had 29 days in the Roman Republican calendar. Augustus took two days from February and gave it to August when Sextilis was renamed in his honor. This commonly believed lore was proven wrong.
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This means that each year the Holiday falls on a different date.
- American Family Day (First Sunday in August)
- Forgiveness Day - Observed the first Sunday in August Source: www.forgivenessday.org
- Friendship Day - International (First Sunday in August) Source: The Friendship Page Web site: www.friendship.com.au/friendday.html
- National Kids Day: is the first Sunday every August. It's a day to celebrate and honor children through the gift of meaningful time. Meaningful Time is time spent between adults and children that both consider engaging, important, and enjoyable. Source: www.kidsday.net
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It's National Month Of?
- Children's Good Manners Month
- National Back To School Month
- Child Support Enforcement Month
- International Air Travel Month
- Little League Baseball Month
- Almost Too Late to Get a Tan Month
- Children's Vision & Learning Month
- National Hypnosis Awareness Month
- National Water Quality Month
- Medic- Alert Awareness Month
- American Artist Appreciation Month
- International Breastfeeding Month
- National Data Entry Month
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Food Holidays for August
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ITS NATIONAL WEEK OF?
Week One
Video Game Week
Simplify your life week
World Breastfeeding Week
International Clown Week
Mosquito Awareness Weekend
Week Two
Elvis Week
National Bargain Hunting Week
National Resurrect Romance Week
Knights of Columbus Family Week
Week Three
Weird Contest Week
National Aviation Week
American Dance Week
Don't Wait - Celebrate! Week
Thanks for All the Gifts Week
Air Conditioning Appreciation Week
Week Four
National Veterinary Week
Be Kind to Humankind Week
Stepparent's Appreciation Week
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ITS NATIONAL DAY OF?
Day-Long Observances
August 1
Sports Day
Play Ball Day
Girlfriend's Day
National Sister's Day
Spiderman's Birthday
Woman Astronomers Day
Respect for Parent's Day
MTV's Birthday (Debuted in 1981)
Chopsticks Song Birthday (1877)
San Francisco Cable Car Day (debuted in 1873)
Holiday Inn Birthday (Opened doors in 1952)
August 2
Dinosaurs Day
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Income Tax Inacted (Congress inacted in 1861)
August 3
Sisters Day
National Park Day
National Waffle Day
American Family Day
Airplane Crop Duster Day
Air Traffic Controllers Day
American Canoe Association Day
International Forgiveness Day
Sesame Street's Prairie Dawn's Birthday
National Baseball Association (Started in 1949)
August 4st 4
Backgammon Day
Hooray for Kids Day!
Taxpayer Appreciation Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
Coast Guard Day (Started in 1790)
Kentucky Fried Chicken Day (Opened in 1952)
August 5
Green Peppers Day
Work Like a Dog Day
National Failures Day
American Family Day
Pink Floyd's Birthday 1967
Women's Pro Football Day
Major League Radio Day(Debuted in 1921)
Take a Walk on the Moon Day (Neil Armstrong's Birthday)
Traffic Lights (First Installed in 1914)
Little Orphan Annie's Birthday (1924)
August 6
Sister's Day
Friendship Day
National Gossip Day
National Kid's Day
Canadian Heritage Day
Wiggle Your Toes Day
National Fresh Breath Day
Lucille Ball's Birthday (1911)
Vitaphone Birthday (1926)
Garfiled's dog friend Odie's Birthday
August 7
Sea Serpent Day
Beach Party Day
National Night Out
Professional Speakers Day
National Night Out (from 7-10pm)
Purple Heart Day (Started in 1782)
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
August 8
Swim Day
Admit You're Happy Day
$$Dollar$$ Day (US dollar bill debuted)
August 9
Book lovers Day
Dance A Polka Day
Middle Children's Day
Celebrate Your Lakes Day
National Hand holding Day
National Rice Pudding Day
Smokey the Bears Birthday (Debuted in 1944)
International Art Appreciation Day
Filipina-Americn Recognition Day
National Underwear Day
August 10
Gals Night Out
Spoil Your Dog Day
National Ragweed Day
National Duran Duran Appreciation Day
Candid Camera Day (1948)
Aspirin's Birthday (1893)
August 11
Kool-Aid Day
Play in the Sand Day
Presidential Joke Day
National Garage Sale Day
Roller Rink Birthday (1866)
Annual Medical Check-Up Day
Mall of America Birthday (Debuted in 1992)
August 12
Daughter's Day
Truck Driver Day
Vinyl Record Day
Baseball Fans Day
Eleanor Roosevelt Day
Chinese Valentine's Day
International Youth Day
Bambi's Thumper's Birthday
Elvis Presley Commemoration Day
August 13
Herbert Hoover Day
Blame Someone Else Day
Annie Oakley's Birthday (1860)
Eyeglasses Day (Debuted in 1287)
Taxicab Day (First Used in 1907)
Greyhound Bus Birthday (Debuted in 1914)
Wizzard of Oz's Cowardly Lion Day (Actor Bert Lahr's Birthday)
Roller Derby Day (Debuted in 1935)
August 14
Victory Day
Color Book Day (1457)
Felix the Cat's Birthday
National Creamsicle Day
Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday
Wiffle Ball Day (Debuted in 1953)
National Financial Awareness Day
Driving License Test Began (1893)
August 15
Best Friends Day
Angle Food Cake Day
National Failures Day
Sesame Street's Bob's Birthday
Wizard of Oz Day (Opened in 1939)
I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
Miami Dolphins Birthday (1965)
"Hello Day" (1877-Thomas Edison wrote a letter stating that Hello should be used to answer the phone instead of Ahoy as suggested by Alexander Graham Bell)
August 16
National Golf Day
No-Hitter Day (1876)
Elvis Presley Commemoration Day
Roller Coaster Day (Patent issued in 1898)
August 17
Airmail Balloon Day (1859)
Davy Crockett's Birthday (1786)
Wrench Birthday (1835)
August 18
Bad Poetry Day
National Homeless Animals Day
Mail Order Catalog Printing Day
August 19
World Youth Day
National Aviation Day
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float
President Bill Clinton's Birthday (1946)
Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus's Birthday
Indianapolis 500 Speedway Day (Debuted in 1909)
Orville Wright's Birthday (Born in 1871)
August 20
Bamboo Day
National Radio Day
Tucson Birthday (1775)
Stay-at-Home with Your Kids Day
Summer CoolOff Day (Lemonade Debuted in Paris in 1630)
August 21
Poets Day
Christopher Robin's Birthday
Oldsmobile Day (Released in 1897)
August 22
National Punctuation Day
National Tooth Fairy Day
Southern Hemisphere Hoodie hoo Day
Peppermint Patty's Birthday
Cadillac Day (Released in 1901)
August 23
Valentino Day
Buttered Corn Day
National Gymnastics Day
Eat a Peach Day (Georgia Day)
'Singing in the Rain Day' (Gene Kelly's Birthday 1912)
August 24
ShootingStar Day
Single Parent Family Day
Strange Music Day
August 25
Kiss and Make-up Day
National Neighborhood Day
August 26
Children's Day
National Dog Day
Woman's Equality Day
National Cherry Popsicle Day
Steamboat Day (Debuted in 1791)
Toilet Paper Day (Invented in 580)
Lucky You Day or Make your own luck day
August 27
Tarzan Day (1912)
Banana Lovers Day
"The Duchess" Who Wasn't Day
Motorist Consideration Day
Mother Teresa's Birthday (1910)
Kiss Me Day (Popeye and Olive Oyl First kissed)
August 28
Dream Day
National Bow Tie Day
Race Your Mouse Around The Icons Day
August 29
More Herbs Less Salt day (Eat Healthy Day!)
Mary Poppin Day (1964)
August 30
National Toasted Marshmallow day or
(Marshmallow on a Campfire Day)
August 31
Eat outside day
Princess Diana's Memorial Day
Sesame Street's Herry Monster's Birthday
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