August Holidays (Official) 2013 Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Unknown, Bizarre, Silly, Holidays Observances




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Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Peridot Flower= Gladiolus

Visit the Pages We did Specials for this Month on:

August is pretty dull. It has no official holiday. Features in the past are now out-dated.

History of the World Eskimo Olympics and Cartoon
(Sometimes this is in August. Or it starts in July and goes into August. We put it in both months..)

History of Ramadan and Cartoon Fun

History of the Crow Fair (Powwow) + Cartoon Fun!
History of the Eagle Dance + Cartoon Fun!
History of the Hopi Flute Ceremony
History of the Hopi Snake Dance
History of the Navajo Code Talkers
(Part of our Patriotic pages. But we put it here also due to August 14th)

If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!
They've got the best resource on the net.
Want to know if anyone famous was born today? Visit Famous Birthdays!
A great source of past Song Hit of The Day is Bob Dearborn's Disc Jockey site.
Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it.

Because dates are tentative and also change a lot, I'm not going to list the Indian Tribal Gatherings per month.
But, here's a link to all the Indian PowWows for the entire year!

Note: Thanks to Becki for letting me know about Gymnastics Day.
Thanks to Kathy Rivers for informing me about Lughnasa.
Thanks to Tiffany Hider for letting me know about the other "Waffle Day".
Thanks to Pat Bohn for letting me know about Clown Week.
Thanks to Andrew Dryer for letting me know about National Truck Driver Week
Special thanks to Sonjia Bradshaw for letting me know about A LOT of observances!
Special thanks to Elaine Carter for letting me know about Simplify Your Life Week.
Special thanks to Carolyn Atkins for letting me know about International Left-Hander's Day
Special thanks to Tanya Webb for letting me know about US Air Force Day
Thanks to Sheila Wommack for letting me know about Lighthouse Day, Senior Citizen's Day.
Thanks to Jeff Wieland for letting me know about Psoriasis Awareness Month.
Thanks to Genevieve Frederick for letting me know about Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week.
Thanks to Mark Benz for letting me know about National Farmers' Market Week.
Thanks to Robert Smith for letting me know about Daffodil Day.
Thanks to Laura Arrick for letting me know that National Inventors Month moved to May.
Thanks to James Johnson for letting me know about God's Preeminence Day.
Thanks to Thuy Nguyen for letting me know about Franchise Appreciation Day.

August Monthly Observances

American Adventures Month
American Artists Appreciation Month Link
American Indian Heritage Month Link (See also November)
American History Essay Contest (8/1 - 12/15)
Black Business Month
Cataract Awareness Month Link
Celery, Fennel and Cactus Month Link
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Golf Month Link
Happiness Happens Month Link
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Catfish Month Link
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month Link
National Goat Cheese Month Link
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Panini Month Link
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Runaway Prevention Month Link
National Truancy Prevention Month Link
National Water Quality Month Link
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Orange and Papaya Month Link
Psoriasis Awareness Month Link
What Will Be Your Legacy Month

August Weekly Observances

*International Clown Week: 1-7 Link
*Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7 Link
*World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7 Link
National Farmers' Market Week: 4-10 Link
Old Fiddler's Week: 4-10
*Rock for Life Week: 4-7 Link
Assistance Dog Week: 4-10 Link (Second Week That Starts on the First Sunday)
Knights of Columbus Family Week: 4-10
National Resurrect Romance Week: 4-10 (2nd Full Week)
Exercise With Your Child Week: 4-10
National Fraud Awareness Week: 4-10 Link
(This is sponsored by the FCC and has to do with phone & mail fraud.)
Single Working Women's Week: 4-10 Link (Week always has the 4th in it)
Exhibitor Appreciation Week: 5-9
Intimate Apparel Week: 5-9 (Feb. 4-8, May 6-10, Aug. 5-9, Nov. 4-8)
National Bargain Hunting Week: 5-11 (First Mon.-Sun Week)
Psychic Week: 5-9 Link (First full week)
Sturgis Rally: 5-11
National Hobo Week: 8-11
Elvis Week: 10-16
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week: 11-17 Link (Always 2nd Week)
Weird Contest Week: 11-17 (Second Week)
*National Aviation Week: 15-21 (Always week of Orville Wright's Birthday on 19th)
Little League Baseball World Series: 18-24
Minority Enterprise Development Week: 18-24
*Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
National Safe at Home Week: 26-30 (Last M-F Week)

August Daily Observance

NOTE: An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same date every year regardless of the day it falls on.

*Girlfriend's Day: 1
*Lughnasa - 1 Link
*National Minority Donor Awareness Day: 1
*Respect For Parents: 1
*Rounds Resounding Day: 1
*Spiderman Day: 1
*US Air Force Day: 1 Link
*World Wide Web Day: 1
*World Scout Scarf Day: 1
International Beer Day: 2 Link
*India Pale Ale Beer Day: 2 Link
Satchmo Days: 2-4
Braham Pie Day: 3 (First Friday)
International Tree Climbing Days: 3-7 Link (First Weekend)
National Mustard Day: 3 (First Saturday)
* Watermelon Day: 3 Link
*Coast Guard Day: 4
*National Chocolate Chip Day: 4 Link
*Single Working Women's Day: 4
*Social Security Day: 4
Friendship Day: 4 (First Sunday) Link
National Doll Day: 4 (First Sunday) Link
National Kids' Day: 4 (First Sunday) Link
Sister's Day: 4 (First Sunday)
Assistance Dog Day: 5 Link (Monday of Assistance Dog Week)
*International Beer Day: 5 Link
*National Oyster Day: 5 Link
*National Underwear Day: 5 Link
*Hiroshima Day: 6
*National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
National Night Out: 6 (First Tuesday)
*Lighthouse Day: 7 Link
*Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
*Professional Speakers Day: 7
*Purple Heart Day: 7
Eid-Al Fitr: 8
*The Date to Create: 8
*Happiness Happens Day: 8
*Odie Day: 8 (Garfield's pal)
*Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
Kool-Aid Day: 9-11 Link (Always 2nd weekend)
*International Day of The World's Indigenous People: 9
*Veep Day: 9
Worldwide Art Day: 9 Link
*National Duran Duran Appreciation Day: 10
National Garage Sale Day: 10 (2nd Saturday)
*Smithsonian Day: 10
*S'mores Day: 10 Link
*Ingersoll Day: 11
*IBM PC Day: 12
*International Youth Day: 12
*Sewing Machine Day: 12
*Vinyl Record Day: 12
*International Lefthander's Day: 13 Link
*National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
*V-J Day: 14
*Best Friends Day: 15
*Chauvin Day: 15
*National Relaxation Day: 15
Hug Your Boss Day: 16 Link (3rd Friday)
*Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
Men's Grooming Day: 16 Link (3rd Friday)
*National Airborne Day: 16 Link
International Geocaching Day: 17 (3rd Saturday)
International Homeless Animals Day: 17 (Third Saturday)
*Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
*National Thrift Shop Day: 17 Link
*Bad Poetry Day: 18
*Birth Control Pills Day: 18
God's Preeminence Day: 18 Link (Third Sunday)
*Mail Order Catalog Day: 18
*Serendipity Day: 18
(World) Daffodil Day: 18 Link
*Aviation Day: 19
*"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day: 19
*World Humanitarian Day: 19 Link (Different than Humanitarian Day on 1/15)
Cupcake Day: 19 Link (Third Monday)
Earth Over Shoot Day or Ecological Debt Day: 21 Link
National Medical Dosimetrist Day: 21 Link (Third Wednesday)
*Poet's Day: 21
*Senior Citizen's Day: 21 Link
*Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day: 22
*Be An Angel Day: 22
*Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition: 23
*Valentino Day: 23
*Pluto Demoted Day: 24
*Vesuvius Day: 24
William Wilberforce Day: 24
*National Waffle Day: 24 Link
International Bat Night: 24-25 (Last Full Weekend)
*Founders Day: 25 (National Park Service)
Go Topless Day: 25 Link (Last Sunday)
*Kiss and Make Up Day: 25
*National Second-hand Wardrobe Day: 25
*National Whiskey Sour Day: 25 Link (Also observed on 29th)
*National Dog Day: 26 Link
*Women's Equality Day: 26
*Slow Art Day: 27 Link
*The Duchess Who Wasn't Day: 27
*Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: 28
*Radio Commercials Day: 28
*Crackers Over The Keyboard Day: 28
*According to Hoyle Day: 29
*International Day Against Nuclear Tests: 29
*More Herbs, Less Salt Day: 29
*National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: 29
*National Whiskey Sour Day: 29 Link (Also observed on 25th)
XIV Paralympics Games: 29-9/9
*National Holistic Pet Day: 30
*National Toasted Marshmallow Day: 30 Link
Franchise Appreciation Day: 31 (Saturday of Labor Day weekend) Link
*Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31

August 2013 Moon Phases	6 New Moon 5:51 pm EDT	14 First Qtr. 6:56 am EDT
	20 Full Moon 9:45 pm EDT	28 Last Qtr. 5:35 am EDT

Full Moon on the 20th is called "Sturgeon Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of the year, this important food was plentiful.

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