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August 31: Eat Outside Day, National Matchmaker Day, National Trail Mix Day, National Zoo Awareness Day August Weekly Holidays and Observances International Clown Week (August 1 — 7)
Get the full list of August holidays, observances and awareness days. Mark your calendar with these dates, including daily, weekly and monthly celebrations.
Get a full list of August 2024 holidays and observances, like National Sisters Day, International Allyship Day, National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, and more.
Barack Obama Day. Beheading of John the Baptist. Beñesmen. Bennington Battle Day. Black August (commemoration) Black Ribbon Day. Black Saturday (France) Bonalu. Book Lovers Day.
June. African-American Music Appreciation Month [ 28][ 29] ALS Awareness Month (Canada) Caribbean-American Heritage Month [ 30] LGBT Pride Month. National PTSD Awareness Day [ 31] National Safety Month [ 32] National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) Devotion to the Sacred Heart.
All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2–3 years) an extra month, Adar II, is added and certain holidays move accordingly, and it is mentioned ...
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code, in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
October 25, 2020. Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) 重陽節 / 重阳节. Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. 15th day of 10th lunar month. November 29, 2020 [ 7] Saisiat Festival. 賽夏節. Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe in Taiwan.