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The month of August is widely considered the end of summer, as families squeeze in last-minute vacations and beach trips before their kiddos prepare to go back to the classroom for a new school year. But did you know that there are a ton of wacky, weird and wild days to celebrate in August? August 2022 holidays and observances honor everything from waffles and chocolate chip cookies to left-handers and dolls, lighthouses and best friends. We go through each day of the month to make sure you don’t miss a thing!
There are even some religious holidays that take place during the eighth month of the year. And the weeks that make up August have special significance as well, such as National Motorcycle Week (August 7-13), Be Kind to Humankind Week (August 25-31), and more. Not to mention, August as a whole is a month filled with awareness—like National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month, Pedestrian Safety Month and more.
Keep on reading to find out what is celebrated during the month of August!
There are no major federal holidays celebrated during the month of August.
During the month of August, there are several religious holidays. The month starts off with Lughnasa (or Lughnasadah) on August 1—a Gaelic festival celebrating the beginning of the harvest season. Lughnasa is celebrated throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Closely connected to Lughnasa is Lammas Day, or Loaf Mass Day, also observed on August 1—a Christian holiday celebrating the new wheat crop, it was traditional to bring a loaf of bread made from the grains of the first crops to church to be blessed.
Two Jewish holidays also fall during the month of August: Tisha B’av and Tu B’av. The first, Tisha B’av, falls on the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av—in 2022, that is the evening of August 6 in the Gregorian calendar and ends the following night. Av 9 is considered the saddest day of the Hebrew calendar, as many disastrous events occurred on that date, including the destruction of the first two Holy Temples in Jerusalem. Jews fast and pray on Tisha B’av in mourning and remembrance of various tragedies in the history of Judaism.
A more minor—but much more joyful—Jewish holiday is Tu B’av, which falls on August 11 in 2022. Considered to be a holiday of love, Tu B’av is the Jewish equivalent of Valentine’s Day, and a day of many romantic celebrations like weddings and proposals.
August has several Hindu and Muslim holidays as well. The Islamic holiday of Ashura begins at sundown on Sunday, August 7, and lasts through the evening of Monday, August 8. A day of gratitude and thankfulness, the holiday commemorates the day Allah saved Moses and his people from Pharaoh by parting the Red Sea. Ashura means “tenth” and is celebrated on the tenth day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic lunar calendar.
The Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, celebrating the unique bond between a brother and his sister, falls on August 11. Hindus will also celebrate Janmashtami—the birth of the god Krishna—starting Thursday, August 18, and ending on sundown Friday, August 19. And beginning on August 31, Hindus celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival marking the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of prosperity and wisdom.
There is also an important Christian holiday in August: The Assumption of Mary, or the Feast of the Assumption. Celebrated in 2022 on August 15, the holy day commemorates the belief that after the Virgin Mary died, her body ascended into Heaven where she was reunited with Jesus Christ. In addition to honoring the Blessed Mother in church, different cultures celebrate the feast with varying traditions, like blessing the summer harvest, having colorful parades or festivals, or fireworks.
Yes. The full moon in August, called the Sturgeon Moon, will rise on August 11, 2022, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. It will also be the last full supermoon of the year. The August full moon got its name from the prehistoric-looking sturgeon fish, found in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
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