August Holidays (Official) 2009 Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Unknown, Bizarre, Silly, Holidays Observances




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2009
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Peridot Flower= Gladiolus

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August is pretty dull. It has no official holiday. Features in the past are now out-dated.
So the only feature we have is The America's Cup History and Cartoon.

(It's not annual. But when it happens it begins around the end of July and goes into August.)
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
(Ramadan varies year to year. This year it begins August 21, 2009 to September 19, 2009.)

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!
Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it.

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 and Global Forgiveness Day.
Thanks to Jeff Wieland for letting me know about Psoriasis Awareness Month.

August Monthly Observances

American Adventures Month
American History Essay Contest (8/1 - 12/15)
Black Business Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Motorsports Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Inventor's Month
National Panini Month
National Water Quality Month Link
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month Link
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month

August Weekly Observances

World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7 Link
National Clown Week: 2-8 Link
National Fraud Awareness Week: 2-8 Link
(This is sponsored by the FCC and has to do with phone & mail fraud.)
Single Working Women's Week: 2-8
Exhibitor Appreciation Week: 3-7
Psychic Week: 3-7
Sturgis Bike Rally: 3-9
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 5-7 (also observed in February 2-6, May 4-8 and Nov.2-6)
Hobo Week: 6-9
Elvis Week: 8-16
Assistance Dog Week: 9-15
National Resurrect Romance Week: 9-15
Mae West Week: 14-17
National Aviation Week: 16-22
Weird Contest Week: 17-21
National Safe at Home Week: 24-28
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Minority Enterprise Development Week: 30-9/5
Waffle Week: 31-9/6

August Daily Observance

An * in front of the day means that it hasn't changed in 3 years.
So we are going to state that the date on these days never changes.

*Girlfriend's Day: 1
*Lughnasa - 1 Link
*Respect For Parents: 1
Rounds Resounding Day: 1
Sweet Corn Day: 1
*US Air Force Day: 1 Link
*World Wide Web Day: 1
National Mustard Day: 1
Sister's Day: 2
Friendship Day: 2 Link
*Coast Guard Day: 4
*National Chocolate Chip Day: 4 Link
National Night Out: 4
*Hiroshima Day: 6
*National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
Braham Pie Day: 7 Link
*Lighthouse Day: 7 Link
*Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
*Professional Speakers Day: 7
Purple Heart Day: 7
Twins Day: 7-9
*The Date to Create: 8
Eleanor Roosevelt Day: 8-10
*Happiness Happens Day: 8
Odie Day: 8 (Garfield's pal)
*Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
National Garage Sale Day: 8
Assistance Dog Day: 9
*International Day of The World's Indigenous People: 9
*Veep Day: 9
*National Duran Duran Appreciation Day: 10
*Smithsonian Day: 10
*S'mores Day: 10 Link
Ingersoll Day: 11
President's Joke Day: 11
*IBM PC Day: 12
*International Youth Day: 12
*Sewing Machine Day: 12
*Vinyl Record Day: 12
*International Left Hander's Day: 13 Link
Kool-Aid Day: 14-16
*National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
*V-J Day: 14
Assumption of the Virgin Mary: 15
*Best Friends Day: 15
*Chauvin Day: 15
*National Relaxation Day: 15
National Homeless Animals Day: 15
Sandcastle & Sculpture Day: 15
*Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
*Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
*Bad Poetry Day: 18
Cupcake Day: 18 Link
Mail Order Catalog Day: 18
*Aviation Day: 19
*"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day: 19
National Medical Dosimetrist Day: 19 Link
Pony Express Day: 20
Virtual World's Day: 20
Men's Grooming Day: 21
*Poet's Day: 21
*Senior Citizen's Day: 21 Link
(World) Daffodil Day: 21 Link
Ramadan: 22
*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
*Vesuvius Day: 24
*National Waffle Day: 24 Link
*Kiss and Make Up Day: 25
*National Second-hand Wardrobe Day: 25
*National Dog Day: 26
*Women's Equality Day: 26
*Global Forgiveness Day: 27 Link
*Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: 28
*Crackers Over The Keyboard Day: 28
According to Hoyle Day: 29
*More Herbs, Less Salt Day: 29
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: 29
*National Holistic Pet Day: 30
*National Toasted Marshmallow Day: 30 Link
*Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31

The penumbral lunar eclipse of the moon on the 5-6th will be visible in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and western Asia.

On August 9-13 we will have the Perseid Meteor Showers (most spectacular and well-known world wide).
They will peak around August 11th and as many as 50-100 may be seen in one night!
Good time to "wish upon a falling star."

August 09 Moon Phases	5 Full Moon 8:55 pm EST	8 First Qtr. 4:20 pm EST
13 Last Qtr. 2:55 pm EST	2 New Moon 6:02 am EST	27 1st Qtr. 7:42 am EST

Full Moon on the 5th 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.

Moon Animation Credit

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