August Holidays (Official) 2008 Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Unknown, Bizarre, Silly, Holidays Observances




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2008
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.
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 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.

August Monthly Observances

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
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Inventor's Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
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: 3-9 Link
National Fraud Awareness Week: 3-9 Link
(This is sponsored by the FCC and has to do with phone & mail fraud.)
Single Working Women's Week: 3-9
Exhibitor Appreciation Week: 4-8
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 4-8 (also observed in February, May, and Nov.)
Psychic Week: 4-8
Sturgis Bike Rally: 4-10
Hobo Week: 7-10
XXIX Olympiad: 8-24
Elvis Week: 9-17
Knights of Columbus Family Week: 9-17
National Resurrect Romance Week: 10-16
Weird Contest Week: 10-15
Mae West Week: 17-31
National Aviation Week: 17-23
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 24-30 Link
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Democratic Convention: 25-28
Miniority Enterprise Development Week: 25-28
National Safe at Home Week: 25-29
Waffle Week: 31-9/6

August Daily Observance

Braham Pie Day: 1 Link
Girlfriend's Day: 1
Lughnasa - 1 Link
National Urban Eden Day: 1
Respect For Parents: 1
Spiderman Day: 1
US Air Force Day: 1 Link
Work Like A Dog Day: 1
World Wide Web Day: 1
National Mustard Day: 2
Sister's Day: 3
Friendship Day: 3 Link
Coast Guard Day: 4
National Chocolate Chip Day: 4 Link
National Night Out: 5
Psychic Sunday: 5
Hiroshima Day: 6
National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
Lighthouse Day: 7 Link
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
Professional Speakers Day: 7
Kool-Aid Day: 8-10
The Date to Create: 8
Happiness Happens Day: 8
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
National Garage Sale 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
Eleanor Roosevelt Day: 12
International Youth Day: 12
Sewing Machine Day: 12
Vinyl Record Day: 12
International Left Hander's Day: 13 Link
National Underwear Day: 13
Herbert Hoover Day: 13
Assistance Dog Day: 14
National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
V-J Day: 14
Best Friends Day: 15
Chauvin Day: 15
National Men's Grooming Day: 15
National Relaxation Day: 15
World Day of Reiki: 15
Elvis Presley Remembrance Day: 16
Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
National Homeless Animals Day: 16
Sandcastle Day: 16
Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
Men's Grooming Day: 17
Bad Poetry Day: 18
National Personal Chef's Days: 18-20
Aviation Day: 19
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day: 19
Sandcastle & Sculpture Day: 19
Poet's Day: 21
Senior Citizen's Day: 21 Link
(World) Daffodil Day: 22 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
Pony Express Day: 24
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
Dream Day Quest: 28
More Herbs, Less Salt Day: 29
National Holistic Pet Day: 30
National Toasted Marshmallow Day: 30 Link
Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31

Solar Eclipse Aug. 1 visible in northeast Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Aug. 16. Moon enters penumbra at 7:57 pm.
Visible in Asia, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia.

August 08 Moon Phases	1 New Moon 6:13 am EST	8 First Qtr. 4:20 pm EST
16 Full Moon 5:16 pm EST	23 Last Qtr. 7:50 pm EST	30 New Moon 3:58 pm EST

Full Moon on the 16th 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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