International Holidays August 2006
Calendar of religious and public events and festivals around the world for the last month of summer
There is always something to celebrate! These are the major political, historical, religious and plain fun holidays and festivals around the world for August 2006.
ALMANAC: from Late Greek (Coptic) (?) almenichiakon, meaning "calendar"
Legend:
- (C) Christian (Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist)
- (B) Buddhist
- (F) Fun (fun, local, historical)
- (H) Hindu
- (J) Jewish
- (P) Pagan (Celtic, Nordic, Neopagan)
- (M) Muslim
- (N) National
- (W) World (International)
- 1: (C) Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (memorial)/ (N) Switzerland Founding of the Swiss Confederation (1291, Alliance against the Holy Roman Empire) / (P) Lughnasadh, also Lammas (Celtic harvest festival, first day of autumn)
- 2: (C) Saint Eusebius of Vercelli (optional memorial) / (C) Saint Peter Julian Eymard (optional memorial)
- 3: (N) Niger Independence Day (1960, from France) / (J) Tisha B'Av (commemorates distruction of First and Second Temples and other tragedies)
- 4: (C) Saint Jean Vianney, the Curé of Ars (memorial)
- 5: (C) Dedication of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (optional memorial) / (C) Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial) / (N) Croatia Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day (1991, from Serbia) / (N) Burkina Faso Independence Day (1960, from France)
- 6: (C) Transfiguration of the Lord (feast)/ (N) Bolivia Independence Day (1825, from Spain) / (N) Jamaica Independence Day (1962, from UK)
- 7: (C) Saint Sixtus II and companion martyrs (optional memorial) / (C) Saint Cajetan (optional memorial) / (N) Cote d'Ivoire Independence Day (1960, from France) / (N) Cook Islands Independence Day (1965, from Britain to New Zealand
- 8: (C) Saint Dominic (memorial)
- 9: (C) Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Edith Stein (optional memorial) / (N) Singapore Independence Day (1965, exit and separation from Malaysia) / (H) Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan (sister's appreciation of her brother Day)
- 10: (C) Saint Lawrence (feast)
- 11: (C) Saint Clare (memorial) / (N) Chad Independence Day (1960, from France)
- 12: (C) Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (optional memorial) / (C) Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial)
- 13: (C) Saints Pontian and Hippolytus (optional memorial)
- 14: (C) Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe (memorial) / (N) Pakistan Independence Day (Yaum e Azadi, 1947, Independence from UK and Separation from India)
- 15: (N) India Independence Day (from United Kingdom) (C) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a Solemnity or a Holy Day of Obligation) / (H) Janmashtami (birth anniversary of Lord Krishna) (N) Republic of Congo Independence Day (1960, from Belgium) / (N) South Korea Liberation Day (1945, from Japan) / (N) Bahrain Independence Day (1971, from UK)
- 16: (C) Saint Stephen of Hungary (optional memorial)
- 17: (N) Indonesia Independence Day (1945, from Japan)
- 18: (C) Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (optional memorial)
- 19: (C) Saint John Eudes (optional memorial) / (C) Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial) / (N) Independence Day Afghanistan (1919, from UK)
- 20: (C) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (memorial) / (N) Hungary (celebration of Stephen I and establishment of the Hungarian Kingdom in 1000 AD)
- 21: (C) Saint Pius X (memorial)
- 22: (C) Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary (memorial) / (M) Lailat al Miraj (Prophet Muhammad's heavenly journey from Mecca to Jerusalem)
- 23: (C) Saint Rose of Lima (optional memorial)
- 24: (C) Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (feast) / (N) Ukraine Independence Day (1991, from Soviet Union)
- 25: (C) Saint Louis (optional memorial) / (C) Saint Joseph of Calasanz (optional memorial) / (N) Uruguay Independence Day (1825, from Brazil)
- 26: (C) Blessed Virgin Mary (optional memorial)
- 27: (C) Saint Monica (memorial) / (N) Moldova Independence Day (1991, from USSR) / (H) Ganesh Chaturathi (Birthday of Ganesha)
- 28: (C) Saint Augustine of Hippo (memorial)
- 29: (C) The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (memorial)
- 30: (F) Tomatina in Italy / (N) Tartarstan Independence Day (1990)
- 31: (N) Kyrgyzstan Independence Day (1991) / (N) Independence Day/Malaysia Day (1957, from UK) / (N) Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day (1962)
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