August, the eighth month of the year, was named for the Roman emperor Augustus. In many countries it is a traditional time for music festivals, fairs, expositions, and family holidays.
The one religious day in the month that is observed around the world is the 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, a holy day and a holiday in many Roman Catholic countries. On this day the Italian, Spanish, and Latin American peoples cherish age-old religious processions often followed by fiesta activities.
The Assumption of Mary was the taking up of Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.
The Anglo-Saxons called it Weod monath, which means Weed month, because it is the month when weeds and other plants grow most rapidly.
August is the busiest time for tourism.
According to Project Britain
Weather-lore, beliefs and sayings:
‘The hottest days of the year often fall in August.’
‘Dry August and warm doth harvest no harm’.
‘If the first week of August be warm, the winter will be white and long.’
The flowers for this month are the gladiolus and the poppy which represent beauty, strength, love, marriage and family.
The birthstones are the sardonyx and the peridot.
This is the month with highest birth rate in the United States.
Celebrate the Month:
Admit You’re Happy Month
Family Fun Month
National Catfish Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Golf Month
Peach Month
Romance Awareness Month
Water Quality Month
National Picnic Month
Weekly Events:
Week 1 National Simplify your Life Week
Week 2 National Smile Week
Week 3 Friendship Week
Week 4 Be Kind to Humankind Week
On August 1st Colorado celebrates its statehood in 1876.
August 10 is the anniversary of the day Missouri became a state in 1821.
August 21 is statehood day in Hawaii, the 50th state, in 1959.