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WIKIMAG n. 9 - Agosto 2013
August
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August ( i//
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is the eighth
month
of the
year in the
Julian and
Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of
31 days. [1]
In the
Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of
February in the
Northern Hemisphere.
In common years no other month starts on the same day of the
week as August, though in leap years February starts on the same
day. August ends on the same day of the week as November every
year.
This month was originally named
Sextilis in
Latin,
because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month
Roman calendar under
Romulus in 753 BC, when
March
was the first month of the year. About 700 BC it became the
eighth month when
January and
February were added to the year before March by King
Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days.
Julius Caesar added two days when he created the
Julian calendar in
45 BC
giving it its modern length of 31 days. In
8 BC
it was
renamed in honor of
Augustus (despite common belief, he did not take a day from
February; see the
debunked theory on month lengths). According to a
Senatus consultum quoted by
Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of
several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.[2]
Events in
August
Monthlong events in August
-
Edinburgh Festival is an internationally famous arts
festival that takes place during August
- National
Immunization Awareness Month
- 6 August is Independence Day in Jamaica since 1962
- 9 August is the National Day of Singapore.
- 15 August is
Indian Independence Day since 1947.
- 14 August is Pakistan's Independence Day since 1947.
- National
Psoriasis Awareness Month
- National Water Quality Month
- In many European countries, August is the
holiday month for most workers
- The
Philippines celebrates August as the "Month of
Philippine Languages"
- In the
United States, August is National Back to School month.
Some US School districts and systems return to school in
August.
- In the United States, August is National
Goat Cheese Month.[3]
- American Adventures Month
- Audio Appreciation Month
- Black Business Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Children's Vision and Learning Month
- Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
- Happiness Happens Month
-
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
-
Panini Month
-
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
- What Will Be Your Legacy Month
- Win with Civility Month[4]
Weeklong events in August
- During the first week of August in Wales, the
National Eisteddfod of Wales is held, in which many
aspects of
Welsh art and culture are celebrated.
- During the first week of August in Sweden, the Medieval
Week of Wisby in Gotland is held each year.
- During the first week of August is World Breastfeeding
Week.
- The
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is held the first full week in
August each year.
- The middle week of August is the peak of the
Perseid meteor shower.
- The
Pennsic War, a massive gathering of the
Society for Creative Anachronism, takes place about the
first week of August every year.
- The first week of August is "Indian Week" for the
Penobscot
Tribe in
Old Town, Maine. In this week, members of the Penobscot
Tribe from all over
Maine venture to the
Penobscot Indian Island Reservation in Old Town and take
part in games,
Native American arts and crafts,
pow-wows, cook-outs, etc.
Other
August events
- The first full weekend in August each year,
Twinsburg, Ohio, celebrates
Twins Days.
-
Bon festival – (Obon Festival) is a Japanese traditional
Buddhist custom, evolved into a
family reunion holiday. Many Japanese manufacturers and
firms give their employees three to five days off around
the 15th of August.
- Indian Independence day on August 15
- The Glorious Twelfth, the start of the shooting season
for Red Grouse in the United Kingdom August 12th
- International Lefthanders Day August 13th
- Pakistan's Independence day on August 14th
- Vietnam Veterans' Day (Australia) marking the Battle of
Long Tan (18 August 1966)
- World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to recognize
humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives
working for humanitarian causes on August 19th
- Black Ribbon Day, commemorating the peaceful political
demonstration in 1989 when two million people joined hands
across the Baltic states of Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, and
Lithuanian SSR August 23rd
- The International Day against Nuclear Tests August 29th
- The International Day of the Disappeared, drawing
attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places
and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives and/or
legal representatives August 30th
Daily
events in August
- The Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day in
commemoration of the First Cry of the Philippine Revolution
on August 23, 1896.
Islamic
holidays
August symbols
References
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^ "August."
Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 23 September 2008.
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^
Year of Julius Caesar, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Antiquities (1890), William Smith, LLD, William Wayte,
G. E. Marindin, Ed.
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^ Bober,
Mike.
Celebrate National
Goat Cheese Month with Local Favorites,
dcfoodies.com
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MHprofessional.com
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Birth months, flowers, and gemstones,
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