August 2024
Lammas | Christian
Lughnassadh | Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man
| An ancient Gaelic feast honouring the Irish deity Lugh and marking the beginning of the harvest season. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals |
World Breast-feeding Week
| 1–7 August 2024 - Closing the gap: breastfeeding support for all |
Transfiguration of the Lord | Orthodox Christian and Catholic
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
International Youth Day
International left handers' Day
| Raises awareness of left-handedness and the challenges of living in a right-handed world |
India's Independence Day
| Celebrates the end of British colonial rule in 1947 and the beginning of a free and independent Indian nation |
Dormition of the Theotokos | Orthodox Christian
Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary | Catholic Christian
Marcus Garvey's Birthday | Rastafaria
| Commemorates the Birthday of Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican politician born in 1887 who predicted the crowning of a King in Africa, and instigated the Back to Africa movement. On this date Rastafarians remember the important role played by Marcus Garvey in the development of Black rights. The occasion reflects on Marcus Garvey's influential prophecy. Poetry is recited recalling the historical importance of Marcus Garvey. African dance is also encouraged |
Raksha Bandhan | Hindu
World Humanitarian Day
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
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The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. It is against this background that the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August each year
— Audrey Azoulay, Director General, Message on the occasion of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition |
Krishna Janmashtami | Hindu
