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When the number of the month matches the number of the day, that's Bonza Bottler Day. It is a play on numbers. There are twelve Bonza Bottler Days a year. This event began in 1985. Bonza is Australian for "Super." Bottler is slang for "something excellent."

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Aug

Cat Day, Intl.: August 8

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International Cat Day (aka World Cat Day) seeks to raise awareness about the importance of cats as companions, their needs, and their care. International Cat Day began in 2002.

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Aug

CBD Day, Ntl.: August 8

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CBD is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid extracted from the hemp plant. For centuries it has been used in holistic medicine and wellness applications. National CBD Day seeks to raise awareness about this extract and its health benefits. This event began in 2018.

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Aug

Custard Day, Ntl. Frozen: August 8

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National Frozen Custard Day allows custard lovers to show appreciation for this frozen treat. Frozen custard includes eggs, which makes it different from ice cream.

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Aug

Defense Forces Day (ZW): August 8

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Defense Forces Day is Zimbabwe's day of honor for its military. This national holiday follows Heroes' Day each year and creates four day weekend in the African nation.

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Aug

Digital Nomad Day: August 8

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Digital Nomad Day celebrates the lifestyle of people who live in their cars, vans, buses, and recreational vehicles (RV) and travel around the United States. Internationally, it describes people with jobs that allow work anywhere with an internet connection. Most are either self-employed or in positions that allow for remote work. This event is not about international digital nomads. Digital Nomad Day is specifically about the vehicle-living nomads in the United States, some of whom have money and luxury RVs. A large percentage in this lifestyle do not. Digital Nomad Day began in 2019.

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Aug

Dollar Day, Ntl. (1786): August 8

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National Dollar Day commemorates the creation of the US currency, the dollar, in 1786. Almost a century later, the first dollar bill was issued in 1862, featuring the image of Salmon P. Chase, the then Secretary of Treasury (pictured). Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American History.

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Aug

Fox Hill Day (BS): August 8

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Marking the freeing of African slaves in the Bahamas in 1838, the Fox Hills Festival is an annual celebration of music, dance, food, and church services. Held on the 2nd Tuesday of August in Nassau, Bahamas.

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Aug

Fried Chicken and Waffles Day: August 8

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Created in 2018, National Fried Chicken and Waffles Day celebrates this Southern comfort food that is sweet and savory. Annually on August 8.

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Aug

Happiness Happens Day: August 8

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During Happiness Happens Month in the United States, August 8 is set aside as Happiness Happens Day, the first of which was in 1999. "Celebrating happiness doesn't mean you're never unhappy," says Society Founder Pamela Gail Johnson. "Life is a mixture of good and bad events and moments." Promotions include social media, where Happy-a-Thon Ambassadors volunteer to send five happy social media messages that day.

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Aug

Infinity Day, Intl.: August 8

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Created by Jean-Pierre Ady Fenyo, International Infinity Day shows that the number 8, when turned sideways, is the symbol for infinity. On the eighth month of the year, on the eighth day, it's doubly lucky!

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Aug

Jewelry Day, Wear Your Mother's: August 8

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Today is the day to show off your inherited jewelry and tell the story behind it. Wear Your Mother's Jewelry Day was created in 2017 by lifestyle publishing company Feldman Publishing.

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Aug

Moon—Third Quarter: August 8

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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full moon and the new moon.

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Aug

Nane-Nane, Farmers' Day, (TZ): August 8

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Farmers' Day or Nane-nane (Eight-eight in Swahili) is a national holiday in Tanzania that honors the contributions of farmers to the national economy.

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Aug

Top 8 Challenge Day (AU): August 8

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Held on August 8 (8/8) each year, Top 8 Challenge Day encourages people to take the day and focus on what they eat. For one meal or the whole day on the 8/8, do not eat any of the top 8 allergenic foods and don8 (donate) to make a real difference to those with eosinophilic disorders. The eight allergen foods are Milk, Eggs, Wheat, Fish, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy, and Shellfish.

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