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Events In August 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in August of this year.
August Events
Dog Day, Ntl. (1980): August 26
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National Dog Day is set aside in honor of man's best friend, the dog. The date is the anniversary of Ms. Paige's father adopting their first dog, Sheltie, on August 26, 1980. This celebration also brings...
August
Ganesh Chaturthi (H): August 26
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Ganesha Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the month of Bhadrapada (Bhado) according to the Hindu calendar. It starts on the Shukla Chaturthi (the fourth day of the waxing moon pe...
August
Hartalika Teej (H): August 26
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Hartalika Teej is the combination of two words, “Harat” and “Aalika,” which means abduction of a female friend. Legend says that friends of Goddess Parvati took her to the forest so that her father coul...
August
Heroes' Day (NA)(1966): August 26
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Heroes Day is a national holiday to remember all those who fought and died in the struggle for liberation in Nambia, which began on August 26, 1966. Heroes Day is a national holiday.
August
Toilet Paper Day, Ntl. (1871): August 26
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National Toilet Paper Day focuses on the indispensability of toilet paper. The first time it ever appeared on a roll was on this day, August 26, 1871. The idea of toilet paper first appeared in China...
August
Webmistress Day, Ntl.: August 26
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National Webmistress' Day is created by Kat Valentine of Webmistress.com to honor women in the web technologies fields.
August
Women's Equality Day, Ntl. (1920): August...
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National Women's Equality Day marks the anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment in the United States, granting women the right to vote on August 26, 1920.
August
Independence Day, (MD)(1991): August 27
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Independence Day in Moldova marks the anniversary of August 27, 1991, when the nation declared independence from the Soviet Union. Independence Day is a national holiday.
August
Just Because Day: August 27
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Just Because Day is a day where people are free to do whatever they want because they want to.
August
Petroleum and Natural Gas Day (1859), Ntl....
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National Petroleum & Natural Gas Day focuses on the Petroleum and Natural Gas industries and the role each plays in our lives. It marks the anniversary of the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania,...
August
Pots de Crème Day, Ntl.: August 27
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Pot de creme is a French custard-style dessert that first appeared in the 1600s. It can be chocolate, vanilla, or any other flavor and is typically served and baked in small custard dishes. National Po...
August
The Duchess Who Wasn't Day, (1850): August...
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Created by the late Peggy Shirley, The Duchess Who Wasn't Day honors Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford who wrote under the pen name ''The Duchess." The Duchess is also the title of her most famou...
August
Tomatina, La (ES): August 27
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Food Fight! Who doesn't love a food fight? One hundred twenty tons of tomatoes are flung and flayed by 35,000 people for two hours each year in the town of Buñol, Spain. This is the La Tomatina Festival....
August
Bowtie Day, Ntl.: August 28
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The bowtie appears to have originated in Croatia during the 1600s. It was functional and decorative, keeping collars closed in much the same way we use cravats today. Of course, French aristocrats, always...
August
Cherry Turnover Day: August 28
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Cherry Turnover Day celebrates the pastry, the cherry turnover. A turnover is a baked pastry fashioned in a triangle stuffed with a sweet or savory filling. The turnover has been around since Roman times...
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