August Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#august #hinduism #islam #judaism #paganism

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Aug 1st Tuesday (fixed)	Lammas / Lughnasdh	Wicca. A harvest festival and reflection on the mysteries of nature.
Aug 1st Tuesday (this year)	Zong Qui Jie / Chung Ch'Iu (Festival of Hungry Ghosts)	Buddhism in China. Spirits are given paper objects to aid those without descendants, to find Nirvana.
Aug 1st Tuesday (this year)	Feast of Kamál (Perfection)	Bahá'í Faith.
Aug 2nd Wednesday
Aug 3rd Thursday
Aug 4th Friday
Aug 5th Saturday
Aug 6th Sunday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Aug 6th Sunday (fixed)	Transfiguration of Jesus	Christianity. Jesus clothes became dazzling white and his face changed, and he talks to spirits of Moses and Elijah.
Aug 7th Monday
Aug 8th Tuesday
Aug 9th Wednesday
Aug 10th Thursday
Aug 11st Friday
Aug 12nd Saturday
Aug 13rd Sunday
Aug 14th Monday
Aug 15th Tuesday (3 days) (fixed)	Hachigatsu O-Bon	Buddhism in Japan. Occurs a month earlier in Eastern Japan or by some traditionalists as Kyu Bon (old Bon) on the 15th day of the 9th lunar month. A fusion of Japanese, Buddhist and Confucian beliefs, all concerning the honouring of ancestral spirits.
Aug 16th Wednesday (this year)	No Ruz	Zoroastrianism.
Aug 17th Thursday
Aug 18th Friday
Aug 19th Saturday
Aug 20th Sunday (this year)	Feast of Asmá' (Names)	Bahá'í Faith.
Aug 21st Monday
Aug 22nd Tuesday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Aug 23rd Wednesday
Aug 24th Thursday
Aug 25th Friday
Aug 26th Saturday
Aug 27th Sunday
Aug 28th Monday
Aug 29th Tuesday
Aug 30th Wednesday (this year)	Zhong Qiu Jie / Chung Ch'Iu (Rabbit in the Moon festival)	Chinese religion. A mid-autumn festival - the moon's birthday; famed for its consumption of moon cake.