August Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

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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 few Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are few south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Aug 1st Thursday (fixed)	Lammas / Lughnasdh	Wicca. A harvest festival and reflection on the mysteries of nature.
Aug 2nd Friday
Aug 3rd Saturday
Aug 4th Sunday
Aug 5th Monday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Aug 6th Tuesday (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 Wednesday
Aug 8th Thursday
Aug 9th Friday
Aug 10th Saturday (this year)	Qixi Jie / Ch'I Hou Chieh (Herd Boy and Weaving Maid Festival)	Chinese religion. On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.
Aug 11st Sunday
Aug 12nd Monday
Aug 13rd Tuesday (this year)	Tisha B'Av	Judaism.
Aug 14th Wednesday
Aug 15th Thursday (this year)	No Ruz	Zoroastrianism.
Aug 15th Thursday (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 Friday
Aug 17th Saturday
Aug 18th Sunday (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 19th Monday (2 days) (this year)	Raksha Bandhan (Tying Protection)	Hinduism in India (North India). Girls and married women put an amulet on their brothers' right wrists, to protect them.
Aug 19th Monday (this year)	Feast of Asmá' (Names)	Bahá'í Faith.
Aug 20th Tuesday
Aug 21st Wednesday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Aug 22nd Thursday
Aug 23rd Friday
Aug 24th Saturday
Aug 25th Sunday
Aug 26th Monday (2 days) (this year)	Janmashtami / Krishna Jayanti	Hinduism. The birthday of Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu. Fasting, or fruit and milk.
Aug 27th Tuesday
Aug 28th Wednesday
Aug 29th Thursday
Aug 30th Friday
Aug 31st Saturday (8 days)	Paryushana / Paryushan Parva	Jainism (Svetambara Jainism). 8 days of purification and fasting, then confession and forgiveness, ending with Samvatsari.