August Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2026

#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 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 Saturday (this year)	Bandhi Chorrd Divas	Sikhism. 'Celebration of Freedom', for the release of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji (the 6th guru) from prison in 1619 CE.
Aug 1st Saturday (this year)	Feast of Kamál (Perfection)	Bahá'í Faith.
Aug 1st Saturday (fixed)	Lammas / Lughnasdh	Wicca. A harvest festival and reflection on the mysteries of nature.
Aug 2nd Sunday
Aug 3rd Monday
Aug 4th Tuesday
Aug 5th Wednesday	Fravardigan	Zoroastrianism. Occurs ten days before No Ruz. Festival and prayer day for guardian spirits of ancestors.
Aug 6th Thursday (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 Friday
Aug 8th Saturday
Aug 9th Sunday
Aug 10th Monday
Aug 11th Tuesday
Aug 12th Wednesday
Aug 13th Thursday
Aug 14th Friday
Aug 15th Saturday (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 15th Saturday (this year)	No Ruz	Zoroastrianism.
Aug 16th Sunday
Aug 17th Monday
Aug 18th Tuesday
Aug 19th Wednesday (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 20th Thursday (this year)	Feast of Asmá' (Names)	Bahá'í Faith.
Aug 21st Friday (this year)	Khordad Sal (Zarathustra's Birthday)	Zoroastrianism. The birthday of Prophet Zarathustra.
Aug 22nd Saturday
Aug 23rd Sunday
Aug 24th Monday
Aug 25th Tuesday
Aug 26th Wednesday (this year)	Mawlid-al-Nabi	Islam. For the birthday of Muhammad.
Aug 27th Thursday (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.