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| | + | This is a [[calendar of events and festivals]] in the month of '''August'''. |
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| − | ==Specific dates== | + | ==Global== |
| | + | * 3rd weekend in August: '''World Peace and Service Day''' (holiday) off for work for all business and service organisations across the globe and service activities like feeding cows milk to new born children in hospitals if mothers are incapable of feeding, new clothes, food offering to blind, deaf,spastic, mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, polio attacked patients, aids, cancer patients and dental, ortho, gynaec, opthamology patients, neuro, for all patients in hospital and other centres, food and clothing to be provided. |
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| − | ==Every year==
| + | ==[[Indonesia]]== |
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| − | ====Global====
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| − | ====[[Indonesia]]====
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| | * 17th: '''Independence Day''' - public holiday | | * 17th: '''Independence Day''' - public holiday |
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| − | ====[[Italy]]====
| + | ==[[Italy]]== |
| | * 4th-16th: '''Tuscan Sun Festival''' [http://www.festivaldelsole.com/cortona/eng/main.html] - in [[Cortona]] | | * 4th-16th: '''Tuscan Sun Festival''' [http://www.festivaldelsole.com/cortona/eng/main.html] - in [[Cortona]] |
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| − | ==== [[Spain]]==== | + | ==[[Slovenia]]== |
| | + | * '''Kamfest''' arts festival - in [[Kamnik]] |
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| | + | ==[[Spain]]== |
| | * 15th: '''Madrid''' - Virgen de la Paloma | | * 15th: '''Madrid''' - Virgen de la Paloma |
| | * 15th: '''Malaga'''- Asunción de la Virgen this is a holiday celebrating one of the patrons of Spain. | | * 15th: '''Malaga'''- Asunción de la Virgen this is a holiday celebrating one of the patrons of Spain. |
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| − | ====[[Switzerland]]====
| + | ==[[Switzerland]]== |
| | * 1st: '''National Day''' - because day off work August 1st celebrations are often (for example in [[Basel]]) held 31st of July | | * 1st: '''National Day''' - because day off work August 1st celebrations are often (for example in [[Basel]]) held 31st of July |
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| − | ====[[Thailand]]====
| + | ==[[Thailand]]== |
| | * 12th: '''Queen's Birthday''' - mother's day / public holiday | | * 12th: '''Queen's Birthday''' - mother's day / public holiday |
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| − | ===Movable dates===
| + | ==[[United Kingdom]]== |
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| − | ====Global====
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| − | * 3rd weekend in August: '''World Peace and Service Day''' (holiday) off for work for all business and service organisations across the globe and service activities like feeding cows milk to new born children in hospitals if mothers are incapable of feeding, new clothes, food offering to blind, deaf,spastic, mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, polio attacked patients, aids, cancer patients and dental, ortho, gynaec, opthamology patients, neuro, for all patients in hospital and other centres, food and clothing to be provided.
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| − | ====[[Slovenia]]====
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| − | * '''Kamfest''' arts festival - in [[Kamnik]]
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| − | ====[[United Kingdom]]====
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| | * '''Edinburgh Fringe Festival''' [http://www.edfringe.com] - [[Edinburgh]] | | * '''Edinburgh Fringe Festival''' [http://www.edfringe.com] - [[Edinburgh]] |
| | * '''Edinbugh Military Tattoo''' [http://www.edintattoo.co.uk] - [[Edinburgh]] | | * '''Edinbugh Military Tattoo''' [http://www.edintattoo.co.uk] - [[Edinburgh]] |
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| − | ====[[United States of America]]====
| + | ==[[United States of America]]== |
| | * Third weekend in August: '''Milwaukee Irish Fest''' [http://www.irishfest.com] - the world's largest festival celebrating Irish music and culture, in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] | | * Third weekend in August: '''Milwaukee Irish Fest''' [http://www.irishfest.com] - the world's largest festival celebrating Irish music and culture, in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] |
| | * Last weekend in August (''August Bank Holiday weekend''): '''Notting Hill Carnival''' [http://www.londoncarnival.co.uk] - [[London/Notting Hill|Notting Hill]], [[London]] | | * Last weekend in August (''August Bank Holiday weekend''): '''Notting Hill Carnival''' [http://www.londoncarnival.co.uk] - [[London/Notting Hill|Notting Hill]], [[London]] |
