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A list of all the holidays and observances in August 2022. Calendar days include National Girlfriend Day, National Dog Day, Women's Equality Day, and many more.
Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government employees paid time off. The federal government does not require any private business to close or offer paid time off, as is the case for most state local governments, so employers ...
Daily Holidays and Observances in August 2022 August 1. British Columbia Day. Colorado Day. Homemade Pie Day. Swiss National Day. National Mountain Climbing Day. August 2. National Coloring Book Day
The date of the August bank holiday was changed from the first Monday in August to the last Monday in August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (but not in Scotland), and the Whitsun bank holiday (Whit Monday) was replaced by the Late Spring Bank Holiday, fixed as the last Monday in May.
Public holidays in Japan (国民の祝日, kokumin no shukujitsu) were first established by the Public Holiday Law (国民の祝日に関する法律, Kokumin no Shukujitsu ni Kansuru Hōritsu, lit. "An Act on public holidays"; Act No. 178 of 1948) of 1948.
In Mexico, there are three major kinds of public holidays : Statutory holiday: Holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed for the day. Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to the day off with pay, and ...
Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories: National day (Korean: 국경일; Hanja: 國慶日) National flag raising day (국기게양일; 國旗揭揚日) Public holiday (공휴일; 公休日) Each category has a different legal basis. All national day are also flag-raising days
15 August — Feast of the Assumption and Dormition of the Mother of God; 16 August — Nut Feast of the Saviour; 23 August — National Flag Day; 29 August — Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine (remembrance day of the great Ukrainian casualties during the Battle of Ilovaisk on August 29, 2014) and Beheading of John the Baptist
In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during the season of winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids take place in August