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  Lughnasadh / Lammas
 Pagan Wiccan
Lughnasadh / Lammas
Ancient Celtic Fire Festival marking the height of Summer and the first of the harvest. Anglo-Saxons called it Lammas, for loaf-mass, after the blessing of bread, made from the first harvest of grain....
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 Tisha B'av
Jewish
Tisha B'av
The 9th of Av, day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the first and second Temple (begins at sundown the night before)....
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 Feast of the Assumption
Catholic
Feast of the Assumption
Commemorates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven upon her death....
 Feast of the Dormition
Orthodox Christian
Feast of the Dormition
Commemorates the "dormition" or "falling asleep" of Mary and the assumption of her body into heaven....
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 Raksha Bandhan
Hindu
Raksha Bandhan
Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters; sisters tie strings around the wrists of their brothers, symbolizing a protected bond....
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 Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
Muslim
Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
Fast observed 15 days prior to the holy month of Ramadan; believed to be the time when god writes the destinies of all men for the year ahead....
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 Feast of the Transfiguration
Christian
Feast of the Transfiguration
Commemorates the incident in Matthew 17:1-9 when Jesus appeared, transfigured, with Moses and Elijah, and the voice of God identified Jesus as his Son....
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Janmashtami
Hindu
Janmashtami
Celebration of the birthday of Krishna; features a day-long fast broken at midnight, the time of Krishna's birth....
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Lailat al Miraj (Shab-e-Miraj, Isra / Meraj)
Muslim
Lailat al Miraj (Shab-e-Miraj, Isra / Meraj)
Commemorates the night when Prophet Muhammad made the journey from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and then ascended to heaven where his heart was purified and he was filled with knowledge of faith, after which he...
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August 1
Pagan Wiccan
Pagan Wiccan
Lughnasadh / Lammas
Ancient Celtic Fire Festival marking the height of Summer and the first of the harvest. Anglo-Saxons called it Lammas, for loaf-mass, after the blessing of bread, made from the first harvest of grain.
August 10
Jewish
Jewish
Tisha B'av
The 9th of Av, day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the first and second Temple (begins at sundown the night before).
August 15
Catholic
Orthodox Christian
Catholic
Feast of the Assumption
Commemorates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven upon her death.
Orthodox Christian
Feast of the Dormition
Commemorates the "dormition" or "falling asleep" of Mary and the assumption of her body into heaven.
August 16
Hindu
Hindu
Raksha Bandhan
Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters; sisters tie strings around the wrists of their brothers, symbolizing a protected bond.
August 18
Muslim
Muslim
Lailat al Bara'ah (Shab-e-Barat)
Fast observed 15 days prior to the holy month of Ramadan; believed to be the time when god writes the destinies of all men for the year ahead.
August 19
Christian
Christian
Feast of the Transfiguration
Commemorates the incident in Matthew 17:1-9 when Jesus appeared, transfigured, with Moses and Elijah, and the voice of God identified Jesus as his Son.
August 24
Hindu
Hindu
Janmashtami
Celebration of the birthday of Krishna; features a day-long fast broken at midnight, the time of Krishna's birth.
August 31
Muslim
Muslim
Lailat al Miraj (Shab-e-Miraj, Isra / Meraj)
Commemorates the night when Prophet Muhammad made the journey from Mecca to the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and then ascended to heaven where his heart was purified and he was filled with knowledge of faith, after which he came back to Mecca--all in the span of a night.
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