Your August Birthday: Holidays, Traditions and More

What Cool Stuff Goes on in August? More Than You Think!

Ali Canary, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Jul 29, 2009 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

Poor ol' August doesn't have any national holidays or well-known religious holidays. It's too early to trick-or-treat and it's WAY too early to write to Santa. August doesn't even usually get a very interesting calendar picture! What's a summer baby to do for celebration around here? Well, there's more to August than meets the eye, and you will find most of it here!

Monthly Observances

August is National Win with Civility Month, as well as the National Month for immunization awareness, inventors, panini, and water quality, so after a long day slaving over your inventions, you can have a grilled sandwich and a glass of crystal-clear water and think about how nice it is to have all your immunizations. But don't gloat; be a good sport about it!

Weirdest Holiday: While I must admit some fascination for Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day (22^nd), I fear I may not be allowed to participate by dint of my not being located on the proper half of the Earth. We Northern Hemisphere people will have to be content with Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night (8^th), which should offer plenty of opportunity for hijinks to ensue...

August Traditions

Flower: gladiolus - sincerity, strength of character

Birthstone: peridot -marital happiness Leo's gem: amber

Zodiac sign: Leo (1-23) and Virgo (24-31; see September for details). Leo, represented by the powerful lion, is a fire sign and displays the spontaneity and unpredictability of that element. Leos are not always as forceful as you'd think, but have a very secure sense of self and like to associate with people and possessions that make them look good. Leos love to joke around and be the life of the party, so it can be difficult to get them to be serious about things, and making any kind of commitment can be an immense challenge for them! Best friends: Sagittarius and Aries. Best love matches: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

Famous Birthdays: Francis Scott Key (1^st), Tony Bennett (3^rd), Neil Armstrong (5^th), Andy Warhol (6^th), Dustin Hoffman (8^th), Alex Haley (11^th), Alfred Hitchcock (13^th), Julia Child (15^th), Mae West (17^th), Robert Redford (18^th), Count Basie (21^st), Ray Bradbury (22^nd), Sean Connery (25^th), Confucius (27^th), Goethe (28^th), Michael Jackson (29^th), Richard Gere (31^st).