OBSERVANCES AND CELEBRATIONS
AUGUST 2013 Birthstone: Jade, Peridot Flower: Gladiolus
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ISLAMIC EID UL-FITR
National: Family Fun Month,
The Islamic calendar is lunar, like the Jewish calendar, with of 12 months of 29 or 30 days each, for a total of 354 days, but the Islamic calendar makes no corrections to align it with the solar calendar so each year the Islamic holidays occur earlier and do not always fall in the same season.
Eye Exam Month, Golf Month, Peach Month
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NATIONAL CREAMSICLE DAY
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LEFT HANDER’S DAY ASSUMPTION DAY
A feast commemorating the Virgin Mary being taken up into heaven.
19 NATIONAL AVIATION DAY
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NATIONAL RADIO DAY
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WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY
DOG DAY
Women’s Equality Day is observed to remember the day women gained the right to equality. U.S. 19th Amendment - Women’s Right to Vote 1920.
SEPTEMBER 2013 Birthstone: Sapphire Flower: Aster
2 LABOR DAY
Labor Day is a Legal U.S. Holiday originating from the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the working man. Became a Federal Holiday in 1894.
21 22 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN AUGUST 2013 | www.PBEMag.com | PERMIAN BASIN ENERGY MAGAZINE
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