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About the Month of August

August is the 8th month of the year and has 31 days.

Season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer

Holidays

Friendship Day
Raksha Bandhan
Women's Equality Day
National Catfish Month
Harvest Month
National Water Quality Month
Peach Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month

Symbols of August
History:

In the original Roman calendar the month of August was called Sextilis. This was because it was the sixth month of the year. Later, after January and February were added to the calendar, it became the eighth month of the year. At the time the month had 29 days. When Julius Caesar created the Julian calendar in 45 BC, two days were added giving the month 31 days. The month was later renamed Augustus in honor of the first emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus.

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Interesting Facts about August

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