August Festivals

1998 
August 1
Lammas
Kalends of July

The Festival of the First Harvest--first corn is cut, baked into a loaf and offered to the goddess in thanks.  Lammas is the eight and last station of the year.

August 2

August 3

August 4

August 5

August 6
Tan

Tan Hill festival is dedicated to Celtic holy fire.  Related to Lammas, it takes places 2 days after the end of the Celtic tree month of Tinne.

August 7

August 8

August 9

August 10

August 11

August 12
Lights of Isis/St. Clare

Ancient Egyptian festival of the Lights of Isis, which later became St. Clare's Day.

August 13
Hecate

Another festival of the goddess Hecate.

August 14

August 15
Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Christian festival of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

August 16

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 20
The Rustic Vinalia

Roman festival is a day of offering the ripening grapes to Venus, the guardian of vineyards, gardens, and olive groves.

August 21

August 22

August 23
Nemesea

Celebration of Nemesis, Greek goddess.  She was the defender of releics and memory of the dead from insult and injury.  It is also Vertumnalia, which celebrates the Roman god of seasonal change and transformation of flowers into fruits.  Also, the festival of Vulcan and the Nymphs.

August 24
First day of Mania

Roman festival acknowledging the manes.

August 25

August 26

August 27

August 28

August 29

August 30
Alexandrian New Year
Charisteria

Charisteria is the old Roman Festival of Thanksgiving.

August 31

August

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