1998 August 1
Lammas
Kalends of JulyThe 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
TanTan 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. ClareAncient Egyptian festival of the Lights of Isis, which later became St. Clare's Day.
August 13
HecateAnother festival of the goddess Hecate.
August 14
August 15
Assumption of the Virgin MaryChristian festival of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
August 16
August 17
August 18
August 19
August 20
The Rustic VinaliaRoman 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
NemeseaCelebration 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 ManiaRoman festival acknowledging the manes.
August 25
August 26
August 27
August 28
August 29
August 30
Alexandrian New Year
CharisteriaCharisteria is the old Roman Festival of Thanksgiving.
August 31
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