August 1 Lughnasadh (Lammas Day) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammas_Day
August 3 Lailat ul-Qadr (Night of Power) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lailat_ul-Qadr
August 6 Transgifuration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_Jesus
August 7 Eid al-Fitr (Feast of the Breaking of the Fast) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People www.acpp.org/sevents/0809.html
August 14 V-J Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
August 15 Assumption of the Virgin Mary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary
August 21 Raksha Bandhan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan
August 26 Women’s Equality Day http://womenshistory.about.com/od/wed/Womens_Equality_Day_August_26.htm
August 27–29 International Association of Latino Public Administration Executives Executive Leadership Forum Arlington, VA http://www.ialpae.org
August 27–29 16th Annual EXCEL Training Conference Denver, CO http://eeotraining.eeoc.gov/viewpage.aspx?ID=d0b5418b-bb96-4781-962e-f09747e392c5
August 28 Krishna Janmashtami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janmashtami
Reviewed/Updated Date: Thursday, April 04, 2013