Interfaith Calendar
Personal Edition
August, 2010
A monthly print out version from
www.interfaithcalendar.org
Note: * the event begins the
evening of the previous day.
** the exact day may vary between traditions and communities.
| 1 Sunday | Lammas
-
Christian celebration of first fruits harvest. Holy Mother of Jesus Fast Day - Orthodox Christian Lughnasad-Imbolc * - Wicca north and south hemisphere celebrations of harvest time and power of the gods. |
| 6 Friday |
Transfiguration of the Lord -
Orthodox Christian celebration of Jesus' relation with ancient spiritual
figures. |
| 11 Wednesday | Ramadan begins
* ** - Islamic month of fasting and remembrance of Prophet
Muhammad's truths starts this day.
|
| 15 Sunday | Assumption of
Virgin Mary and Dormition of Theotokos
-
Catholic and Orthodox Christian remembrance of the transition to
eternity of the Virgin Mary. |
| 24 Tuesday |
Raksha Bandhan **
- Hindu festival honoring the loving ties between brothers and sisters. |
| 29 Sunday | Beheading of John the
Baptist - Remembrance of a
Christian martyr. |
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