August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.
In non-leap years, no other month starts on the same day of the week as August, but in leap years February starts on the same day of the week.
August and November end on the same day of the week every year
August (then called Sextilis) was the sixth month in the ten-month Roman calendar
August (still Sextilis) became the eighth month around 700 BC by King Numa Pompilius, but it had only 29 days
Julius Caesar added two days to August (still Sextilis) in 45 BC
Sextillis renamed August in 8 BC to honor Augustus
August’s birthstone is Peridot, a greenish said to have magical powers and healing properties to protect against nightmares … plus bring power, influence, and a wonderful year to the wearer.
August’s birth flower are Gladiolus and Poppy … meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage, and family
August’s Zodiac signs are Leo (ending August 22) and Virgo (starting August 23)
Moon for August as multiple names: Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Fruit Moon
Only two Shakespeare plays mention August: Henry VI Part I and The Tempest
Anglo-Saxons called August by the name Weod-monath (weed month)
August is also called Augustus (Afrikaans, Dutch), Gusht (Albanian), Avqust (Azerbaijani), Kolovoz (Croatian), elokuu (Finnish), Αύgoustos (Greek), Ogos (Malay), Awissu (Maltese), Thang-Tam (Vietnamese), Awst (Welsh)
August is a month-long holiday for many Europeans
August and February are seasonable equivalents in opposite hemispheres
August is the month to increase awareness of Children Eye Health & Safety, Bystanders, Traffic, Immunization, Psoriasis, Child Support, Motor Sports, Minority Donors, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Children Vision & Learning, Pet Immunization, Cataracts, Romance, and Studious Behavior
August is the month to celebrate Black Business, Panini, Goat Cheese, Catfish, Indian Heritage, Breastfeeding, Dirty Harry, and Peaches
August is the month to appreciate American Artists, Water Quality, Tomboy Tools, Neurosurgery Outreach, Audio, and Inventors
August is the month to participate in American Adventures, American History Essay Contest, Truancy Prevention, Don’t be a Bully, Get Ready for Kindergarten, What Will Be Your Legacy, Mutt-i-grees Rescue, Win with Civility, Happiness Happens, Midnight Moon Parties, and Plan Ahead for Halloween
Take time to celebration these anytime in August. Did you listen to any of the August songs? If so, which?
A Frank Angle 
I listened to the last two songs. I didn’t know the Bon Jovi title, but recognised the song when it was playing. Van, because I am very fond of his music 🙂 I enjoy your posts at the beginning of every month Frank 🙂
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Pauline,
Glad you enjoyed some of the musical collection, as well as the bountiful load of trivia.
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I always enjoy you Frank – even when I don’t comment 🙂
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Ahhh …. many thanks (I’m blushing) 😉
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Thanks for the great start to the month! I listened to Julie London and Bon Jovi.
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Patti,
My pleasure … You picked two quite diverse musical treats!
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Wow. Chock full od factoids here! Thanks, Frank.
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Audra,
Glad to be able to assist a librarian. 🙂
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Smiling back
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Thanks, Frank. I’m going to celebrate Mutt-I-trees, I hope when Duncan stops biting the hands that feed him!
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Elyse,
Oh no … Duncan must be a handful … thus an extra challenge for you!
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We knew he would be a high energy dog, and that’s fine — we like that. But he is constantly biting us and it is not only painful but it makes it harder to (1) give positive reinforcement and (2) teach him anything else!
We will get him into puppy classes as soon as we get home. (Which we would do anyway, but delay is not an option!)
Still when he is sweet, he is incredible.
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Sounds like you have a plan … so cheers to your efforts … and to your time in Maine!
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A plan and a lot of flesh wounds …
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Maybe a bitter tasting hand lotion would help.
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We use Bitter Apple — a substance that dogs don’t like. But one cannot saturate the world!
He is being sweet right now, asleep at my feet. That’s hard to beat!
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Oh my …. stuff actually exists (and I said it out of the blue) … Meanwhile, because he’s in sweet mode, there’s hope.
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He does have gas though…
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“August is a month-long holiday for many Europeans”—Ooh, that would be nice! I’ve been away for the week (and from the Internet too), but now it’s back to reality. No month long break for me. Thanks for passing on some interesting tidbits about August!
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Carrie,
Cheers to your break … and welcome back! … how’s your mom?
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She’s making slow but steady improvement, thank you. I’ll be heading out her way again shortly to spend more time with her. Lots of travel for me this summer!
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Slow but steady is wonderful!
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Excellent Frank! Loved the music inclusion, especially the Julie London with the pin-up pictures.
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Val,
The Julie London video was intriguing … and fitting for the song. Glad you enjoyed this!
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The Julie London calendar clip was a real gem, Frank. Nice catch. (Man, you do work hard at this!) This was an august post.
Standard dictionary:
august |ôˈgəst|
adjective
respected and impressive: she was in august company.
Political dictionary:
august |ôˈgəst|
adjective
the opposite of what the Tea Party thinks of president Obama.
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Jim,
LOL .. .love your dictionary additions! …. and glad you enjoyed Julie London’s treat.
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Happy August month to you, Frank…wow, how fast this year is going…can we slow the merry-go-round a bit? 🙂 i like the idea of a midnight moon party month…very interesting and well, enjoyed the last video by Bon Jovi. 😛
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Sun,
Hey hey hey … a Midnight Moon Party at your place coming soon!
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I listened to part of the Van Morrison video. It’s cloudy and rainy today, and the satellite goes in and out on days like this so I had to give up. But I did enjoy what I listened to. 🙂 Interesting tidbits about August.
August is a busy month for me. Lots of birthdays and anniversaries, and it’s typically the beginning of the harvest when I spend a lot of time trying to preserve it.
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Robin,
Cloudy and rainy weekends can slow things down a bit … so I imagine you took advantage of that. Meanwhile, cheers to your celebrations that lie ahead!!!
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I listened to them all… the Julie London one is awesome. Thanks for the August lesson – I had no idea about most of this. That Julius Caesar… what a card.
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Trent,
Like I like to say … everything has a history … everything! Cheers to your time to listening to all the musical treats.
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My boss always takes the entire month of August off from The Grind. I listened to all of them, Frank, but the Julie London was my favorite. She had such great pipes.
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Lame,
Definitely great pipes for Julie … so while the boss is away, then what! 😉 … but I’m sure Godsend will keep things in control.
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Catfish on panini bread with goat cheese crumble it is! And peach cobbler for desert….Thanks Frank!
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Cayman,
Oh my …. multiple celebrations in one eating event … well done!
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Cool post… I used to listened to Counting Crows when I was a teenager as they were remarkably good,
Thanks for sharing, Happy August,
Aquileana 😛
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Aquileana,
Integrating songs within the factoids is fun to do, so glad I was able to include one related to your past!
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August needs no other claim to fame than the fact that it’s my birth month.
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John,
Cheers to your upcoming birthday … so are you a Virgo or Leo?
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A Leo.
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Well that explains a few things. 😉
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Such as a HUMONGOUS need to be the center of attention? XD
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LOL … very good!
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August. Must be the Hollywood name of some starlet. What else. She’s hot.
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Mouse,
Your use of “statlet” reminded me of this … can’t believe I forgot this!
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Shoot. Would have been a shame to not include that one!
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Thanks to you, it’s here now!
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Happy August, Frank! 🙂 Chock full of information about August. Cheers for that and the musical additions [Listened to Julie London and Van Morrison!]. 🙂
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