* 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh.
* 7/31 eve to 8/7 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas--Festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grain harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grain harvest and prayers for sustenance for all.
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* 8/1 eve to 8/2 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis - as defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors.
* 8/2: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that desire for power over others results from ignorance of interdependence.
* 8/2: Feast of the Black Madonna.
* 8/4 to 8/7: Zuni Corn Dance--in thanksgiving to Mother Earth, the Kokos (Nature Spirits), and the Corn Maidens for the maize harvest.
* 8/6: Dakas’ Day--Day Tantric Buddhists make offerings to the Dakas and Father Tantra; day to unite will and power to manifest positive social change and environmental healing.
* 8/6 (OC 8/19): Transfiguration Day--Christian feast celebrating the revelation of Lord Jesus as the Cosmic Christ and friend to all humanity.
* 8/6: Day the Voting Rights Act became law (1965) - register to vote!
* 8/6 to 8/7: Old Egyptian festival of Neter Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
* 8/7: Gaia Consciousness Day--Day to meditate on Mother Earth as a living planet.
* 8/7 eve to 8/8 eve: Old Greek festival honoring Athena Polias and Zeus Polios as protectors of city and state.
* 8/9: World’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day--Day to celebrate the empowerment of indigenous peoples world-wide; vigil for justice and respect for the social, cultural, and political rights of all indigenous peoples.
* 8/10 (2:09 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Grain-Harvest/Thunder Moon).
* 8/11: Christian feast of St. Clare of Assisi (d. 1253), guide of environmentalists.
*8/15: Kaza Matsuri--Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Wind.
* 8/15 (OC 8/28): Assumption Day--Christian feast commemorating Blessed Mother Mary rising into Heaven and being crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth.
* 8/16 to 8/17: Sri Krishna Jayanti--Birthday of Hindu God Krishna (avatar of God Vishnu), beloved of Goddess Radha (avatar of Goddess Lakshmi).
* 8/19: Vinalia--Old Roman festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grape harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grape harvest and prayers for sustenance for all.
* 8/19: World Humanitarian Day--Day to honor humanitarian workers world-wide, particularly those who have lost their lives in service to others; day to aid those in need.
* 8/22: Christian feast of Our Lady, Queen of Angels.
* 8/23: Feast of the Furies--honoring Nemesis and the Erinyes, Old Greek Goddesses who punish murderers, abusers, and exploiters of others.
* 8/25 (10:13 a.m. EDT): New Moon.
* 8/25: Old Roman festival of Goddess Ops, Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest, and Sustainer of Life.
* 8/26 eve to 9/24 eve: Elul--Jewish month of self-reflection, peace-making, and renewal.
* 8/27: Birthday of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) (1910), Catholic nun who served the poorest of the poor and saw Deity in each person.
* 8/28: Day of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s peaceful march on Washington, D.C., for recognition of the rights of African Americans (1963).
* 8/29 eve to 8/30 eve: Feast of Old Greek Deities Aphrodite and Hermes--Day to honor the divine feminine and divine masculine in harmony.
* 8/29 to 9/8: Ganesha Chaturthi--Hindu festival honoring God Ganesha (son of Goddess Parvati and God Shiva) as the Challenger - creator and remover of obstacles.
Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2014A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2013 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
