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The day itself may be called either Laa Luanistyn or Laa Luanys. [6] In Welsh (Cymraeg), the day is known as Calan Awst, originally a Latin term, [7] meaning the Calends of August. [1] In Breton (brezhoneg), the day was known as Gouel Eost, [8] the Feast of August.
Yorkshire Day is a yearly celebration on 1 August to promote the historic county of Yorkshire, in England. [1] It was celebrated by the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1975, initially in Beverley , as "a protest movement against the local government re-organisation of 1974 ".
Lammas (from Old English hlāfmæsse, "loaf-mass"), also known as Loaf Mass Day, is a Christian holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere [citation needed] on 1 August. The name originates from the word "loaf" in reference to bread and "Mass" in reference to the Eucharist. [3]
Swiss National Day (German: Schweizer Bundesfeiertag; French: Fête nationale suisse; Italian: Festa nazionale svizzera; Romansh: Festa naziunala svizra) is the national holiday of Switzerland, set on 1 August. Although the founding of the Swiss Confederacy was first celebrated on this date in 1891 and annually since 1899, it has only been an ...
"Have a great first day and don't worry about your parents. Rest assured, those are NOT tears of sadness." "In loving memory of my summer vacation." "Time to start knowing what day of the week it is."
On 1 August 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first independent country to declare Emancipation Day as a public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. Historically, 1 August was known as West Indian Emancipation Day and it became a key mobilisation tool and holiday for the antislavery movement in the United States .
Significant, silly and celebratory—all of the observances and holidays in March.
Independence Day: 3 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [15] Nigeria: Independence Day: 1 October: 1960 United Kingdom North Macedonia: Republic Day: 2 August: 1903 Ottoman Empire: Republic Day: Recognition of the establishment of the short-lived Kruševo Republic during the Ilinden Uprising.