August 15th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

• Armed Forces Day (Poland)
• Christian feast day:
  • Altfrid
  • Alypius of Thagaste
  • Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation. (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances:
    • Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)
    • Ferragosto (Italy)
    • Lady's Day (Ireland)
    • Māras (Latvia)
    • Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
    • National Acadian Day (Acadians)
    • Navy Day (Romania)
    • Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
  • San La Muerte (Paraguayan Folk Catholicism)
  • Santa Muerte (Mexican Folk Catholicism)
  • Tarcisius
  • August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
• Founding of Asunción (Paraguay)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945:
  • Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)
  • Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
• National Day (Liechtenstein)
• National Mourning Day, observed on Srabon 31 (Bangladesh)
• The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
• The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances:
  • Awa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
• Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom), and its related observances:
  • End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held (Japan)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

National Lemon Meringue Pie Day

Chant at the Moon Day

Discovery Day

Foundation of Old Panama City

Malaita Province Day

National Back To School Prep Day

National Jean Day

National Leathercraft Day

National Philip Day

No Sponge Bob Day

San Martin Day

World Greatness Day

Natasha Bure’s Birthday

Napoleon Bonaparte’s Birthday

Matt Lobster’s Birthday

Jill Vertes’s Birthday

Destiny Morales’s Birthday

 

Fun Observances

National Relaxation Day

On August 15, take a day off from your daily routine, put your feet up and relax because it is Relaxation Day.

The origins of this holiday are unknown, though it is thought that the holiday began as National Slacker Day in Britain.

In the hustle bustle of their daily lives, most people often forget to slow down and take some time for themselves. This can create stress and other stress-related health issues like high blood pressure and heart problems.

Take a Deep Breath

Relaxation Day is a reminder that sometimes it is okay to take a deep breath, slow down and take it easy - not only does relaxation make you feel better about yourself, it can have long-term health benefits too!

So on this day, do things that help you relax and de-stress. Kick back and enjoy a cold beverage in your backyard, read a book while curled up with a hot cup of tea, sleep the whole day long, or take a warm bath and spend the day in your pajamas watching TV.

How to Celebrate?

• Relax! Do whatever that you feel relaxes you, even if it is for a short while.
• Use this day to do a digital detox. Unplug the computer, put away the phone and stay away from all social media. With no work emails to fret over and no social dramas to be bothered with, you will feel the stress melt away.
• Go to the spa for a day of pampering and some "me" time.
• Take a leisurely walk in the park. Stop and smell the roses, walk barefoot on the grass, have a small picnic by yourself, or read a book while people-watching.
• Learn a new skill like knitting or playing golf.

Did You Know...

...that in physics and chemistry, relaxation is a concept that refers to the movement of a system or a process from a state of disorder or disruption to equilibrium?

 

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"I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land."

 

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The key to eating healthy is 
not eating any food that has a TV commercial.

—Comedian Mike Birbiglia

 

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