August 2019
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August 1
Lughnasadh (Gaelic)
August 5-8
Blacks in Government, Inc. (BIG) Annual National Training Institute
Dallas, TX
http://www.bignet.org
August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 10-11
Tisha B’Av (Jewish)
August 10-11
Eid al-Adha (Islamic)
August 15
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
August 15
Raksha Bandhan (Hindu)
August 24
Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu)
August 26
Women’s Equality Day
August 30-31
Hijri New Year (Islamic)