Did you know August 3rd is “National Watermelon Day”?
Or that August 8th is “National sneak some zucchini onto your neighbor’s porch Day”? (I could go for that.)
Or that August 10th is “National S’Mores Day”? (This, too!)
How about August 11th marking the end of the “Dog Days of Summer” which began on July 3rd?
August 13th is “International Left-Handers Day.”
August 17th is when the “Cat Nights” begin, going back to a vague Irish legend concerning witches. This wee bit of folklore gave way to the idea that a cat has nine lives.
August 19th is “National Aviation Day”, the birthday of Orville Wright, who piloted the first recorded flight of a powered heavier-than-air machine in 1903. Along with his brother Wilbur, the brothers are recognized for inventing, building and flying the world’s first successful airplane. A presidential proclamation first made by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, National Aviation Day celebrates the history and development of aviation.
August 20th is “International Geocaching Day” and “World Honeybee Day.”
August 25th is “Kiss-and-Make-Up Day.”
August 26 is “Women’s Equality Day”, which celebrates the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment and, with it, women’s right to vote in the United States. Suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt stated, “Never in the history of politics has there been such a nefarious lobby as labored to block the ratification.” Catt then went on to found the League of women voters, an organization dedicated to giving impartial, in-depth information about candidates, platforms and ballot issues.
And finally, August 31st is “National Trail Mix Day.”
“If the first week of August is unusually warm, the winter will be white and long.”
Weather folklore