Today we kick off the month of August — and today just happens to be an old harvest holiday — Lammas Day. As both readers already know, this year I decided to talk about each upcoming month….
August was named after a major figure of the ancient Roman World — Augustus Caesar. He was the first Roman emperor — even though he never claimed the title of emperor. He was also the grandnephew of Julius Caesar — who named the month of July after himself.
August is the last month of summer and one of the hottest months of the year.It’s also a Civic Holiday in many parts of Canada.
If you were born in August, your sign is either Leo or Virgo.
Besides being the first day of August and Lammas Day, this year it’s also August’s first full Moon — the full Sturgeon Moon will reach peak illumination tonight and it will be one of the four super moons of 2023. But before the month ends, you’ll be able to see another full Moon — on August 30. That Moon will be a Blue Moon — and — it will also be the biggest supermoon of the year. August is also the month of the Perseid meteor shower, that should reach its peak between August 11 and 13.
So we’ve got a busy month ahead of us with St. Lawrence’s Day, Cat Nights, National Aviation Day, St. Bartholomew Day, Women’s Equality Day, World Honeybee Day — and — the end of the Dog Days of Summer.
So stay tuned — we’ll be talking about these things and more during the month.
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