Today we kick off the month of August \u2014 and today just happens to be an old harvest holiday \u2014 Lammas Day. As both readers already know, this year I decided to talk about each upcoming month\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
August was named after a major figure of the ancient Roman World \u2014 Augustus Caesar. He was the first Roman emperor \u2014 even though he never claimed the title of emperor. He was also the grandnephew of Julius Caesar \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides being the first day of August and Lammas Day, this year it\u2019s also August\u2019s first full Moon \u2014 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\u2019ll be able to see another full Moon \u2014 on August 30. That Moon will be a Blue Moon \u2014 and \u2014 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So we\u2019ve got a busy month ahead of us with St. Lawrence\u2019s Day, Cat Nights, National Aviation Day, St. Bartholomew Day, Women\u2019s Equality Day, World Honeybee Day \u2014 and \u2014 the end of the Dog Days of Summer.
So stay tuned \u2014 we\u2019ll be talking about these things and more during the month.
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Today we kick off the month of August \u2014 and today just happens to be an old harvest holiday \u2014 Lammas Day. As both readers already know, this year I decided to talk about each upcoming month\u2026. August was named … Continue reading