Happy New Month of August
In everything and for everything, we thank God Almighty for His goodness, mercies and love towards us.
How was July for you? We hope it was wonderful and great.
August is here with another opportunity, don't give up, your breakthrough is by the corner.
We wish you our esteemed viewers a blessed and wonderful month of August.
We also want to use this opportunity to wish all those who will be celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, weddings, dedication, etc, this month, a happy cerebration.Remember to stay out of trouble, be law abiding citizens and be careful in your dealings.
HAPPY NEW MONTH OF AUGUST
Few fact about August
-The Romans gave this month its name in 8BC, after the first Roman Emperor Augustus who ruled from 27BC until his death in AD14.
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Before then, the month had been known as Sextilis, as it was the sixth
of ten months in the Roman Calendar, which began with March.
- The Anglo-Saxon called August “Weodmonath” meaning “weed month”.
- The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx and the flowers are the gladiolus and poppy.
-The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx.
-The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 – August 22) and Virgo (August 23 – September 22).
-August in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to February in the Southern Hemisphere.
-August’s flower is the gladiolus. The flower was discovered in
Africa in the 17-18th centuries and was initally used as food (don’t try
this at home!).
Dates and holidays in August
-National Watermelon Day on August 3rd.
-August 5th. This is the day to celebrate the Spirit of Sisterhood.
-National Smile Week is the week of August 5-11th.
-August 13th: Vinyl Record Day-come on out and listen to somegood music!
-August 13th. National Lefthander’s Day, come out for some fun.
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