August

HEALTH & SAFETY MONTH/ PSORIASIS AWARENESS MONTH

1st (1st–7th) World Breastfeeding Week, Lammas – Christian Fast in honour of Holy Mother of Lord Jesus – Orthodox Christian, Lughnasadh – Imbolc – Wicca/ Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

6th Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord - Christian

9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

12th International Youth Day, Tish’a B’av – Judaism

19th Raksha Bandhan – Hindu, World Humanitarian Day

22nd International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion and Belief

23rd International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

26th Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu, Women’s Equality Day

27th Rohini Fast – Jain

31st International Day for People of African Descent

September

WORLD DEMENTIA AWARENESS MONTH/ INTERNATIONAL BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH/ WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH/ CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS/ MONTH SICKLE CELL AWARENESS/ MONTH EAST SOUTHEAST ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH

6th Colour Blind Awareness Day Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu

8th Nativity of the Theotokos – Orthodox Christian

10th World Suicide Prevention Day

13th World Sepsis Day

14th Triumph of the Cross – Christian

15th International Day of Democracy

16th Mawlid al-Nabi – Islam Anant Chaturdashi– Hindu, Jain

18th International Equal Pay Day

21st World Alzheimer’s Day International Day of Peace, Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist – Christian

 22nd Autumn Equinox Mabon – Ostara – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

23rd Bi Visibility Day Rohini Fast – Jain International Day of Sign Languages

26th European Day of Languages

29th World Heart Day World Deaf Day

October

WORLD MENOPAUSE MONTH/ DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH/ BLACK HISTORY MONTH/ LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH/ GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH/ BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH/ ADHD AWARENESS MONTH

1st International Day of Older Persons

2nd Feast of the Guardian Angels – Christian, International Day of Non-Violence (2nd–4th)

Rosh Hashanah – Judaism

3rd (3rd–12th) Sharad Navratri begins – Hindu

6th Gedaliah Fast – Judaism World

8th International Lesbian Day

9th (9th–15th) Baby Loss Awareness Week

10th World Mental Health Day International Dysgraphia Awareness Day (IDAD) World Dyslexia Awareness Day World Homeless Day World Sight Day

11th (11th–12th) Yom Kippur – Judaism International Day of the Girl Child National Coming Out Day

13th Vijayadashami, Dussehra – Hindu

16th (16th–23rd) Sukkot – Judaism, World Food Day

17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

18th Saint Luke, Apostle & Evangelist – Christian, World Menopause Day International Pronouns Day

23rd (23rd–24th) Simchat Torah – Judaism United Nations Day

25th Guru Harkishan Singh Gurayai, Guru Har Rai Jyoti Jot – Sikh

26th Intersex Awareness Day

31st (31st–1st Nov) Samhain (Halloween) – Beltane – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Reformation Day – Protestant Christian, Diwali – Deepavali – Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Hallow’s Eve

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First published: 30 July 2024

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