August 24

Holidays

106 holidays recorded on August 24 throughout history

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“I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

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Londoners transform the streets of Notting Hill into a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture every August bank hol…

Londoners transform the streets of Notting Hill into a vibrant celebration of Caribbean culture every August bank holiday weekend. This tradition began in the 1960s as a response to racial tensions, evolving into Europe’s largest street festival that now draws millions to honor the heritage and resilience of the city’s Afro-Caribbean communities.

Flag Day in Liberia celebrates the Liberian national flag, one of the oldest national flags in Africa, adopted in 184…

Flag Day in Liberia celebrates the Liberian national flag, one of the oldest national flags in Africa, adopted in 1847 when Liberia declared independence as a nation founded by freed American slaves. The flag's design, with its single star and red-and-white stripes, deliberately mirrors the American flag that shaped the country's founding.

Ukrainian Independence Day celebrates the country's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1…

Ukrainian Independence Day celebrates the country's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991, following the failed Moscow coup. The Verkhovna Rada's vote that day made Ukraine the first Soviet republic to declare full independence after the coup, accelerating the dissolution of the USSR.

Nostalgia Night (La Noche de la Nostalgia) is Uruguay's biggest annual social event, celebrated on the night before t…

Nostalgia Night (La Noche de la Nostalgia) is Uruguay's biggest annual social event, celebrated on the night before the August 24 public holiday. Uruguayans fill dance halls, clubs, and bars to dance to music from past decades — a nationwide party that generates more economic activity than New Year's Eve.

The Mundus patet was one of three days per year when the Romans believed the mundus — a ritual pit or passage to the …

The Mundus patet was one of three days per year when the Romans believed the mundus — a ritual pit or passage to the underworld — was opened, allowing the spirits of the dead to walk among the living. It was associated with harvest rites and served as a moment of communion between the living and their ancestors.

Christians honor Saint Bartholomew today, one of the original twelve apostles traditionally associated with missionar…

Christians honor Saint Bartholomew today, one of the original twelve apostles traditionally associated with missionary work in Armenia and India. His legacy persists through centuries of religious art and iconography, which frequently depict him carrying the flaying knife that symbolizes his martyrdom, grounding the feast day in the visceral history of early church expansion.

Willka Raymi is an Incan festival celebrated in Cusco, Peru that honors the sun during the Southern Hemisphere's late…

Willka Raymi is an Incan festival celebrated in Cusco, Peru that honors the sun during the Southern Hemisphere's late winter. The ceremony connects modern Peruvians to pre-Columbian agricultural traditions, marking the anticipation of spring planting with offerings and rituals at sacred sites throughout the former Inca capital.

National Waffle Day in the United States commemorates the August 24, 1869 patent issued to Cornelius Swartwout for th…

National Waffle Day in the United States commemorates the August 24, 1869 patent issued to Cornelius Swartwout for the first U.S. waffle iron. Americans now consume roughly 900 million frozen waffles a year, and the day celebrates a breakfast staple that traces its roots to medieval European communion wafers.

Aurea of Ostia (also known as Chryse) is a Christian saint venerated as a martyr from the 3rd century.

Aurea of Ostia (also known as Chryse) is a Christian saint venerated as a martyr from the 3rd century. According to tradition, she was drowned during the persecutions under Emperor Claudius II and is the patron saint of Ostia, the ancient port city of Rome.

Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day today, commemorating the 1991 parliamentary declaration that severed the nation…

Ukrainians celebrate Independence Day today, commemorating the 1991 parliamentary declaration that severed the nation from the collapsing Soviet Union. This formal break ended decades of centralized control from Moscow, allowing the country to establish its own constitution, currency, and democratic institutions while asserting its sovereignty as a distinct European state.

Mundus patet — "the world is open" — was said three times a year in ancient Rome: August 24, October 5, and November 8.

Mundus patet — "the world is open" — was said three times a year in ancient Rome: August 24, October 5, and November 8. On these days the mundus, a ritual pit at the center of Rome said to connect the living world to the underworld, was officially opened. The spirits of the dead — di manes — were considered free to wander. Roman law prohibited military campaigns, battles, and official public business on these days. Whether the pit was an actual physical structure or a ritual metaphor has been debated by classical scholars for two centuries. Either way, Romans built their calendar around the idea that there were days when the dead walked. They just also decided not to fight on those days.

Abban of Ireland is celebrated on August 16 in the Roman Martyrology and has an associated feast day across Irish Cat…

Abban of Ireland is celebrated on August 16 in the Roman Martyrology and has an associated feast day across Irish Catholic tradition. He is said to have been a nephew of Saint Ibar and founded several monasteries in Leinster in the early Christian period of Ireland — roughly the 5th or 6th century. The historical documentation for his life is largely hagiographic: miracle stories, genealogies that connect him to notable Biblical and saintly lineages, accounts of founding places that modern villages still carry traces of. Almost nothing is verifiable. Irish monastic Christianity produced hundreds of saints in this period. Most of what survives about them is devotion, not documentation.

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle appears in the lists of the Twelve in the synoptic gospels and Acts — and that's essent…

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle appears in the lists of the Twelve in the synoptic gospels and Acts — and that's essentially everything known about him historically. Tradition associates him with missionary work in India, Armenia, and Arabia. His feast day on August 24 entered history most prominently in 1572, when the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre — a coordinated killing of French Protestants — took place under its name.

International Strange Music Day encourages people to listen to music they've never heard before — the more unfamiliar…

International Strange Music Day encourages people to listen to music they've never heard before — the more unfamiliar and challenging, the better. Founded in 1998, the holiday pushes listeners past their comfort zones and celebrates the world's vast range of musical traditions, from Tuvan throat singing to musique concrete.

The Eastern Orthodox Church observes liturgical commemorations on August 24 (Julian calendar) / September 6 (Gregoria…

The Eastern Orthodox Church observes liturgical commemorations on August 24 (Julian calendar) / September 6 (Gregorian calendar). The day includes feasts of various saints and martyrs within the Orthodox tradition.

Undated 91

España España: Casavieja (Ávila).

España España: Bimón (Cantabria).

España España: Aldeadávila de la Ribera (provincia de Salamanca): Fiestas del Toro (en honor a san Bartolomé).

España España: Villayandre (León).

España España: Molinillo (Salamanca).

España España: Vilasar de Dalt (Barcelona).

España España: San Cristóbal de La Laguna

España España: Paterna del Campo

España España: Nieles (Granada).

España España: Cimanes del Tejar (León)

España España: Cieza

España España: Casasimarro (Cuenca).

España España: Alcalá de Henares: Las Ferias

España España: Trespaderne

España España: Folgoso de la Carballeda (Zamora).

España España: Fiestas del Pote, en Santa Bárbara (Asturias)

España España: Liétor (Albacete).

España España: Borja (Zaragoza)

España España: Los Santos (Salamanca)

España España: Ribaforada (Navarra).

España España: San Bartolomé de las Abiertas (Toledo)

España España: Valloria (Soria).

España España: Altorricón (Huesca).

España España: La Almarcha (Cuenca).

Beata Verónica Antal

Beato Rigoberto Aquilino de Anta Barrio

Beato Antonio de Blanes

Christianisme : fête patronale annuelle de l'île française et antillaise Saint-Barthélemy ;

Christianisme : station à Bethphagé où mémoire de saint Thomas (sinon Barthélémy / Nathanaël ci-après) avec lecture d…

Christianisme : station à Bethphagé où mémoire de saint Thomas (sinon Barthélémy / Nathanaël ci-après) avec lecture de : Ac. 1, 12-14 ; I Cor. 12, 26 -13, 10 ; Jn 20, 24-31 ou Mt. 9, 35(- 10, 15) dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem.

Barthélemy dit Saint Barthélemy [(l') apôtre] (bar-Tolmay en araméen ou « fils du sillon »), Ier siècle(s) avant, pen…

Barthélemy dit Saint Barthélemy [(l') apôtre] (bar-Tolmay en araméen ou « fils du sillon »), Ier siècle(s) avant, pendant ou avec puis peu après J.-C. lui-même, sinon ce Ier siècle entier), Juif de Galilée et un des douze apôtres de Jésus de Nazareth selon les listes d'apôtres des trois évangiles synoptiques du Nouveau testament biblique (Mt, Mc et Lc) et du livre des Actes des Apôtres (Ac),

Georges de Lemnos († v.

Georges de Lemnos († v. 730), Martyr en Bithynie.

Martyrs de Massa Candida († 258), Martyr dans l'actuelle Tunisie.

Rigomer (VIe siècle), Prêtre du diocèse du Mans.

Tatien († 304), Martyr en Bithynie.

André Fardeau († 1794), bienheureux, prêtre, un des 99 martyrs d'Angers, sous la Révolution française.

Thierry de Leernes († 1087), Bienheureux Abbé.

Veronica Antal († 1958), bienheureuse Martyre en Roumanie.

Arsène de Gomel († 1550), fondateur de monastère.

Cosmas d'Aitolie († 1779), Martyr en Albanie.

Beato André Fardeau

San Taziano de Claudiópolis.

San Sandrato.

San Romano de Nepi.

San Ptolomeo de Nepi.

San Patricio el viejo.

Santa Juana Thouret.

San Ircardo.

San Jorge Limniotes.

San Eutíquio de Troas.

Santa Emilia de Vialar.

San Agofrido.

San Audoin

Uruguay Uruguay: Día del Payador.

Ucrania Ucrania: Día de la Independencia.24 de agosto de 1991 (34 años).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Waffle (también Gofre, especie de galleta gruesa de tipo oblea, con m…

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Waffle (también Gofre, especie de galleta gruesa de tipo oblea, con masa crujiente y esponjosa, parecida a un barquillo, que se cocina entre dos planchas calientes).

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Hamburguesa (también Burger, sándwich hecho a base de carne picada, aglutina…

Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Hamburguesa (también Burger, sándwich hecho a base de carne picada, aglutinada en forma de filete cocinado a la parrilla o a la plancha).

Christian feast day: Abbán of Ireland

El Salvador El Salvador: Día del Mecánico.

Beato Félix González Tejedor

Beato Eduardo Klinik

Beato Miroslav Bulešic

Costa Rica Costa Rica: Día de los Parques Nacionales.

Día de los Cuchillos.

Día de los Cuchillos. Celebración originaria de Japón, extendida actualmente a muchos países.

Día Internacional de los Parques Naturales.

Día Internacional de los Parques Naturales. Para educar a la población mundial sobre la importancia de la conservación y protección de las especies existentes de fauna y flora en la naturaleza.

Día Internacional de la Música Extraña.Ideado en 1997 por el músico y compositor neoyorkino Patrick Grant, para que l…

Día Internacional de la Música Extraña.Ideado en 1997 por el músico y compositor neoyorkino Patrick Grant, para que las personas escucharan «música sin prejuicios».