{"id":65371,"date":"2023-07-28T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=65371"},"modified":"2023-07-28T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:55:00","slug":"augusts-multicultural-holidays-and-observances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/augusts-multicultural-holidays-and-observances\/","title":{"rendered":"August&#8217;s Multicultural Holidays and Observances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-65373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-28-at-10.53.37-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-28-at-10.53.37-AM.png 607w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-28-at-10.53.37-AM-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-28-at-10.53.37-AM-600x188.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2023-07-28-at-10.53.37-AM-301x94.png 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/>August 1:<\/strong> <strong>Lughnasadh<\/strong>, an official Irish holiday, marks the beginning of the harvest season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 9:\u00a0International Day of the World\u2019s Indigenous People<\/strong> is observed every year by the United Nations to protect the rights of the globes indigenous population.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 15:<\/strong> In the Catholic religion,\u00a0<strong>Feast of the Assumption<\/strong> commemorates the Virgin Mary&#8217;s body ascending into Heaven to meet with her soul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 18:<\/strong> <strong>Lord Krishna\u2019s Birthday<\/strong>, one of the most popular deities in the Hindu faith, is celebrated with a festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition\u00a0<\/strong>recognizes\u00a0the anniversary of the uprising in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) that initiated the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 26:<\/strong> <strong>Women&#8217;s Equality Day<\/strong> commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 30: Hungry Ghost Festival\u00a0<\/strong>is a Chinese holiday where street, market, and temple ceremonies take place to honor dead ancestors and appease other spirits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 31:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>International Day of People of African Descent<\/strong> is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contributions and achievements of people from African descent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 1: Lughnasadh, an official Irish holiday, marks the beginning of the harvest season. 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