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August and September are filled with wonderfully diverse celebrations throughout the world.
 
 
August
 
 
Day Event Cultural
7 United States
9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Worldwide
13-15 Obon Buddhist
18  Ullambana  Buddhist
19 Raksha Bandhan Hindu
23  International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Worldwide
26 Krishna Janmashtami/Jayanti Hindu
26 Women’s Equality Day United States
31 International Day for People of African Descent Worldwide
 
 
September
 
 
Day Event Cultural
Sep. 15 - Oct. 15 National Hispanic Heritage Month United States
4 Labor Day United States
7 Jeune Genevois (Geneva Day) Switzerland
7-15 European Heritage Days Europe
11 Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance United States
15-16 Mawlid al-Nabi Islamic (Sunni)
16 Mexican Day of Independence Mexico
17 Constitution Day United States
17 Mid-AutumnFestival (alsoknownasthe MoonFestivalorMooncakeFestival) Chuseok(Korean)/O-Tsukimi (Japanese)/ZhongqiuJie(Chinese)/ Vietnamese
18 Chile Independence Day Chile
23 Autumnal Equinox  
23 Bi Visibility Day Worldwide