August 19, 2024 Special Days: Which Day Is Today? Know Holidays, Festivals, Events, Birthdays, Birth and Death Anniversaries Falling on Today's Calendar Date
August 19 is Shravan Purnima, which sees a range of Hindu festivals like Gayatri Jayanti, Hayagriva Jayanti, Avani Avittam or Yajurveda Upakarma, Narali Purnima, Luv Kush Jayanti and World Sanskrit Day or Sanskrit Diwas.
August 19, 2024, Special Days: The third Monday of August is packed with major religious festivals and national and international celebrations. The biggest celebration in India is Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival dedicated to strong sibling bond between brothers and sisters. August 19 is Shravan Purnima, which sees a range of Hindu festivals like Gayatri Jayanti, Hayagriva Jayanti, Avani Avittam or Yajurveda Upakarma, Narali Purnima, Luv Kush Jayanti and World Sanskrit Day or Sanskrit Diwas. Then there is also a rare celestial event in the form of Supermoon Blue Moon, also known as Sturgeon Moon. A number of international events like Afghanistan Independence Day, International Orangutan Day, and World Photography Day, among many others. August 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates in August.
List of Festivals & Events Falling on August 19, 2024 (Monday)
- Raksha Bandhan
- Third Shravan Somwar Vrat
- Gayatri Jayanti
- Rigveda Upakarma
- Narali Purnima
- Hayagriva Jayanti
- Sanskrit Diwas / World Sanskrit Day
- Luv Kush Jayanti
- Shravana Purnima Vrat
- World Humanitarian Day
- Afghanistan Independence Day
- National Potato Day
- World Photography Day
- National Photography Day
- National Aviation Day
- International Orangutan Day
- August Moon Festival
- International Bow Day
- National Patient Advocacy Day
- National Soft Ice Cream Day
- August Revolution Commemoration Day
- Contact Lens Health Week
Birthdays and Birth Anniversaries
- Shankar Dayal Sharma Birth Anniversary
- Matthew Perry Birth Anniversary
- Bill Clinton
- Satya Nadella
- Sudha Murty
- John Stamos
- Madhurima Tuli
- Nandana Sen
- Purbi Joshi
- Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Birth Anniversary
- Coco Chanel Birth Anniversary
- Julia Child Birth Anniversary
- Peter Gallagher
- Jonathan Frakes
August 18, 2024 Festivals and Events.
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