August Holidays 2024: 7 holidays in the month of August, know on which day schools and offices will remain closed

Apart from the scheduled holidays in August, there are also many important days, such as awareness days, birth anniversaries of prominent personalities and other important events. These days are not traditional holidays but are celebrated in schools to explain their significance and educate students about them. Here is a list of them:

2 August , Birth anniversary of Pingali Venkaiah – Birth anniversary of the designer of the Indian national flag.

6 August – Hiroshima Day – The day of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in 1945.

8 August – Quit India Movement Day – The day of Quit India Movement launched by Gandhiji in 1942.

12 August – International Youth Day – The day focuses on issues faced by youth around the world.

August 15 – National day of mourning in Bangladesh – Day to remember the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.

17 August – indonesian independence day – Day of the declaration of independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1945.

23 August – National Space Day – Day of achievements and progress in space exploration.

26 August – Women’s Equality Day – The day of certification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which gave women in the US the right to vote.

26 August – Mother Teresa’s Birth Anniversary – Birthday of the famous humanist and Nobel Prize winner.

29 August – National Sports Day – Hockey Legends Major Dhyan Chand’s Birth Anniversary And a day to promote sports.