Class+Calendar


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August:**
 * //Hopi Snake Dance// - This dance requires two weeks of ritual preparation, and snakes are gathered and monitored by children. The dancers then take an emetic and dance with the snakes in their mouths, with an antelope priest in attendance. After the dance, the snakes are released to carry their prayers.
 * //Native Wild Rice Harvest// - Northern Cree, Ojibwa, Algonkians. Its is celebrated during the last full moon in August.
 * August 1:**
 * //Emancipation Day// (Jamaica, West Indies) - Commemorates the day in 1838 when enslaved West Indians were emancipated from slavery and apprenticeship.
 * August 5:**
 * //Caribana// (Canada) - This cultural festival is held in Toronto and showcases Caribbean music, dance, arts and crafts, fashion and food. The highlight is a parade featuring thousands of brilliantly cotumed masqueraders and live bands.
 * August 6:**
 * //Independence Day// (Jamaica) - Commemorates the raising of the Jamaican flag signifying the birth of the nation.
 * //Hiroshima Day// (Canada, USA) - This solemn day commemorates the day the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. People unite on this day to declare their commitment to never let another nuclear bomb be used.
 * August 11:**
 * //Ramadan// (Islamic) - The ninth month of the Islamic year and the holiest month in Islam. The most prominent event of this month is the fasting that Muslims observe. In accordance with the fourth of the //Sunni Five Pillars of Islam// and one of the //Shi'a Branches of Religion//, observant Muslims fast every day during the month between dawn and sunset.
 * August 14:**
 * //Independence Day// (Pakistan) - On this day in 1947, Pakistan became an independent state.
 * August 15:**
 * //Independence Day// (India) - On this day in 1947, India gained independence from British rule after years of struggle.
 * //Korea Liberation Day// (Korea) - North Korea claimed independence from Japan in 1945, and South Korea in 1948 created an independent government.
 * August 16:**
 * //Chinese Valentine's Day// - Also known as //Qi Xi//. People go to the temple of //MatchMaker// and pray for love.
 * August 17:**
 * //Independence Day// (Indonesia) - On this day in 1945, Indonesia declared its independence after 300 years of Dutch occupation followed by Japanese occupation.
 * August 25:**
 * //La Tomatina Festival// (Spain) - Every year around 30,00 people descend on the Spanish town of Buñol (in the Valencia region of Spain) to throw more than 240,000 pounds of tomatoes at each other.
 * August 26:**
 * //Women's Equality Day// (USA) - In 1974, this day was set aside to commemorate the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
 * August 28:**
 * //Notting Hill Carnival// (England) - Held during the last weekend in August, this is a West Indian Street carnival with floats, bands and stalls.
 * August 31:**
 * //Independence Day// (Malaysia) - On this day in 1957, Malaysia gained independence from the United Kingdom.
 * //Laylat al-Qadr// (Islamic) - The anniversary of the night in which the Qur'an was first communicated in its entirety to Muhammad. Popularly, it has been refered to as //Night of Power//. Muslims believe the incident occurred during the month of Ramadan but they differ as to the exact date. Sunnis often consider it to be either the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th of the month, while Shias consider it to be either the 19th, 21st or 23rd of the month.