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In **August** we hold one of our tentpole events -- Indigenous Peoples Week to celebrate August 9, the International Day of the World's Indigenous People.

Other events and celebrations in August include World Photography Day on August 19. Check out [|National Heritage Week] in Ireland.


 * August 1** [|Swiss National Day] (Switzerland)


 * August 6** Independence Day (Bolivia)


 * August 9** International Day of the World's Indigenous People


 * August 10** Ecuador declares independence from Spain (1809)


 * August 12** World Elephant Day

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 * August 9-14** Perseid Meteor Shower - The Perseid meteor shower sparks when the Earth passes through a stream of debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream.

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 * August 15** Assumption of Virgin Mary

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 * August 15** Independence Day (India)


 * August 15** [|Ferragosto] (Italy)

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 * August 19** World Photography Day


 * August 24** Día de Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica (National Parks Day) (Costa Rica)


 * August 25** Founder's Day, National Park Service (USA)


 * August 30** [|Melbourne Day] commemorates the day the first European settlers landed on the north bank of the Yarra River from the schooner //Enterprize// in 1835. (Melbourne, Australia)

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 * August** Edinburgh Festival (Scotland)


 * August** Indigenous People's Week

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 * August** Darwin Festival (Darwin, Australia)

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 * August** [|National Heritage Week] (Ireland)

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