Day Guide for Saturday August 1st 2020 What are the holidays on August 1st 2020?

This is our day guide for Saturday August 1st 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on August 1st 2020

International: Eid-ul-Azha

Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

International: Emancipation Day

Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834

Barbados: Emancipation Day

Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1 August 1834

Benin: Independence Day

Marks Benin gaining full independence from France on 1 August 1960

DR Congo: Parents' Day

A public holiday to honour the role of Mothers and Fathers in Congolese society

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Hari Raya Haji Holiday

This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice everything for God

Regional

Nicaragua (regional): Descent of Saint Dominic

At the end of the 19th century, in Managua, the discovery of a small statue of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, led to the creation of two days of traditional holidays to celebrate the patron saint of Nicaragua's capital city.

Switzerland: National Day

On August 1st 1291, the three forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden signed the Federal Charter on the Rütli field, near to Lake Lucerne

Trinidad and Tobago: Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day became a national holiday in Trinidad on Aug 1, 1985. People celebrate the day with parties, cultural events and performances. The festivities conclude with the Flambeau march to honor the courage of the formerly enslaved ancestors.

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General Information for August 1st 2020
There are 9 public holidays today.
Day 214 of 2020
152 days left in 2020
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
2004 - A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
1960 - Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
1800 - The Acts of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1192 - Richard the Lionheart landed on Jaffa and defeated the army of Saladin