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FRIENDSHIP DAY
NATIONAL RASPBERRY CREAM PIE DAY
NATIONAL GIRLFRIENDS DAY
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NATIONAL ICE CREAM SANDWICH DAY
NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY
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NATIONAL WATERMELON DAY
GRAB SOME NUTS DAY
4
TWIN DAY FESTIVAL
U.S. COAST GUARD DAY
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NATIONAL MUSTARD DAY
WORK LIKE A DOG DAY
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WIGGLE YOUR TOES DAY
NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY
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SEA SERPENT DAY
NATIONAL DOLLAR DAY
NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY
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SNEAK SOME ZUCCHINI ONTO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PORCH NIGHT
NAT'L ZUCCHINI DAY
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NATIONAL POLKA FESTIVAL
BOOK LOVER'S DAY
NATIONAL POLKA DAY
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NATIONAL LAZY DAY
NATIONAL S'MORES DAY
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PRESIDENTIAL JOKE DAY
PLAY IN THE SAND DAY
SON AND DAUGHTER DAY
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NATIONAL MIDDLE CHILD'S DAY
VINYL RECORD DAY
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BLAME SOMEONE ELSE DAY
INTERNATIONAL LEFT-HANDERS DAY
NATIONAL FILET MIGNON DAY
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NATIONAL CREAMSICLE DAY
NATIONAL NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY
V-J DAY
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NATIONAL RELAXATION DAY
NATIONAL FAILURES DAY
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BRATWURST FESTIVAL
NATIONAL RUM DAY
NAT'L TELL A JOKE DAY
NAT'L AIRBORNE DAY
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NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY
NATIONAL VANILLA CUSTARD DAY
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NATIONAL BAD POETRY DAY
NATIONAL SOFT ICE CREAM DAY
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NATIONAL POTATO DAY
NATIONAL AVIATION DAY
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NATIONAL RADIO DAY
LEMONADE DAY
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NATIONAL SPUMONI DAY
SENIOR CITIZEN'S DAY
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NATIONAL BE AN ANGEL DAY
NATIONAL TOOTH FAIRY DAY
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NATIONAL SPONGE CAKE DAY
RIDE THE WIND DAY
CHINESE VALENTINE'S DAY/
DAUGHTER'S DAY*
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NATIONAL KNIFE DAY
NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY
VESUVIUS DAY
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NATIONAL KISS AND MAKE UP DAY
NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY
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NATIONAL CHERRY POPSICLE DAY
NATIONAL DOG DAY
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY
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NATIONAL PETROLEUM DAY
JUST BECAUSE DAY
GLOBAL FORGIVENESS DAY
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NATIONAL CHERRY TURNOVER DAY
RACE YOUR MOUSE DAY
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MORE HERBS, LESS SALT DAY
LEMON JUICE DAY
30
NATIONAL TOASTED MARSHMALLOW DAY
FRANKENSTEIN DAY
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NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY
EAT OUTSIDE DAY
NATIONAL CATFISH MONTH
NATIONAL GOLF MONTH
NATIONAL EYE EXAM MONTH
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MONTH
FAMILY FUN MONTH
NATIONAL PICNIC MONTH
ROMANCE AWARENESS MONTH
PEACH MONTH
FOOT HEALTH MONTH
ADMIT YOU'RE HAPPY MONTH
WATER QUALITY MONTH
August Holidays Based on Day of the Week:
First Saturday: National Mustard Day
First Sunday: Friendship Day AND International Forgiveness Day AND Sisters Day
*Seventh Day of the Seventh Lunar Month
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