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See below for a sample of dates to observe, reflect, and celebrate or view the full Multifaith calendar, available on our website:

August 1
Tisha B’av - JUDAISM
Tisha B’Av, the Ninth day of the month of Av, is a major fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in ancient times.

Thimbleberry (Blackberry) Moon - ABORIGINAL SPIRITUALITY
August: The eighth moon of Creation is the Thimbleberry or Blackberry Moon, when we honour the berry which produces an abundance of fruit once every three years. (Ojibwe)

August 6
Transfiguration - CHRISTIANITY
Transfiguration celebrates the appearance of Jesus in a transfigured state during his earthly life to three of his disciples.

August 7
Raksha Bandhan - HINDUISM
Raksha Bandhan (tying on protection) is a festival in which married and unmarried girls and women tie amulets on the wrists of their brothers for protection against evil.

Natal Day
Natal Day is the annual birthday celebration of the communities of Halifax and Dartmouth.

August 9
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (UN)
This day was created to further strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development.

August 15
National Acadian Day
This day recognizes Acadians who, in view of their origin, history, and development, constitute the first permanent settlement from France in Canada and now reside in most of the provinces and territories of Canada.