{"id":809049,"date":"2024-02-09T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=809049"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:59:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T10:29:38","slug":"august-holiday-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/august-holiday-list\/","title":{"rendered":"August Holiday List 2024 for Schools: Check Complete List Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August Holiday List 2024: <\/strong>August is a great month especially for school students as some great holidays fall in this month. Some of the holidays in August include Independence Day\/Parsi New Year, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami. The dates of Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami change according to the religious calendar but Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August every year. To help you know the holidays for August 2024, we have compiled a list of holidays in this blog. Let\u2019s explore the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9e30fbd2a30fc8f0f21d7166d634ff17\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/school-holiday-list\/\"><strong>School Holiday List 2024-25: Check the Month Wise Holiday List<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2874dbb0d86121337c038fd5cf1dc3b2\"><strong>Check Month-wise Holiday List 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>January<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/february-holiday-list\/\"><strong>February<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/march-holiday-list\/\"><strong>March<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/april-holiday-list\/\"><strong>April<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>May<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/june-holiday-list\/\"><strong>June<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>July<\/strong><\/td><td>August<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>September<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/october-holiday-list\/\"><strong>October<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>November<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>December<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-august-holiday-list-2024-for-schools\">August Holiday List 2024 for Schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table displays the August Holiday List 2024 for schools. You must cross-check with your teachers to confirm the status of each holiday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date I Day<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Name of the Holiday<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 August 2024 | Thursday<\/td><td>Independence Day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16 August 2024 | Friday<\/td><td>Parsi New Year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19 August 2024 | Monday<\/td><td>Raksha Bandhan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 August 2024 | Monday<\/td><td>Janmashtami<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-independence-day-15th-august-2024\">Independence Day: 15th August 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/happy-independence-day\/\"><strong>Independence Day<\/strong><\/a> is a significant national holiday which marks the day that our country got freedom from British rule in the year 1947. This day reminds us of all the sacrifices the men and women of this country took to gain Independence from the Britishers. A lot of people showed courage and selflessness. Hence, on this day, we pay tribute to all of those souls who laid down their lives for our precious motherland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Explore: <\/strong><strong>Revisit the Landmarks that Shaped the Indian Independence Struggle!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-parsi-new-year-16-august-2024\">Parsi New Year: 16 August 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parsi New Year, which is a regional holiday, is celebrated on the first day of the Zoroastrian calendar\u2019s first month, Farvadin. It is also known as Navroz. It is derived from \u2018nav\u2019 meaning \u2019 new\u2019 and \u2018roz\u2019 meaning \u2018day\u2019 in the Persian language. The Shahenshahi calendar is followed by the Parsi community in India. They celebrate their new year later in July or in August.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Learn: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/essay-on-new-year\/\"><strong>Essay on New Year for School Students: 100, 200 and 300 words<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raksha-bandhan-19-august-2024\">Raksha Bandhan: 19 August 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The holy occasion of Raksha Bandhan depicts the faith and eternal love between brothers and sisters. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in the month of Sawan i.e. August and is a cultural festival. On this day, a thread or a Rakhi is tied on the wrist of the brothers by their sisters as a symbol of their bond. And brothers promise to protect their sisters throughout their lives. Both, the brother and the sister exchange sweets with each other, and the sisters pray for their brothers to have a long and healthy life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/bhai-dooj\/\"><strong>Bhai Dooj 2023: Date, Time, Significance and More&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-janmashtami-26-august-2024\">Janmashtami: 26 August 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Janmashtami, Lord Krishna\u2019s birthday is celebrated. Janmashtami brings a lot of joy and celebration in all parts of our country. Shree Krishna was born in Mathura, hence, the city of Mathura is decorated beautifully and the festival especially there is celebrated wholeheartedly. Lord Krishna\u2019s favourite food was butter or Makhan, hence, on this day people play a lot of games using the butter. Kids play the game where they break earthen pots to eat butter because Lord Krishna used to do the same. The midnight puja is done when Bal Krishna takes birth in every household. Various sweets are distributed as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read:- <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/essay-on-janmashtami\/\"><strong>Essay on Janmashtami for Students: Free Samples<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2faf5bcd0dbfe4a731ee7bf0cbd4a21e\"><strong>Related Reads:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/art-and-craft-for-holi\/\"><strong>Ideas of Art and Craft for Holi Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/importance-of-holi-in-indian-culture\/\"><strong>Importance of Holi in Indian Culture<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/holi-in-different-states-of-india\/\"><strong>Variation of Holi in Different States of India<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><strong>What is the Full Form of CE?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/why-is-christmas-celebrated\/\"><strong>Why Christmas is Celebrated?<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/holi-home-decoration-ideas\/\"><strong>Holi Home Decoration: Holi Decoration Ideas for Your Place<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For informative blogs on<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/school-education\/\"> <strong>school education<\/strong><\/a>, follow Leverage Edu now!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August Holiday List 2024: August is a great month especially for school students as some great holidays fall&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":809052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[389],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-809049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-school-education"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>August Holiday List 2024 for Schools: Check Complete List Here! | Leverage Edu Discover<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the complete August Holiday List 2024 here. 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