Happy New Month and it's August 2019!

Hello it's the month of August!!! It's been a wonderful seven months of 2019 and with a joyful heart, we welcome you our esteemed readers the month of August, the eight month of the year.

In everything and for everything, we thank God Almighty for His goodness, mercies and love towards us.

How was the month of July? We hope it was wonderful and great.

August is here with another opportunity, don't give up, your breakthrough is by the corner.

We want to use this opportunity to wish you our esteemed viewers a blessed and wonderful month of August.

We also want to use this opportunity to wish all those who will be celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries, graduation, weddings, dedication, etc, this month, a happy cerebration.Remember to stay out of trouble, be law abiding citizens and be careful in your dealings.

HAPPY NEW MONTH OF AUGUST!!!

Few fact about August
History:
In the original Roman calendar the month of August was called Sextilis. This was because it was the sixth month of the year. Later, after January and February were added to the calendar, it became the eighth month of the year. At the time the month had 29 days. When Julius Caesar created the Julian calendar in 45 BC, two days were added giving the month 31 days. The month was later renamed Augustus in honor of the first emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus. 

-It is the last of the summer months.
-August is the 8th month of the year and has 31 days.
-Season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer
-The Romans gave this month its name in 8BC, after the first Roman Emperor Augustus who ruled from 27BC until his death in AD14.

- Before then, the month had been known as Sextilis, as it was the sixth of ten months in the Roman Calendar, which began with March.

- The Anglo-Saxon called August “Weodmonath” meaning “weed month”.

- The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx and the flowers are the gladiolus and poppy.

-The birthstones for August are the peridot and the sardonyx.

-The zodiac signs for August are Leo (July 23 – August 22) and Virgo (August 23 – September 22).

-August in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to February in the Southern Hemisphere.

-August’s flower is the gladiolus. The flower was discovered in Africa in the 17-18th centuries and was initially used as food (don’t try this at home!).

Dates and holidays in August
-National Watermelon Day on August 3rd.
-August 5th. This is the day to celebrate the Spirit of Sisterhood.
-National Smile Week is the week of August 5-11th.
-August 13th: Vinyl Record Day-come on out and listen to some good music!
-August 13th. National Lefthander’s Day, come out for some fun.