At a Glance
August 2
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
Religious observance
Feast of Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church).
Religious observance
Feast of August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)
Russia
Religious observance
Feast of Ceferino Giménez Malla
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Feast of Centola and Helen
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Feast of Joan of Aza
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Feast of Justin Russolillo
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Feast of Peter Julian Eymard
Religious observance
Feast of Plegmund
Religious observance
Feast of Pope Stephen I
Religious observance
Feast of Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Church).
Religious observance
Feast of Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church)
Observance
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
Observance
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
Observance
Paratroopers Day (Russia)
Russia