August is very special for many reasons. Singapaore, Malaysia and Indonesia will be celebrating their respective Independence Day during the August month.
On 9th August 2010 – Singapore. (Independent since 1965) You can watch the parade on the web. Click here. MediaCorp National Day Parade 2010 or NDP 2010 Official Website.
On 17th August 2010 – Indonesia (Independent since 1945)
On 31st August 2010 – Malaysia (Independent since 1957)
For Singapore, it is also the month when it will be hosting the first ever Youth Olympic Games 2010. The Olympic Torch has since arrived in the country and it is going round the island country for the next few days until the game officially opened on 12th August 2010. If you have a website, you may wish to publish this international event by copying and pasting the following command.
For more information on this event, you may visit the website. Click here. Youth Olympic Games 2010.
An interesting fact about August 2010 is that it has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, all in one month. It happens once in 823 years. For Muslims, Ramadhan also falls in August 2010. The Muslims will begin fasting from 11th August 2010.
Do you know of any special events that will occur in the month of August 2010?
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jonathan
Interesting that the youth olympic games have received NO publicity over here. This is despite the London 2012 effect meaning that even a regular season NBA game is linked with “promoting basketball at 2012″
Ramadan is early this year also? Is that connected to the 5 Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays?
Annie
Hi, we are feeling it so much here either. It should at least be linked to the London 2012. Afterall it is the OLYMPICS.
Ramadhan starts ealier every year and it meets most other festivals at some stage. No it is not connected with the 5 Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Just happen to be so every 823 years. “Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to 12 days shorter than the solar year and contains no intercalation, Ramadan migrates throughout the seasons. The Islamic day starts after sunset. ” More info on wikipedia. Click here.
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