August 2008   (Information provided by www.bank-holidays.com)
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Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago-Emancipation Day
Benin-Independence Day
Bermuda-Somer's Day (2nd day of the cricket match)
Congo (Dem. Rep. of the)-Parents Day
Guyana-Liberty Day
Nicaragua-Santo Domingo Day
Solomon Islands-Province Day (Guadalcanal only)
Switzerland-Confederation Day
2
Andorra-Andorra la Vella Day
Bosnia (Rep. Srpska), Macedonia-former Yug. Rep.-Ilinden
Costa Rica-Virgin of Los Angeles
3
El Salvador-San Salvador Day (San Salvador only)
Equatorial Guinea-Armed Forces Day
Guinea-Bissau-Colonization Martyr's Day
Niger-Independence Day
4
Anguilla, Dominica-Summer Bank Holiday
Antigua & Barbuda-Carnival
Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Turks & Caicos (Islands)-Emancipation Day
Barbados-Kadooment
Burkina Faso-National Day
Cook Islands-Constitution Day
El Salvador-San Salvador Festival (first day)
Guyana-Liberty Day
Iceland-Commerce Day
Ireland-stock market facilities REMAIN OPEN
Ireland, Montserrat, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-August Bank Holiday
Kiribati-National Youth Day
Samoa-Labor Day
Solomon Islands-Province Day (Makira/Ulawa only)
Tuvalu-Children's Day
Virgin Islands-Festival (first of 3 days)
Zambia-Farmers' Day
5
Antigua & Barbuda-Carnival
Burkina Faso-Independence Day
Croatia-homeland thanksgiving day
El Salvador-San Salvador Festival (second day)
Saint Kitts & Nevis-Culturama (Nevis)
Virgin Islands-Festival
6
Bolivia, Jamaica-Independence Day
El Salvador-San Salvador Festival (third day)
United Arab Emirates-Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Accession Day
Virgin Islands-Festival
7
Colombia-Boyaca Battle Day
Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)-Republic Day
8
Anguilla-Constitution Day
Iraq-Peace Day
Tanzania-Peasants' Day
9
Singapore-National Day
South Africa-National Women's Day
10
Ecuador-Independence Day
Israel-Tisha B'Av
Nicaragua-Santo Domingo Day
11
Chad-Independence Day
Nicaragua-Santo Domingo Day
Samoa-Father of Independence Day
Zimbabwe-Heroes Day
12
Thailand-Queen's Birthday
Zimbabwe-Heroes Day
13
Central African Republic-Independence Day
Congo Republic-National Day
Laos-Lao Issara, Day of Free Laos
Thailand-Queen's Birthday
Tunisia-Women's Day
14
Anguilla-August Thursday
Congo Republic-National Day
Jersey-Battle of Flowers Day (afternoon only)
Morocco-Oued Eddahab Allegiance Day
Pakistan-Independence Day
15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Congo Republic-National Day
Equatorial Guinea-Constitution's Day
France, Portugal, Spain-stock market facilities REMAIN OPEN
India-Independence Day
Korea, North-Anniversary of Freedom
Korea, South-Liberation Day
Panamá-Foundation Day, Panama City
Paraguay-Foundation of Asunción
Solomon Islands-Province Day (Malaita only)
16
Gabon-Independence Day
17
Bangladesh-Shab-e-Barat
Gabon, Indonesia-Independence Day
Iran-Birthday of Imam Mahdi
Nepal, Sri Lanka-Raksha Bandhan / Nikini Poya (Janai Purnima)
18
Argentina-St Martin's Day
Colombia, Vanuatu-Assumption (forwarded to Monday)
Costa Rica-Día de la Madre
Dominican Republic-Restoration Day
Gabon-Independence Day
Grenada-Carnival (first day)
Indonesia-Independence Day (moved forward to Monday)
19
Afghanistan-Independence Day
Grenada-Carnival (second day)
Philippines-Quezon City Day
Tajikistan-Farsi New Year
20
Estonia-Restoration of Independence
Hungary-Foundation Day / St. Stephens's Day
Nepal-Children's Day
Western Sahara-Revolution Day
21
Morocco-Celebration of the Revolution of the King and People
Philippines-Ninoy Aquino Day
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Bangladesh-National Mourning Day
India-Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami)
Liberia-National Flag's Day
25
Gibraltar, Guernsey (Channel Islands), Isle of Man, Jersey, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom-Summer Bank Holiday
Philippines-National Heroes Day
Ukraine, Uruguay-Independence Day
26
Namibia-Heroes Day
27
Moldova-National Day
28
Bosnia (Rep. Srpska)-Orthodox Assumptiont
Georgia-Virgin's Assumption (Mariamoba)
29
Kazakhstan-Constitution Day
Slovakia-Slovak National Uprising Day
30
Peru-Saint Rose de Lima Day
Timor-Constitution Day
Turkey-Victory Day
31
Afghanistan-Pachtuns' Day (can be day before or day after)
Malaysia-Merdeka Day (Freedom Day)
Moldova (Republic of)-National Language Day
Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad and Tobago-Independence Day