Chapter XVII :: Wheel of the Year  

Months :: August

What's in a Name?

August, the eighth month of the year, was named in honor of the Roman emperor Augustus Casesar. It was once the sixth month of the old Roman calendar and so was called Sextilis, which means "sixth".

The Anglo-Saxons called it Weod monath, meaning Weed month, because it is the month when weeds and other plants grow most quickly.

August's Child

Wear a Sardonyx or for thee
No conjugal felicity.
Those August born without this stone
‘Tis said must live unloved, alone.

Weather Lore

Pale moon doth rain,
Red moon doth blow.
White moon doth neither rain nor snow.

Dry August and warm doth harvest no harm.

If the first week of August be warm, the winter will be white and long.

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Sabbats

• ◊ Winter Solstice
• ◊ February Eve
• ◊ Spring Equinox
• ◊ May Eve
• ◊ Summer Solstice
• ◊ August Eve
• ◊ Autumn Equinox
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Alternate Calendars

• ◊ Aztec
• ◊ Celtic Tree
• ◊ Egyptian
• ◊ Goddess
• ◊ Hindu
• ◊ Islamic
• ◊ Jewish
• ◊ Maya
• ◊ Runic Half Month