What happened on August 1 ?

Orthodox Christianity - Procession of the Cross

Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints: St. Ethelwolf

Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity (sisters).

St. Pellegrini/Peregrinus

Angola - Armed Forces Day

Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago - Emancipation Day

Benin - National Day

People's Republic of China - Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army

Democratic Republic of Congo - Parent's Day

Nicaragua - Fiesta Day

Rastafari movement - Celebration of the liberation of Haile Selassie from slavery

Switzerland - National Day

Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Kamál (Perfection) - First day of the eighth month of the Bahá'í Calendar

Lughnasadh - Lá Lúnasa, the traditional first day of Autumn in Ireland.

Lammas - Neopagan festival of Lammas

Lebanon - Army's Day (Eid al-Jaysh)

Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Yorkshire Day

World Scout Day - anniversary of the first day of the Brownsea Island Camp in 1907, where Robert Baden-Powell began scouting.