August 28 Holidays

National Bow Tie Day celebrates the bow tie — the symmetrically knotted neckwear worn by physicists, doctors, architects, and sommeliers who prefer their formal wear without a dangling distraction. Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival of the bond between brothers and sisters, observed on the full moon day of the month of Shravana — sisters tie a thread called a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists, symbolizing protection and love, and brothers give gifts in return. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day was established to honor pets who have died, taking its name from the poem “Rainbow Bridge,” which describes a heavenly meadow where animals wait to be reunited with their human companions. Power Rangers Day marks August 28, 1993, when Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first aired on Fox Kids — the tokusatsu-inspired series that became the most-watched children’s television show in the U.S. and spawned a franchise still producing new series. A dapper knot, a sister’s thread, a gentle meadow, and five teenagers with attitude.