International Can-It-Forward Day is observed every year on August 1. The fun holiday celebrates canning as a method for preserving local produce and making it more accessible to people.
So, whether you’ve got a bushel of turnips or a mountain of mushrooms, International Can-It-Forward Day is when you want to start your canning journey.
Benin Independence Day, celebrated on August 1, marks the day Benin regained complete freedom from France after many years of spirited efforts to secure the right to self-determination and self-rule. It’s a day of great pride for the Beninese, who mark this holiday with elaborate festivals, military parades, and reenactments of ancient ceremonies. The streets come alive with colorful displays of nationalism and cultural pride. Singers and dancers perform before huge crowds in traditional regalia. Many Beninese give gifts to their neighbors and invite them to sumptuous feasts, as is the custom in this West African nation.
Colorado Day is celebrated annually on August 1. The holiday commemorates the admittance of Colorado as a state of the Union on August 1, 1876, thanks to an Act of Congress signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Before the Spanish started settling in Colorado as far back as 1598, Native American tribes had inhabited the area for about 14,000 years. In March 1907, the state legislature officially passed a law designating August 1 as Colorado Day; thus, the holiday started holding on August 1, 1907.