August

The eighth month of the year is the month of absolute joy, carefreeness and holidays. It takes its name from the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus who maintained the borders of the Roman Empire but secured peace throughout the Empire, the famous “pax romana” Schools remain closed, the temperature is pleasantly warm in the back of the mind there is the popular proverb “from March summer and from August winter” for carefree acquires even greater importance for tourism for the heavy industry of Greece, this month is from the most important as far as the tourist success of the year is concerned. For Greece in the middle of the month is celebrated the biggest feast for the name of the Mother of God, almost half of Greece and most Marys have their honorary, celebrate their name.