There only seems to be one Canadian bank holiday in August. The
name of that Canadian holiday in August is August Civic Holiday,
and it starts on the first Monday of August.
Billie Holiday took the name Holiday from her father, guitarist
Clarence Holiday.
What is lunasa?
It is the name for the month of August in the Irish language.
There is also an Irish band called Lunasa. Lughnasadh, which is
pronounced the same way, is also an ancient Gaelic holiday
associated with the 1st of August.
The historical city of Nicea, where early Christian ecumenical councils were held, is in modern-day Turkey on the Marmara and is known by the name İznik.