Some Facts About August
By Anna
@LadyDuck (471294)
Switzerland
August 1, 2017 6:36am CST
Today is Swiss National Day and it's a holiday here. Most people is already vacationing, the next 15 days will be particularly quiet and peaceful.
Talking about August, the flowers of the month are the gladiolus and poppy.
The birthstones are also two:
The Peridot, a green stone, that is believed to instill power and
the Spinel, a bright red stone, that is said to protect the owner from harm and sadness.
In the USA August is the month that has the highest birth rate; in the UK it is September.
In Sweden August is the month for eating crayfish. Our Ikea store will host the delicious annual Crayfish Buffet.
Today is hot and we have a warning for a heat wave that should last until Sunday.
Is it hot, cool or average in your area?
The photo is last year "Ikea Crayfish Buffet.
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This is a logical explanation, you always celebrate Christmas and Americans always celebrate Thanksgiving.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 Aug 17
It's still rainy season here. The month of August in this country is known as the month of suffering and poverty. Don't know exactly what the history is but I think it has something to do with agriculture. It's the lean month with very little harvest.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 Aug 17
@LadyDuck We have too much rain and it's a problem.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
1 Aug 17
@toniganzon Too little rain or too much rain is anyway a problem.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Wow I don't know if our IKEA hosts crayfish buffet. Will you be going?
Forecast said it'll be warm but I'm not sure - the weather changes all the time
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@LadyDuck oh I see! I'm sure you'll have a lovely time eating cryfish in Switzerland 
my fiancé would love that. Are the prices reasonable also?
my fiancé would love that. Are the prices reasonable also?1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
3 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Oh I would certainly love that price here Will you be going soon?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
the weather bureau recently made an announcement that the rainy season is here now; however, it is still so hot during daytime.
nice buffet of crayfish, if that is one of our viands/dishes here, i can eat a plateful with just a scoop of that seafood.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 17
@ridingbet You cannot eat the whole crayfish, the shell is not good to eat and it's hard.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
@LadyDuck they are small crayfish. here, when we have shrimps for the viand, we can eat the whole seafood complete with the scales, or the outer cover of the shrimps, as long as it is soft.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16756)
• China
2 Aug 17
A belated happy National Day to you!I was absent here with power cut yesterday.I learn a lot about August from your post.Here we have Crayfish festival and there are many people that binge on Crayfish,though I don't care for it.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16756)
• China
3 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Thank you ! My wife has been back,so there will be relaxing months before it is her turn.We seldom eat fresh salmon,because we live far from sea.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
3 Aug 17
@changjiangzhibin89 I am glad that your wife is back. Fresh salmon is very expensive here, because Switzerland has no sea at all. I buy frozen salmon from Sweden, is good and not expensive.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Aug 17
is the ikea crayfish buffet open to the public or selected customers? do you eat for free?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
@LadyDuck i see. the crayfish buffet also seems to be celebrated in other ikea stores in other countries, like singapore and uk.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 17
@hereandthere Americans said it is not celebrated there. I know that in Italy they do not host the buffet, I do not know the other countries.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
1 Aug 17
Noemal temps for summer here finally. Peridot iz my birthstone.. hate it though lol
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
1 Aug 17
@Courtlynn I wonder if diamond is among the birthstones. Who is the lucky sign in this case?
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@LadyDuck thats my moms and its better than mine
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Aug 17
I'm not a crayfish eater @LadyDuck . Shockingly here in Texas; for the next 10 days, we're gonna have low 90 degree temps. Normally August is way over 100.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 17
@nanette64 We are all surprised and hoping that the announced thunderstorm for Sunday will come.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 Aug 17
@LadyDuck It just amazes me that Switzerland even has that kind of a temp.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Right when I was getting comfortable with the idea that August was going to be hot, we get some cool days. My granddaughter said her temp in Texas was 110 F and I know the west coast is in the triple digits too. This weather we're having is really different for every one. We're also on our second day of pouring rain.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Aug 17
I've had crab and lobster, but don't know how crayfish tastes. It is nice here in Michigan, temperatures are moderate, around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with a cooling down ahead. August is a busy month for us, yet we will enjoy every minute of it:)
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
2 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy I only tasted crab legs and soft shell crabs, it is true that they were sweeter.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
2 Aug 17
@LadyDuck Same as crab, it's much sweeter than shrimp tastes
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