Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Founder Deborah Barnes documents creating Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day in 2015 in memory of her cat Mr. Jazz and observing it every August 28.
Date and recurrence
28 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is International / pet-loss remembrance observance founded by Deborah Barnes. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Deborah Barnes / Zee & Zoey — Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 2026Founder Primary
- Deborah Barnes / Zee & Zoey — observance historyFounder Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day?
28 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 28 August.
Does Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: International / pet-loss remembrance observance founded by Deborah Barnes. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day?
The stored designation basis is: Founder Deborah Barnes documents creating Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day in 2015 in memory of her cat Mr. Jazz and observing it every August 28.. Supporting provenance includes Deborah Barnes / Zee & Zoey — Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: International / pet-loss remembrance observance founded by Deborah Barnes. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
Other observances on August 28
These records also resolve to August 28, 2027 under the current authority data.
Emirati Women’s Day
The UAE government states Emirati Women’s Day is observed annually on 28 August; federal ministry pages list the 2026 observance on that date.
National Cherry Turnover Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list National Cherry Turnover Day on 28 August.