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June is the sixth month of the year in the
The
Julian
Julian may refer to:
People
* Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363
* Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots
* Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints
* Julian (give ...
and Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years di ...
s and is the second of four months to have a length of 30 day
A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two so ...
s, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June contains the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the most daylight hours, and the winter solstice
The winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of Earth's poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the winte ...
in the Southern Hemisphere, the day with the fewest daylight hours (excluding polar regions in both cases). June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of the traditional astronomical summer
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, ...
is 21 June (meteorological summer begins on 1 June). In the Southern Hemisphere, meteorological winter begins on 1 June.
At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession
Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body. In an appropriate reference frame it can be defined as a change in the first Euler angle, whereas the third Euler angle defines the rotation itself. In o ...
of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, and ends with the sun in the astrological sign
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of Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...
.
Etymology and history
The Latin
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name for June is ''Junius Junius often refers to:
* Junius (writer), the pseudonym of an 18th-century British political writer of strongly Whig principles
* The nomen of the ancient Roman
* or , the month of June on the ancient Roman calendar
* Rosa Luxemburg's ''Junius Pa ...
''. Ovid
Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the ...
offers multiple etymologies for the name in the ''Fasti
In ancient Rome, the ''fasti'' (Latin plural) were chronological or calendar-based lists, or other diachronic records or plans of official and religiously sanctioned events. After Rome's decline, the word ''fasti'' continued to be used for si ...
'', a poem about the Roman calendar
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. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter
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; the second is that the name comes from the Latin word ''iuniores'', meaning "younger ones", as opposed to ''maiores'' ("elders") for which the preceding month May ''(Maius
''Maius'' or ''mensis Maius'' ( May) was the third month of the ancient Roman calendar, following '' Aprilis'' ( April) and preceding '' Iunius'' (June). On the oldest Roman calendar that had begun with March, it was the third of ten months in the ...
)'' may be named.
Another source claims June is named after Lucius Junius Brutus
Lucius Junius Brutus ( 6th century BC) was the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, and traditionally one of its first consuls in 509 BC. He was reputedly responsible for the expulsion of his uncle the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus af ...
, founder of the Roman Republic and ancestor of the Roman gens Junia.
In ancient Rome, the period from mid-May through mid-June was considered inauspicious for marriage. Ovid says that he consulted the Flaminica Dialis
In ancient Roman religion, the was the high priest of Jupiter. The term ''Dialis'' is related to ''Diespiter'', an Old Latin form of the name ''Jupiter''. There were 15 ''flamines'', of whom three were ''flamines maiores'', serving the thr ...
, the high priestess of Jupiter, about setting a date for his daughter's wedding, and was advised to wait till after June 15. Plutarch
Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ...
, however, implies that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May.
Certain meteor showers
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take place in June. The Arietids
The Arietids are a strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids, are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. The source of the shower is unknown, bu ...
takes place May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Beta Taurids June 5 to July 18. The June Bootids take place roughly between 26 June and 2 July each year.
Ancient Roman observances
Under the calendar of ancient Rome, the festival of Ludi Fabarici took place on May 29 – June 1, Kalendae Fabariae took place on June 1, the Festival to Bellona took place on June 3,Ludi Piscatorii The Ludi Piscatorii was a Roman holiday celebrated on 7 June in the 3rd century BC in honor of Father Tiber. The holiday was celebrated by the fishermen of Rome; the celebration was directed by the Praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the titl ...
took place on June 7, and Vestalia took place from June 7 – June 15. A Rosalia was held on June 20. The Secular Games were held roughly every 100 years in either May or June. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years di ...
.
Observances
Month-long observances
*African-American Music Appreciation Month
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(officially recognized by the United States)
* ALS Awareness Month (Canada)
* Caribbean American Heritage Month (United States)
*Crop over
Crop Over is a traditional harvest festival which began in Barbados, having had its early beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during slavery.
History
The original crop-over tradition began in 1687 as a way to mark the end of the yearly harve ...
(Barbados), celebrated until the first Monday in August.
* Great Outdoors Month (United States)
* LGBTQ+ Awareness and Pride month
* Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Catholic tradition)
* National Oceans Month (United States)
* National Smile Month (United Kingdom)
* PTSD Awareness Month (United States)
* Season of Emancipation (April 14 to August 23) (Barbados)
Non-Gregorian observances, 2019
''(All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)'' *List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar
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*List of observances set by the Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...
* List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
* List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
* List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar
Moveable observances
* Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai, Loei province,Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan ( Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provi ...
, Thailand) Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July.
*See also Movable Western Christian observances
*See also Movable Eastern Christian observances
By other date
= First Tuesday
= * International Children's Day= First Wednesday
= * Global Running Day * World Bicycle Day= First Friday
= *Labour Day
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(Bahamas
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*National Doughnut Day
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(United States
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)
= First Saturday
= * Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Malaysia
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)
*National Trails Day
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The American Hiking Society has three main avenues of action:
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(United States
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* Saiō Matsuri (Meiwa, Mie
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, Japan)
= First Sunday
= * Armed Forces Day (Canada
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)
*Children's Day
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(United States
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* Father's Day ( Lithuania, Switzerland)
* National Cancer Survivors Day (United States
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* Teacher's Day (Hungary
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* The Seamen's Day (Iceland
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= First Monday
= * June Holiday (Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh) (Republic of Ireland
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)
* Queen's Official Birthday (New Zealand
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, Cook Islands
)
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, langu ...
, Western Australia
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)
* Western Australia Day
= Second Thursday
= * Seersucker Thursday (United States
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)
= Second Saturday
= * China's Cultural Heritage Day ( China) *Start of National Dairy Goat Awareness Week, ending on the third Saturday * National Day ( Montserrat,Pitcairn Islands
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, Saint Helena
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, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
)
, anthem = "God Save the King"
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, Tristan da Cunha
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(United Kingdom))
* Queen's Official Birthday (United Kingdom
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, Tuvalu
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)
= Second Sunday
= *Canadian Rivers Day
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*Children's Day
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In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(United States
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* Father's Day (Austria
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, Belgium
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)
*Mother's Day
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(Luxembourg
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)
= Third Week
= * Bike Week (Bicycle Week) (United Kingdom, Ireland)= Second Monday
= * Queen's Official Birthday (Papua New Guinea
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, Solomon Islands
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, Australia, with the exception of Western Australia
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, which celebrates on the first Monday)
* Flag Day ( US)
= Monday after the second Saturday
= * Queen's Official Birthday (Norfolk Island
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)
Third Friday * National Flip Flop Day (
United States
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)
= Third Saturday
=Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere *
Day of Private Reflection
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(Northern Ireland
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)
* International Surfing Day
* International Yoga Day
* Midsummer
* World Music Day
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Winter Solstice
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in the Southern Hemisphere
* We Tripantu, (Mapuche
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, southern Chile
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)
*Willkakuti
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, an Andean-Amazonic New Year ( Aymara)
Saturday between June 20–25 * Finnish Flag Day *
Juhannus
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The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian mar ...
(Finland
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Saturday nearest Summer Solstice * Pixie Day (
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, England
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)
Third Sunday * Father's Day (
Afghanistan
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, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain
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, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei
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, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao
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, Cyprus
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, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France
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, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong
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, Hungary, India
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, Ireland
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, Jamaica, Jordan
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, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait
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, Laos, Macau
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, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico
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, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman
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, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, People's Republic of China
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, Peru, Philippines
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, Qatar
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, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia
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, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia
)
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, Turkey
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, United Kingdom
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, United States
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, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
= Monday Nearest to June 24
= * Discovery Day (Newfoundland and Labrador
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= Last Thursday
= * National Bomb Pop Day (United States
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Friday following Third Sunday *
Take Your Dog to Work Day
Take Your Dog to Work Day (TYDTWDay) was created by Pet Sitters International and first celebrated in 1999. PSI created the day to encourage businesses to allow dogs in the workplace for one Friday each year to celebrate dogs as companions and pr ...
(United Kingdom
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, United States
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)
= Last Saturday
= * Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom) * Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day (Russia
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)
* Veterans' Day (Netherlands)
= Last Sunday
= * Father's Day (Haiti
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)
* Log Cabin Day (Michigan
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, United States
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)
*Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the ...
(Kenya
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Fixed Gregorian observances
*May 15
Events Pre-1600
* 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.
* 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arb ...
– June 15 Tourette Syndrome awareness month.
*May 25
Events Pre-1600
*567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
*240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
*1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Tol ...
– June 25 Bicycle Month (Canada
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)
*May 27
Events Pre-1600
*1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed.
*1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
* 1153 &ndash ...
– June 3 National Reconciliation Week ( Australia)
*May 28
Events Pre-1600
*585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from ...
– Flag Day (Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
) (Display of the flag in all places until June 12 is encouraged)
*May 31
Events Pre-1600
* 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome.
*1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kie ...
– June 1
Events Pre-1600
*1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
*1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king o ...
Gawai Dayak ( Dayaks in Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
and West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307& ...
, Indonesia
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)
*June 1
Events Pre-1600
*1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
*1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king o ...
**Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
( International), and its related observances:
***Global Day of Parents
Parents' Day is observed in South Korea on May 8 and in the United States (fourth Sunday of July). The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celeb ...
*** The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia
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)
*** Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...
)
**Fei Fei Day
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(Vancouver
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)
**Global Day of Parents
Parents' Day is observed in South Korea on May 8 and in the United States (fourth Sunday of July). The South Korean designation was established in 1973, replacing the Mother's Day previously marked on May 8, and includes public and private celeb ...
** Independence Day (Samoa)
**Madaraka Day
Madaraka Day ("Internal self rule" or ''Self-Governance'' Day) is a national holiday that is celebrated every 1 June in every year in the Republic of Kenya. It commemorates the day in 1963 that Kenya attained internal self rule after being a Brit ...
(Kenya
)
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** National Maritime Day (Mexico)
** National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia)
**Pancasila Day
The following table indicates declared Indonesian government national holidays. Cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. Beside official holidays, there are the so-called "''libur bersama''" or "'' cuti bersa ...
(Indonesia
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)
** President's Day (Palau)
** Victory Day (Tunisia
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** World Milk Day
* June 2
**Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(North Korea
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)
**Civil Aviation Day
There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan.
Holidays Main holidays
Othe ...
(Azerbaijan
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)
** Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountai ...
)
**Day of Hristo Botev
Hristo Botev ( bg, Христо Ботев, ), born Hristo Botyov Petkov (Христо Ботьов Петков; – ), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and poet. Botev is considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and nationa ...
(Bulgaria
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)
** Decoration Day (Canada)
** Festa della Repubblica (Italy
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)
**International Whores' Day
International Whores’ Day or International Sex Workers’ Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions. The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Niz ...
** National Rocky Road Day (United States
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)
** National Rotisserie Chicken Day (United States
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)
** Social Forestry Day (Bhutan
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)
* June 3
** Confederate Memorial Day (Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...
, Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
, and Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...
, United States
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)
** Economist day (Buenos Aires
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, Argentina
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)
**Mabo Day
Mabo Day is a commemorative day that occurs annually on 3 June. It is an official holiday in the Torres Shire, and occurs during National Reconciliation Week in Australia. ![]( "CC-BY icon")
Australia)
** Martyr's Day (
June's birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone (gemstone), moonstone.
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The birth flowers are rose and honeysuckle.
*The zodiac signs for the month of June are Gemini (until June 20) and
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south ...
)
** National Chocolate Macaroon Day (United States
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)
** National Egg Day (United States
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)
**Opium Suppression Movement Day
The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, some are not:
Table of Taiwan holidays
Public holidays
Unofficial holidays
The following holidays are also observed on Taiwan, but are not official holidays obser ...
(Taiwan
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)
**Ignacio Ponseti#World Clubfoot Day, World Clubfoot Day
*June 4
**Armed Forces Day/Flag flying days in Finland, Birthday of Marshal of Finland Gustaf Mannerheim (Finland
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)
**Emancipation Day#Tonga, Emancipation Day/Independence Day (Tonga)
**Flag Day (Estonia)
**International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
**List of food days#June, National Cheese Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#June, National Cognac Day (United States
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)
**National Unity Day (Hungary)
**Memorials for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 Memorial Day ( International)
*June 5
**Arbor Day#New Zealand, Arbor Day (New Zealand
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)
**Constitution Day (Denmark)
**Constitution Day (Faroe Island)
**Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Day of Reclamation (Azerbaijan
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)
** Father's Day (Denmark)
**Indian Arrival Day (Suriname)
**Liberation Day (Seychelles)
**List of food days#June, National Gingerbread Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#June, National Moonshine Day (United States
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)
**Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President's Day (Equatorial Guinea)
**Teachers' Day (Romania)
**World Environment Day
*June 6
**Normandy landings, Anniversary of the Normandy Landings
**Engineer's Day, Argentina's Engineering Day
**Engineer's Day (Taiwan)
**Memorial Day (South Korea)
**Public holidays in North Korea, Korean Children's Union Foundation Day (North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...
)
**List of food days#June, National Applesauce Day (United States
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)
**National Day of Sweden (Sweden)
**Queensland Day (Queensland)
**Teachers' Day (Bolivia)
**UN Russian Language Day (United Nations)
*June 7
**Remembrance days in Slovakia, Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
**Battle of Arica, Battle of Arica Day (Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile)
**Public holidays in Denmark, Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
**List of food days#June, Chocolate Ice Cream Day (United States
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)
**Nativity of St John the Baptist, Commemoration Day of St John the Forerunner (Armenian Apostolic Church)
** Flag Day (Peru)
**Gazeta de Buenos Ayres, Journalist Day (Argentina)
**Ludi Piscatorii The Ludi Piscatorii was a Roman holiday celebrated on 7 June in the 3rd century BC in honor of Father Tiber. The holiday was celebrated by the fishermen of Rome; the celebration was directed by the Praetor
Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the titl ...
(Roman Empire)
**Sette Giugno (Malta)
**Union Dissolution Day (Norway)
*June 8
**Bounty Day (Norfolk Island
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)
**AIDS.gov, Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
**Engineer's Day (Peru)
**Primož Trubar Day (Slovenia)
**World Brain Tumor Day (International observances, international)
**World Oceans Day (International observances, international)
*June 9
**Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan
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)
**Autonomy Day (Åland)
**La Rioja Day (La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja)
**Murcia Day (Murcia)
**Heroes' Day, National Heroes' Day (Uganda)
*June 10
**Abolitionism, Abolition Day (French Guiana)
**Arab Revolt, Army Day (Jordan
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)
**List of food days#June, National Iced Tea Day (United States
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)
**Navy Day (Italy)
**Portugal Day (Portugal)
**Public holidays in the Republic of the Congo, Reconciliation Day (Republic of the Congo)
*June 11
**Public holidays in Libya, American Evacuation Day (Libya)
**Public holidays in Denmark, Birthday of Prince Henrik (Denmark)
**Armed Forces Day#Brazil, Brazilian Navy commemorative day
**William Davis Miners' Memorial Day, Davis Day (Cape Breton Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)
**Kamehameha Day (Hawaii, United States)
**List of food days#June, National Corn on the Cob Day (United States
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)
**List of food days#June, National German Chocolate Cake Day (United States
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)
**Public holidays in Honduras, Student Day (Honduras)
*June 12
**Chaco War#Aftermath, Chaco Armistice Day (Paraguay)
**''Valentine's Day#Latin America, Dia dos Namorados'' (Brazil)
**Helsinki Day (Finland)
**Public holidays in Nigeria, June 12 Commemoration (Lagos State)
**Loving Day (United States)
**Independence Day (Philippines), Philippine Independence Day
**List of food days#June, National Peanut Butter Cookie Day (United States
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)
**Russia Day (Russia)
**World Day Against Child Labour (International observances, international)
*June 13
**Inventors' Day (Hungary
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)
**Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day (Iraqi Kurdistan)
*June 14
**Commemoration of the June deportation, Soviet Deportation related observances:
***Mourning and Commemoration Day or ''Leinapäev'' (Estonia)
***Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania)
**Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia)
**Flag Day (United States)
**Freedom Day (Malawi)
**Liberation Day (Falkland Islands), Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
**World Blood Donor Day (International observances, international)
* June 15
**Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
**Public holidays in the Philippines#Local observance, Cagayan de Oro Charter Day (Cagayan de Oro City)
**Public holidays in Denmark, Day of Valdemar and Reunion day ( Flag Day) (Denmark)
**Engineer's Day (Italy)
**Global Wind Day (International observances, international)
**Public holidays in the Cook Islands, Mangaia Gospel Day (Mangaia, Cook Islands
)
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**List of food days#June, National Lobster Day (United States
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)
**Public holidays in Azerbaijan, National Salvation Day (Azerbaijan)
**List of U.S. states by date of statehood, Statehood Day (Arkansas, United States)
*June 16
**Bloomsday (Dublin, Ireland)
**Engineer's Day (Argentina)
**International Day of the African Child
**Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev, Anniversary of Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikhism)
**List of food days#June, National Fudge Day (United States
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)
**Sussex Day (Sussex)
**Youth Day (South Africa)
*June 17
**Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States)
** Father's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala)
**Icelandic National Day
**List of food days#June, National Eat Your Vegetables Day (United States
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)
**Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia)
**World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought ( International)
*June 18
**Autistic Pride Day
**Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan
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)
**Foundation Day (Benguet)
**Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan)
**List of food days#Global or International, International Sushi Day
**National Day (Seychelles)
**Queen Mother's Birthday (Cambodia)
**Waterloo Day (United Kingdom)
*June 19
**Public holidays in Hungary, Day of the Independent Hungary (Hungary)
**Public holidays in the Philippines#Local observance, Feast of Forest (Palawan)
**Juneteenth (United States, especially African Americans)
**Labour Day#Trinidad and Tobago, Labour Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
**Public holidays in the Philippines#Local observance, Laguna Day (Laguna (province), Laguna)
**Public holidays in Uruguay, Never Again Day (Uruguay)
**Public holidays in the Philippines#Local observance, Surigao del Norte Day (Surigao del Norte)
**Public holidays in the Philippines#Local observance, Surigao del Sur Day (Surigao del Sur)
**World Sickle Cell Day ( International)
**World Sauntering Day
*June 20
**Flag Day (Argentina), Day of the National Flag (Argentina)
**Summanus, Festival in honor of Summanus (Roman Empire)
**Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)
**Martyrs' Day (Eritrea)
**List of food days#June, National Ice Cream Soda Day (United States
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**West Virginia Day (West Virginia)
**World Refugee Day ( International)
*June 21
**Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
** Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan
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**Go Skateboarding Day
**National Aboriginal Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)
**National Day (Greenland)
**List of food days#June, National Peaches 'N' Cream Day (United States
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**World Humanist Day (Humanism)
**World Hydrography Day
*June 22
**Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia)
**Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War (Belarus)
** Father's Day (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey)
**Teachers' Day (El Salvador)
*June 23
** Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland)
**Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg)
**International Widows Day (International observance, international)
**National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada)
**Okinawa Memorial Day (Okinawa, Japan)
**Saint John's Eve (Roman Catholic Church, Europe):
***Bonfires of Saint John (Spain)
***First day of Golowan Festival (Cornwall)
***St John's Day (Estonia), Jaaniõhtu (Estonia)
***Jāņi (Latvia)
***Last day of Drăgaica fair (Buzău, Romania)
***Festa de São João do Porto (Portugal)
**United Nations Public Service Awards, United Nations Public Service Day ( International)
**Võidupüha, Victory Day (Estonia)
*June 24
**Army Day or Battle of Carabobo, Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
**Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
**Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil)
**Nativity of St John the Baptist, Saint John's Day, second day of celebrations.
***Enyovden (Bulgaria)
***St John's Day (Estonia), Jaanipäev (Estonia)
***Jāņi (Latvia)
***Jónsmessa (Iceland)
***Midsummer, Midsummer Day (England)
***Saint Jonas' Festival or ''Joninės'' (Lithuania)
***Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec, Canada)
***Sânziene (western Carpathian Mountains of Romania)
**Youth Day (Ukraine)
* June 25
**Arbor Day#Philippines, Arbor Day (Philippines)
**Independence Day (Mozambique)
**National Catfish Day (United States)
**Statehood Day (Croatia)
**Statehood Day (Slovenia)
**Statehood Day (Virginia)
** Teacher's Day (Guatemala)
**World Vitiligo Day
*June 26
**Army and Navy Day (Azerbaijan)
**Flag Day (Romania)
**Independence Day (Madagascar)
**International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking ( International)
**International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ( International)
**List of food days#June, National Chocolate Pudding Day (United States
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**Ratcatcher's Day (Hamelin, Germany)
**Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand)
**World Refrigeration Day ( International)
*June 27
**Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada)
**Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art (Turkmenistan)
**Helen Keller Day (United States)
**Independence Day (Djibouti), Independence Day (Djibouti)
**Mixed Race Day (Brazil)
**AIDS.gov, National HIV Testing Day (United States)
**National PTSD Awareness Day, PTSD Awareness Day (United States)
**Seven Sleepers Day or ''Siebenschläfertag'' (Germany)
**Unity Day (Tajikistan), Unity Day (Tajikistan)
*June 28
**Carolina Day (South Carolina, United States
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**Constitution Day (Ukraine)
**Family Day (Vietnam)
**List of food days#June, National Ceviche Day (United States
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**List of food days#June, National Tapioca Day (United States
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**Poznań 1956 protests#Commemoration, Poznań Remembrance Day (Poland)
**Soviet Occupation Day, Moldova
**Stonewall riots, Stonewall Riots Anniversary (United States)
**Pi_Day#Alternative_dates, Tau Day
**Vidovdan (Eastern Orthodox Church)
*June 29
**Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
***Haro Wine Festival (Haro, La Rioja, Spain)
**Engineer's Day (Ecuador)
**Public holidays in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Fallen Soldiers' and Missing in Action Memorial Day ()
**Independence Day (Seychelles)
** Veterans' Day (Netherlands)
*June 30
**Armed Forces Day (Guatemala)
**General Prayer Day (Central African Republic)
**Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
**Navy Day (Israel)
**Philippine–Spanish Friendship Day (Philippines)
**Public holidays in Sudan, Revolution Day (Sudan)
June symbols
*June's birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone (gemstone), moonstone.
*The birth flowers are rose and honeysuckle.
*The zodiac signs for the month of June are Gemini (until June 20) and Cancer
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(from June 21 onwards). Both of these dates are for United States Eastern Daylight Time. For the world UT/GMT the dates are 19–20.The Earth passed the junction of the signs at 21:43 UT/GMT June 20, 2020, and will pass it again at 03:32 UT/GMT June 21, 2021.. Signs in UT/GMT for 1950–2030.
References
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