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June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. June contains the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the most daylight hours, and the winter solstice 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 is 21 June (meteorological summer begins on 1 June). In the Southern hemisphere, meteorological winter begins on 1 June.[citation needed]
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 of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, and ends with the sun in the astrological sign of Cancer.[citation needed]
Contents
- 1 Etymology and History
- 2 Events in June
- 2.1 Month-long observances
- 2.2 Movable observances
- 2.2.1 Bicycling month
- 2.2.2 One Week Before June 12
- 2.2.3 Third Week
- 2.2.4 First Monday (2015: June 1)
- 2.2.5 First Friday (2015 date: June 5)
- 2.2.6 First Saturday (2015 date: June 6)
- 2.2.7 First Sunday (2015 date: June 7)
- 2.2.8 Second Thursday (2015 date: June 11)
- 2.2.9 A Saturday (2015 date: June 13)
- 2.2.10 Second Saturday: 2015 date: June 13
- 2.2.11 Second Sunday (2015 date: June 14)
- 2.2.12 Monday before Father's Day in the United States (2015: June 15)
- 2.2.13 Monday after the second Saturday (2015 date: June 15)
- 2.2.14 Second Monday (2015 date: June 15)
- 2.2.15 Singapore International Water Week (starts June 16)
- 2.2.16 Friday between June 19–25 (2015 date: June 19)
- 2.2.17 Saturday between June 20–25 (2015 date June 20)
- 2.2.18 National Famine Commemoration Day (2015 date: June 20
- 2.2.19 Saturday nearest Summer Solstice (2015 date, June 21)
- 2.2.20 Solstice (June 21)
- 2.2.21 Third Friday (2016 date: June 17)
- 2.2.22 Third Sunday (2015 date: June 21)
- 2.2.23 Monday Nearest to June 24 (2015 date: June 22)
- 2.2.24 Friday Following Father's Day (2015 date: June 26)
- 2.2.25 Last Saturday (2015 date: June 27)
- 2.2.26 A Saturday (2015 date: June 27)
- 2.2.27 Last Sunday (2015 date: June 28)
- 2.2.28 Sunday Nearest to June 29 (2015 date: June 28)
- 2.2.29 Easter Date based
- 2.2.30 Observances on non-Gregorian calendars, 2016
- 2.3 Fixed observances
- 3 June symbols
- 4 References
Etymology and History
The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. 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; 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) may be named.[1]
In ancient Rome, the period from mid-May through mid-June was considered inauspicious for marriage. Ovid says that he consulted the Flaminica Dialis, the high priestess of Jupiter, about setting a date for his daughter's wedding, and was advised to wait till after June 15.[2] Plutarch, however, implies that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May.[3]
Events in June
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- May 15 - June 15 Tourette Syndrome awareness month.
- May 27 - June 3 National Reconciliation Week (Australia)
- May 28 - Flag Day (Philippines) (Display of the flag in all places until June 12 is encouraged)
Month-long observances
- African-American Music Appreciation Month
- Caribbean American Heritage Month
- Crop over (Barbados), celebrated until the first Monday in August.
- Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (United States)
- Great Outdoors Month (United States)
- National Smile Month (United Kingdom)
- National Oceans Month (United States)
- Season of Emancipation (April 14 to August 23) (Barbados)
Movable observances
- Phi Ta Khon (Dan Sai, Loei province, Isan, Thailand) Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July.
Bicycling month
One Week Before June 12
- Festa Junina begins and ends on June 29. (Brazil)
Third Week
First Monday (2015: June 1)
- June Holiday (Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh) (Republic of Ireland)
- Queen's Official Birthday (New Zealand, Cook Islands, Western Australia)
- Western Australia Day
First Friday (2015 date: June 5)
First Saturday (2015 date: June 6)
First Sunday (2015 date: June 7)
- Armed Forces Day (Canada)
- Father's Day (Lithuania, Switzerland)
- Mother's Day (France, only if Pentecost occurs on the last Sunday in May, when the holiday is typically held.)
- National Cancer Survivors Day (United States)
- Teacher's Day (Hungary)
- The Seamen's Day (Iceland)
Second Thursday (2015 date: June 11)
A Saturday (2015 date: June 13)
- Queen's Official Birthday (United Kingdom) (precise week varies)
Second Saturday: 2015 date: June 13
- Start of National Dairy Goat Awareness Week, ending on the third Saturday (2015 date: June 20).
- National Day (Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom))
Second Sunday (2015 date: June 14)
- Canadian Rivers Day
- Children's Day (United States)
- Father's Day (Austria, Belgium)
- Mother's Day (Luxembourg)
Monday before Father's Day in the United States (2015: June 15)
- International Men's Health Week: (Begins on the Monday before Father's Day, ends on Father's Day (United States) 2015 dates: June 15–21
Monday after the second Saturday (2015 date: June 15)
Second Monday (2015 date: June 15)
- Queen's Official Birthday (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Australia, with the exception of Western Australia, which celebrates on the first Monday)
Singapore International Water Week (starts June 16)
- Singapore International Water Week 2015 date: June 16–17
Friday between June 19–25 (2015 date: June 19)
Saturday between June 20–25 (2015 date June 20)
National Famine Commemoration Day (2015 date: June 20
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- National Famine Commemoration Day (Ireland): 2015 date: June 20.
Saturday nearest Summer Solstice (2015 date, June 21)
Solstice (June 21)
Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere
- Day of Private Reflection (Northern Ireland)
- Fremont Solstice Parade (Fremont, Seattle, Washington, United States)
- Guru Purnima (India)
- International Surfing Day
- International Yoga Day
- Juhannus (Finland)
- Midsummer
- National Aboriginal Day (Canada)
- Tiregān (Iran)
- World Music Day
Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere
- We Tripantu, (Mapuche, southern Chile)
- Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year (Aymara)
Third Friday (2016 date: June 17)
Third Sunday (2015 date: June 21)
- Father's Day (Afghanistan, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, People's Republic of China, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- Father's Day (United States)
Monday Nearest to June 24 (2015 date: June 22)
Friday Following Father's Day (2015 date: June 26)
Last Saturday (2015 date: June 27)
- Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom)
- Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day (Russia)
- Veterans' Day (Netherlands)
A Saturday (2015 date: June 27)
Last Sunday (2015 date: June 28)
Sunday Nearest to June 29 (2015 date: June 28)
Easter Date based
2015 dates
Western Christianity
- Corpus Christi (feast) 2015 date: June 4
- Lajkonik (Kraków, Poland) 2015 date: June 11
- Feast of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic). 2015 date: June 12
Eastern Christianity
- Apostles' Fast June 8, 2015 (ends in June 29)
- All Saints of North America 2015 date: June 14
2016 dates
Western Christianity
- Lajkonik (Kraków, Poland) 2016 date June 2
- Feast of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic). 2016 date: June 3.
Eastern Christianity
- Feast of the Ascension 2016 date: June 9
- Pentecost 2016: June 19
- Trinity Sunday 2016: June 19
- Whit Monday 2016: June 20
- Apostles' Fast 2016: June 27, ends June 29.
Observances on non-Gregorian calendars, 2016
- Counting of the Omer (Judaism). 2016 date: April 23-June 11.
- Jerusalem Day (Israel). Not a Jewish religious holiday, but the date is set by the Jewish calendar. 2016 date: June 5
- Dano (Korean festival) (Korean calendar - June 10
- Shavuot (Judaism). 2016 date: Sunset June 11 - Nightfall June 13.
- Nirjala Ekadashi (Hinduism) 2016 date: June 15
- Vat Purnima (Hinduism) 2016 date: June 19
Fixed observances
- May 25-June 25 Bicycle Month (Canada)
- May 29-June 1 Ludi Fabarici (Ancient Rome)
- May 31-June 1 Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia)
- June 1
- Children's Day (International), and its related observances:
- Fei Fei Day (Vancouver)
- Global Day of Parents (International)
- Independence Day (Samoa), celebrates the independence of Samoa from New Zealand in 1962.
- Madaraka Day (Kenya)
- National Maritime Day (Mexico)
- National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia)
- Neighbours' Day (International)
- Kalendae Fabariae (Ancient Rome)
- Pancasila Day (Indonesia)
- President's Day (Palau)
- Victory Day (Tunisia)
- World Milk Day
- June 2
- June 3
- June 4
- June 5
- June 6
- June 7
- Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
- Battle of Arica Day (Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile)
- Birthday of Prince Joachim (Denmark)
- Commemoration Day of St John the Forerunner (Armenian Apostolic Church)
- Flag Day (Peru)
- Journalist Day (Argentina)
- Ludi Piscatorii (Roman Empire)
- Sette Giugno (Malta)
- Union Dissolution Day (Norway)
- Vestalia (Roman Empire) (June 7-June 15)
- June 8
- June 9
- June 10
- June 11
- June 12
- June 13
- June 14
- Commemoration of the 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 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
- World Blood Donor Day (international)
- Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances:
- June 15
- June 16
- June 17
- June 18
- June 19
- Day of the Independent Hungary (Hungary)
- Feast of Forest (Palawan)
- Juneteenth (United States, especially African Americans)
- Labour Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Laguna Day (Laguna)
- Never Again Day (Uruguay)
- Surigao del Norte Day (Surigao del Norte)
- Surigao del Sur Day (Surigao del Sur)
- World Sickle Cell Day (International)
- World Sauntering Day
- June 20
- June 21
- June 22
- June 23
- Father's Day (Nicaragua, Poland)
- Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Luxembourg)
- International Widows Day (international)
- National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (Canada)
- Okinawa Memorial Day (Okinawa, Japan)
- St John's Eve (Roman Catholic Church, Europe):
- Bonfires of Saint John (Spain)
- First day of Golowan Festival (Cornwall)
- Jaaniõhtu (Estonia)
- Jāņi (Latvia)
- Last day of Drăgaica fair (Buzău, Romania)
- Festa de São João do Porto (Portugal)
- United Nations Public Service Day (International)
- Victory Day (Estonia)
- June 24
- Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
- Bannockburn Day (Scotland)
- Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)
- St John's Day, second day of celebrations.
- Enyovden (Bulgaria)
- Jaanipäev (Estonia)
- Jāņi (Latvia)
- Jónsmessa (Iceland)
- 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
- June 26
- Army and Navy Day (Azerbaijan)
- Flag Day (Romania)
- Independence Day (Madagascar)
- Independence Day (Somalia)
- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (International)
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (International)
- Ratcatcher's Day (Hamelin, Germany)
- Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand)
- June 27
- Canadian Multiculturalism Day (Canada)
- Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art (Turkmenistan)
- Helen Keller Day (United States)
- Independence Day (Djibouti)
- Mixed Race Day (Brazil)
- National HIV Testing Day (United States)
- National PTSD Awareness Day (United States)
- Seven Sleepers Day or Siebenschläfertag (Germany)
- Unity Day (Tajikistan)
- June 28
- June 29
- June 30
June symbols
- June's birthstones are pearl, alexandrite and moonstone.
- The birth flowers are rose and honeysuckle.
- The zodiac signs for the month of June are Gemini (until June 21) and Cancer (June 22 onwards).
References
- ^ Ovid, Fasti VI.1–88; H.H. Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic (Cornell University Press, 1981), p. 126.
- ^ Scullard, Festivals and Ceremonies, p. 126.
- ^ Karen K. Hersch, The Roman Wedding: Ritual and Meaning in Antiquity (Cambridge University Press, 2010), p. 47.
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