JUNE

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Junius (June) was originally the fourth month of an ancient Latin calendar. Plutarch said the month's name was "so called from Juno; some, however, derive them from the two ages, old and young, majores being their name for older, and juniores for younger men."

 

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. See:- Months in various calendars

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.

Events in June

• The first Monday in June is one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland; in the Irish Calendar the month is called Meitheamh and is the middle month of the Summer season.

• The solstice called the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from 20 June to 22 June (in UTC). In the pagan wheel of the year the summer solstice is the time of Litha and the winter solstice is that of Yule.

• Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden on the third Friday in June.

• Most United States schools end for Summer Break.

• Father's Day is celebrated in Belgium on the second Sunday in June. In the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Canada it is celebrated on the third Sunday in June.

• Gay pride celebrations take place in many countries in honor of the Stonewall riots.

• The majority of the Portland Rose Festival occurs.

• Bloomsday is celebrated on June 16th in Ireland and worldwide among fans of James Joyce's "Ulysses."

• St Jean Baptiste Day is celebrated on June 24 and is considered an important national holiday in Quebec.

• Flag Days of Sweden (June 6), United States (June 14 – see Flag Day in the United States), Denmark (June 15), Argentina (June 20), and Romania (June 26).

• Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is celebrated on (June 19)

• World Cup kicks off (Football)

• NHL Playoffs and the Stanley Cup (Ice Hockey)

• NBA Playoffs and Finals (Basketball)

• U.S. Open (golf)

• Philippine Independence Day is on June 12

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Month - long Events in June

• United States Children's Awareness Month - focuses on increasing awareness of the vulnerability of children to violence.

• United States National Rivers Month, established by Tom's of Maine to inspire support and stewardship for America's troubled rivers and waterways

• United States National Safety Month, created by the National Safety Council

• United States National Rose Month

• United States National Dairy Month

• June Dairy Month is a month long celebration of Wisconsin's proud dairy heritage and quality dairy products.

• Pride Month started in commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion, June 28, 1969, the first organized effort by gays and lesbians to seek equality under the law.

• International Misogyny Month, created by the Association for Women's Rights in Development.

• June was marked in the nineteenth century as a month devoted the worship of Jesus Christ in Roman Catholic countries.

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Trivia

• No other month begins on the same day of the week as June.

• The first Superman comic was published in June of 1938.

• June's flower is the rose or honeysuckle.

• June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.

• June's birthstone is the pearl, Alexandrite, or moonstone.

• June is also a song by Spock's Beard.

• June is also a band under Victory Records.

REFERENCES and LINKS

• Astronomy Answers article on the seasons

• Dairy Month

• International Bright Idea Book

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