June is the sixth month of the year in 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 dif ...

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 The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...

in the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

, 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 December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the last of seven months to have a length of 31 days. December got its name from the Latin word ''decem'' (meaning ten) because it was or ...

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, wit ...

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 Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * ''Bos taurus ...

; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of

Gemini Gemini may refer to: Space * Gemini (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac ** Gemini in Chinese astronomy * Project Gemini, the second U.S. crewed spaceflight program * Gemini Observatory, consisting of telescopes in the Northern ...

. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of

, and ends with the sun in the astrological sign 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 b ...

Etymology and history

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The

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

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 th ...

offers multiple etymologies for the name in the '' Fasti'', a poem about the

Roman calendar The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. The term often includes the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the Roman dictator, dictator Julius Caesar and Roman emperor, emperor Augustus in the ...

. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess

Juno Juno commonly refers to: *Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods *Juno (film), ''Juno'' (film), 2007 Juno may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters *Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno'' *Ju ...

, the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity

Jupiter Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the List of Solar System objects by size, largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, but ...

; 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 year ...

)'' 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 after ...

, founder of the Roman Republic and ancestor of the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

gens Junia The gens Junia was one of the most celebrated families of ancient Rome. The gens may originally have been patrician (ancient Rome), patrician, and was already prominent in the last days of the Roman Kingdom, Roman monarchy. Lucius Junius Brutu ...

. 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 thre ...

, 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 ''P ...

, however, implies that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May. Certain

meteor showers A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extre ...

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, but ...

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 ti ...

took place on June 7, and

Vestalia Vestalia was a Roman religious festival in honor of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and the burning continuation of the sacred fire of Rome. It was held from 7-15 June. Domestic and family life in general were represented by the festival of the ...

took place from June 7 – June 15. A

Rosalia Rosalia or Rosalía (with diacritic) may refer to: Persons * Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), the patron saint of Palermo in Italy * Rosalia (given name) * Rosalía (born 1992), Spanish singer Places * 314 Rosalia, an asteroid * Rosalia, Pisidia ...

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

Observances

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Band Trooping the Colour, 16th June 2007

Month-long observances

African-American Music Appreciation Month ''Black Music Appreciation Month'' is an annual celebration of African-American music in the United States. It was initiated as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter who, on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of Black music. ...

(officially recognized by the United States) *

ALS Awareness Month ALS Awareness Month is a campaign to spread awareness of and raise funds for research for a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Canada In Canada, June has been declared as ALS Awareness Month by the ...

(Canada) * Caribbean American Heritage Month (United States) * Crop over (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 National Smile Month is the United Kingdom's largest oral health campaign, held annually across May and June. Formerly "National Smile Week" it is now one of the biggest not-for-profit dental health events in Europe; it attracts thousands of eve ...

(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.)'' *

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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 Dates in this table are determined by when the March Equinox falls. It will fall on March 20 from 2018-2023. {, class="wikitable" , - style="background:#efefef;" ! Holiday date !!Holiday name !! Description !!March equinox on March 19 !!March Eq ...

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 provin ...

, Thailand) Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July. *See also

Movable Western Christian observances {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2017 This is a list of movable observances within Western Christianity. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances. ''This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor gen ...

By other date

= First Tuesday

= *

International 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 ...

= First Wednesday

= *

Global Running Day Global Running Day is a day that celebrates the sport of running. It is held annually on the first Wednesday of June. Participants of all ages and abilities pledge to take part in some type of running activity by submitting their names through th ...

* World Bicycle Day

= First Friday

= *

Labour Day Labour Day ('' Labor Day'' in the United States) is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for ...

(

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

) *

National Doughnut Day National Donut Day or National Doughnut Day, celebrated in the United States and in some other countries, is on the first Friday of June of each year, succeeding the doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those ...

(

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

)

= First Saturday

= * Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (

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 ...

) *

National Trails Day The American Hiking Society is a Maryland-based non-profit dedicated to preserving trails, the areas that surround them and the hiking experience. It was founded in 1976. Programs The American Hiking Society has three main avenues of action: *V ...

(

) *

Saiō Matsuri The ''Saiō Matsuri'' (斎王まつり) is a 2-day festival held on the first weekend of June in the town of Meiwa, Mie Prefecture in Japan. The Saiō Matsuri celebrates the town's history of once being an Imperial residence. The festival re-en ...

( Meiwa, Mie,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

)

= First Sunday

= * Armed Forces Day (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

) *

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 ...

(

) * Father's Day (

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

) *

National Cancer Survivors Day National Cancer Survivors Day is a secular holiday celebrated on the first Sunday in June primarily in the United States of America. The day is meant to "demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality". Though it is mainly celebra ...

(

) *

Teacher's Day Teachers' Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their special contributions in a particular field area, or the community tone in education. This is the primary reason why countries ce ...

(

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

) * The Seamen's Day (

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

)

= First Monday

= * June Holiday (Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh) (

Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. A ...

) * Queen's Official Birthday (

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

) *

Western Australia Day Western Australia Day or simply WA Day (formerly known as Foundation Day)King, Rhianna (2012)– WA Today. Published 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012. is a public holiday in Western Australia (WA), celebrated on the first Monday in June ea ...

= Second Thursday

= *

Seersucker Thursday Seersucker Thursday is an annual tradition in the United States Congress in which senators wear clothing made of seersucker on National Seersucker Day, traditionally observed on a "'nice and warm day' in the second or third week of June'".

(

)

= Second Saturday

= *

China's Cultural Heritage Day China's Cultural Heritage Day is one of the most important part of China’s culture contribution, the purpose of this Day is to create a good atmosphere of cultural heritage and to enhance the recognition about the importance of protecting heri ...

(

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

) *Start of

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week National Dairy Goat Awareness Week is an annual observance in the United States to promote awareness day, awareness of dairy goats. Since 1988, when the United States Congress voted to officially recognize National Dairy Goat Awareness Week, it ha ...

, ending on the third Saturday * National Day (

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isl ...

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = , song = , image_map = South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in United Kingdom.svg , map_caption = Location of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Oce ...

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...

(United Kingdom)) * Queen's Official Birthday (

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northeast ...

)

= Second Sunday

= *

Canadian Rivers Day Canadian Rivers Day (french: Journée des rivières canadiennes) is held annually on the second Sunday in June to promote public awareness of the importance of preserving the heritage and health of Canada's rivers. Participating in Rivers Day helps ...

(

) * Father's Day (

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

) * Mother's Day (

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

)

= Third Week

= *

Bike Week (Bicycle Week) Bike Week is a yearly international event, taking place in different countries throughout the World. It is typically a seven-day event that advocates bicycling for transportation. The event has been steadily gaining popularity in Asian, Amer ...

(United Kingdom, Ireland)

= Second Monday

= * Queen's Official Birthday (

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, with the exception of

, which celebrates on the first Monday) * Flag Day ( US)

= Monday after the second Saturday

= * Queen's Official Birthday (

Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...

)

Third Friday

* National Flip Flop Day (

)

= Third Saturday

Summer Solstice The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...

in the Northern Hemisphere

Day of Private Reflection The Day of Private Reflection is a day of remembrance created to acknowledge and reflect upon the conflict in Northern Ireland. It was proposed by Healing Through Remembering, a cross-community organisation devoted to dealing with the legacy of t ...

(

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

) *

International Surfing Day International Surfing Day, held annually on the third Saturday of June, is an unofficial, environmentally conscious sports-centered holiday that celebrates the sport of surfing, surfing lifestyle, and the sustainability of ocean resources.

International Yoga Day The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated across the world annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in ...

* Midsummer *

World Music Day In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

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

We Tripantu ''Wiñoy Tripantu'' is the Mapuche celebration of the return of the sun and is sometimes called the Mapuche New Year."Celebración del "Wiñol xipantu": Inicio de un nuevo ciclo de la naturaleza".(Beca de investigación).'' Informe final 2003. Cent ...

, (

Mapuche The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...

, southern

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

) *

Willkakuti Willkakuti (Aymara for Return of the Sun), Machaq Mara (Aymara for New Year), Mara T'aqa, Jach'a Laymi or Pacha Kuti (in Spanish named ''Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico'' (Andean-Amazonic New Year)) is an Aymara celebration in Bolivia, Chile and the ...

, an Andean-Amazonic New Year ( Aymara)

Saturday between June 20–25

* Finnish Flag Day *

Juhannus Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer usually held at a date around the summer solstice. It has pagan pre-Christian roots in Europe. The undivided Christian Church designated June 24 as the feast day of the early Christian mar ...

(

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

)

Saturday nearest

Pixie Day Pixie Day is a tradition that takes place in Ottery St. Mary, England, annually on the Saturday nearest Mid-Summer's Day in June. Dating from 1954, and based on a pamphlet written by R. F. Delderfield for the 500th anniversary of the installatio ...

(

Ottery St. Mary Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, Fai ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

)

Third Sunday

* Father's Day (

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas,

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda,

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

, Cambodia, Canada, Chile,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Costa Rica, Cuba,

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana,

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, Hungary,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, Jamaica,

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, Kenya, Kosovo,

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius,

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria,

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay,

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, Peru,

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,

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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

= Monday Nearest to June 24

= * Discovery Day (

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

)

= Last Thursday

= * National Bomb Pop Day (

)

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 ...

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)

= Last Saturday

= * Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom) * Inventors' and Rationalizers' Day (

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

) *

Veterans' Day (Netherlands) Veteranendag (Veterans' Day) is the Netherlands' annual day of remembrance for the country's servicemen. Since 2005 it has been organized on the birthday of the late Prince Bernhard.Jolande Withuis, Annet Mooij -The Politics of War Trauma: The Af ...

= Last Sunday

= * Father's Day (

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

) * Log Cabin Day (

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

) * Mother's Day (

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

)

Fixed Gregorian observances

*May 15 – June 15 Tourette Syndrome awareness month. *May 25 – June 25 Bike Week (Bicycle Week), Bicycle Month (

) *May 27 – June 3 National Reconciliation Week (

) *May 28 – Flag Day (

) (Display of the flag in all places until June 12 is encouraged) *May 31 – June 1 Gawai Dayak (Dayak people, Dayaks in Sarawak,

and West Kalimantan, Indonesia) *June 1 **

(International observance, International), and its related observances: ***Parents' Day#International, Global Day of Parents ***Public holidays in Armenia, The Day of Protection of Children Rights (Armenia) ***Mothers' and Children's Day (Mongolia) **Fei Fei Day (Vancouver) **Global Day of Parents **Independence Day (Samoa) **Madaraka Day (

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

) **National Maritime Day (Mexico) **National Tree Planting Day (Cambodia) **Pancasila Day (Indonesia) **President's Day (Palau) **Flag of Tunisia, Victory Day (

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

) **World Milk Day *June 2 **

(North Korea) **Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan) **Public holidays in Bhutan#Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan) **Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria) **Decoration Day (Canada) **Festa della Repubblica (Italy) **International Whores' Day **List of food days#June, National Rocky Road Day (

) **List of food days#June, National Rotisserie Chicken Day (

) **Public holidays in Bhutan#Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Social Forestry Day (Bhutan) *June 3 **Confederate Memorial Day (Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee,

) **Commerce Consulate of Buenos Aires, Economist day (Buenos Aires, Argentina) **Mabo Day (

) **Martyr's Day (Uganda) **List of food days#June, National Chocolate Macaroon Day (

) **List of food days#June, National Egg Day (

) **Opium Suppression Movement Day (Taiwan) **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 (

) **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 (

) **List of food days#June, National Cognac Day (

) **National Unity Day (Hungary) **Memorials for the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 Memorial Day (International observance, International) *June 5 **Arbor Day#New Zealand, Arbor Day (

) **Constitution Day (Denmark) **Constitution Day (Faroe Island) **Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Day of Reclamation (Azerbaijan) ** Father's Day (Denmark) **Indian Arrival Day (Suriname) **Liberation Day (Seychelles) **List of food days#June, National Gingerbread Day (

) **List of food days#June, National Moonshine Day (

) **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) **List of food days#June, National Applesauce Day (

) **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 (

) **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) **

(Roman Empire) **Sette Giugno (Malta) **Union Dissolution Day (Norway) *June 8 **Bounty Day (

) **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 (

) **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 (

) **List of food days#June, National Iced Tea Day (

) **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 (

) **List of food days#June, National German Chocolate Cake Day (

) **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 (

) **Russia Day (Russia) **World Day Against Child Labour (International observances, international) *June 13 **Inventors' Day (

) **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 ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...

) **List of food days#June, National Lobster Day (

) **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 (

) **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 (

) **Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day (Latvia) **World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (International observance, International) *June 18 **Autistic Pride Day **Public holidays in Azerbaijan#Other observances, Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan) **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 observance, 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 (

) **List of food days#June, National Kouign Amann Day (

) **List of food days#June, National Vanilla Milkshake Day (

) **West Virginia Day (West Virginia) **World Refugee Day (International observance, International) *June 21 **Day of the Martyrs (Togo) ** Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon,

, Syria, Uganda, United Arab Emirates) **Go Skateboarding Day **National Aboriginal Day, National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada) **National Day (Greenland) **List of food days#June, National Peaches 'N' Cream Day (

) **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 observance, 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) **

(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 observance, International) **International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (International observance, International) **List of food days#June, National Chocolate Pudding Day (

) **Ratcatcher's Day (Hamelin, Germany) **Sunthorn Phu Day (Thailand) **World Refrigeration Day (International observance, 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,

) **Constitution Day (Ukraine) **Family Day (Vietnam) **List of food days#June, National Ceviche Day (

) **List of food days#June, National Tapioca Day (

) **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) **

*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. * Rose Gaujard in NHRG

The birth flowers are rose and honeysuckle. *The zodiac signs for the month of June are

(until June 20) and

(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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