June 💕Observances

June - abbreviated Jun or Jun. - is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars - the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. June is 30 days long.

Etymologically, June is ultimately derived from the Latin month of Iunius, named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno (Latin: Iūnō). The name June entered English in the 13th century via the Anglo-Norman join, junye and junie. It was also written in Middle English as Iun and Juin, while the spelling variant Iune was in use until the 17th century.

In ancient Rome, the period from mid-May through mid-June may have been considered inauspicious for marriages. The Roman poet Ovid claimed to have consulted the flaminica Dialis, the high priestess of the god Jupiter, about setting a date for his daughter's wedding, but was advised to wait until after 15 June. 

The Greek philosopher and writer Plutarch, however, implied that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May.

June marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours. In the Southern Hemisphere, June is the start of winter and contains the winter solstice, the day with the fewest hours of daylight out of the year.

 

 

Observances

In Catholicism, June is dedicated to the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This observance is called the Month of the Sacred Heart.

In Canada, June is ALS Awareness Month, a campaign to spread awareness and raise funds for a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Filipino Heritage Month. 

In the United States, the National Safety Council established June as National Safety Month, a month-long observance with the general aim of increasing awareness by individuals and organizations of the leading safety and health risks and ultimately decreasing the number of unintentional injuries and deaths throughout the country. 

In the United States in June is Pride Month, which is the celebration of LGBT individuals and the advancement of their civil liberties.

Caribbean-American Heritage Month also occurs annually in June.

National Smile Month, the largest oral health campaign in the United Kingdom and organised by the Oral Health Foundation, commences between alternating dates from mid-May to mid-June.

 

1 June: International Children's Day and World Milk Day
2 June: International Whores' Day
4 June: 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre anniversary commemorations

3rd Sunday: Father's Day

15 June: Global Wind Day
16 June: International Day of the African Child
18 June: Autistic Pride Day
19 June: World Sauntering Day

21 June: Go Skateboarding Day; Midsummer; World Hydrography Day; World Music Day
25 June: World Vitiligo Day
26 June: World Refrigeration Day

 

Symbols

In astrology, the Zodiac signs for those born between 21 May and 21 June is Gemini. 

For people born between 22 June and 22 July, their sign is Cancer. The birthstones associated with June in the United States are pearl, moonstone and alexandrite. The birth flowers of June are rose and honeysuckle.