June 15785 226184609 2008-07-17T05:54:25Z Lid 1391607 completely unecessary {{refimprove|date=April 2007}} {{Month header}} {{otheruses}} {| style="float:right;" |{{JuneCalendar}} |} '''June''' is the sixth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], with a length of 30 [[day]]s. The month is named after the [[Roman mythology|Roman goddess]] [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]], wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the [[Greek mythology|Greek goddess]] [[Hera]]. See:- [[Month#Months in various calendars|Months in various calendars]] At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of [[Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]. However, due to the [[precession]] of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the [[astrology|astrological]] sign of [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]], and ends with the sun in the astrological sign of [[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]]. June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] is the seasonal equivalent to December in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] and vice versa. The month of June—in the Northern Hemisphere—is in Spring until the 21st, when Summer begins. The traditional June [[birthstone]] is the [[pearl]]. The June [[birthday|birth flower]] is the [[rose]], or the [[honeysuckle]], as roses and honeysuckles bloom throughout June. June is also sometimes called the "Rose month." June is known for the large number of [[marriage]]s that occur over the course of the month. June is named after [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]] ([[Hera]]). Juno was the goddess of marriage and a married couple's household, so some consider it good luck to be married in this month.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindemans|first=Micha F.|title=Juno|publisher=[[Encyclopedia Mythica]]|date=February 12, 2004|url=http://www.pantheon.org/articles/j/juno.html|accessdate=2007-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Napier|first=James|authorlink=James Napier|title=Folk Lore or Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century (1879)|publisher=Kessinger Publishing|date=August 1, 2003|location=Whitefish, MT|pages=p.51|isbn=9780766179073}}</ref> In both common and leap years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as June. This month and May are the only two months that have this. == Events in June == [[Image:Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry juin.jpg|right|thumb|June, from the ''Très riches heures du duc de Berry'']] * [[Madaraka Day]] [[June 1]] to commemorate when [[Kenya]] gained internal self-rule. * [[Flag Day]]s of [[Sweden]] ([[June 6]]), [[United States]] ([[June 14]] &mdash; see [[Flag Day in the United States]]), [[Denmark]] ([[June 15]]), [[Argentina]] ([[June 20]]), and [[Romania]] ([[June 26]]). * [[Caribbean-American Heritage Month]], [http://www.cbc.bb/index.pl/article?id=1504481], in the United States of America. * D-Day landings by Allied forces in Normandy, June 6th, 1944. * [[Kamehameha Day]], on [[June 11]], is a state holiday in [[Hawaii]], [[United States of America|US]], honoring the first ruler of the one-time kingdom. * [[Philippine Declaration of Independence|Philippine Independence Day]] is on [[June 12]]. * Feast of [[St. Anthony of Padua]] [[June 13]] * [[United Kingdom]] &ndash; [[Trooping the Colour]] (Military celebration of the monarch's official birthday held in [[London]] on the second Saturday of June) * [[Bloomsday]] in Ireland, and worldwide among fans of [[James Joyce]]'s ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]'' [[June 16]] * [[Youth Day#South Africa|Youth Day]] in [[South Africa]] [[June 16]] * [[Comrades Marathon|The Comrades]] in [[South Africa]] [[June 16]]. * [[Juneteenth]], (aka Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) primarily in [[Texas]] [[June 19]], * "Martyrs Day" in [[Eritrea]] [[June 20]] * 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 [[neopaganism|pagan]] [[wheel of the year]] the summer solstice is the time of [[Litha]] and the winter solstice is that of [[Yule]]. * Feast of the Birth of [[St. John the Baptist]] ([[Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day]] in [[Quebec]]) [[June 24]]. * Feast of [[St. Peter]] and [[St. Paul]], principal patrons of the [[Church of Rome]], [[June 29]] * [[Father's Day]] (in [[Belgium]] on the second Sunday in June) (in the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], Mexico, the [[Netherlands]], [[Ireland]] and [[Canada]] on the third Sunday in June) * [[Midsummer (holiday)|Midsummer]] is celebrated in [[Sweden]] on the third Friday in June. * [[Gay pride]] celebrations take place in many countries in honour of the [[Stonewall riots]]. * The majority of the [[Portland Rose Festival]] occurs. * 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. Secondary schools are off during the month (and also July and August), while June is the last month in primary schools. * The second Sunday in June is Canadian Rivers Day. == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == {{wiktionary}} {{Commonscat|June}} {{months}} [[Category:Months]] [[Category:June| ]] [[af:Junie]] [[als:Juni]] [[ang:Sēremōnaþ]] [[ar:يونيو]] [[an:Chunio]] [[arc:ܚܙܝܪܢ]] [[frp:Jouen]] [[ast:Xunu]] [[gn:Jasypoteĩ]] [[ay:Juyphi phaxsi]] [[az:İyun]] [[bn:জুন]] [[zh-min-nan:6 goe̍h]] [[be:Чэрвень]] [[be-x-old:Чэрвень]] [[bs:Juni]] [[br:Mezheven]] [[bg:Юни]] [[ca:Juny]] [[cv:Çĕртме]] [[ceb:Hunyo]] [[cs:Červen]] [[co:Ghjugnu]] [[cy:Mehefin]] [[da:Juni]] [[de:Juni]] [[dv:ޖޫން]] [[dsb:Smažki]] [[et:Juuni]] [[el:Ιούνιος]] [[myv:Аштемков]] [[es:Junio]] [[eo:Junio]] [[ext:Húniu]] [[eu:Ekain]] [[ee:Masa]] [[fa:ژوئن]] [[fo:Juni]] [[fr:Juin]] [[fy:Juny]] [[fur:Zugn]] [[ga:Meitheamh]] [[gan:六月]] [[gv:Mean Souree]] [[gd:An t-Og-mhios]] [[gl:Xuño]] [[ko:6월]] [[haw:Iune]] [[hy:Հունիս]] [[hi:जून]] [[hsb:Junij]] [[hr:Lipanj]] [[io:Junio]] [[ig:June]] [[ilo:Junio]] [[id:Juni]] [[ia:Junio]] [[ie:Junio]] [[xh:Eyesilimela]] [[is:Júní]] [[it:Giugno]] [[he:יוני]] [[jv:Juni]] [[kn:ಜೂನ್]] [[ka:ივნისი]] [[csb:Czerwińc]] [[kk:Маусым]] [[kw:Mys Metheven]] [[ky:Июнь]] [[sw:Juni]] [[kv:Лöддза-номъя тöлысь]] [[ht:Jen]] [[ku:Pûşper]] [[lad:Junio]] [[lo:ມີຖຸນາ]] [[la:Iunius]] [[lv:Jūnijs]] [[lb:Juni]] [[lt:Birželis]] [[lij:Zûgno]] [[li:Juni]] [[ln:Sánzá ya motóbá]] [[hu:Június]] [[mk:Јуни]] [[mg:Jiona]] [[ml:ജൂണ്‍]] [[mt:Ġunju]] [[mi:Pipiri]] [[mr:जून]] [[ms:Jun]] [[mdf:Ийуньков]] [[my:ဇွန်]] [[nah:Tlachicuazti]] [[nl:Juni]] [[nds-nl:Juni]] [[ja:6月]] [[nap:Giùgno]] [[no:Juni]] [[nn:Juni]] [[nrm:Juîn]] [[nov:June]] [[oc:Junh]] [[nds:Juni]] [[pl:Czerwiec]] [[pt:Junho]] [[ksh:Juuni]] [[ro:Iunie]] [[qu:Inti raymi killa]] [[ru:Июнь]] [[sah:Бэс ыйа]] [[se:Geassemánnu]] [[sc:Làmpadas]] [[sco:Juin]] [[sq:Qershori]] [[scn:Giugnu]] [[simple:June]] [[ss:ÍNhlaba]] [[sk:Jún]] [[sl:Junij]] [[szl:Čyrwjec]] [[so:Juun]] [[sr:Јун]] [[su:Juni]] [[fi:Kesäkuu]] [[sv:Juni]] [[tl:Hunyo]] [[ta:ஜூன்]] [[kab:Yunyu]] [[tt:Yün]] [[te:జూన్]] [[th:มิถุนายน]] [[vi:Tháng sáu]] [[tg:Июн]] [[tpi:Jun]] [[tr:Haziran]] [[uk:Червень]] [[ur:جون]] [[vo:Yunul]] [[fiu-vro:Piimäkuu]] [[wa:Djun]] [[vls:Juni]] [[war:Hunyo]] [[yi:יוני]] [[yo:June]] [[zh-yue:6月]] [[bat-smg:Biržielis]] [[zh:6月]]