june

     

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calenar, 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

Trivia about june

  • A 1941 song asked, "I like New York in" this month, "how about you?"
  • Robert Burns' love was like a melody in tune or a rose in this month
  • D-Day anniversary &Magna Carta day
  • Probably named for the Roman goddess of marriage, this month is one of the most popular for weddings
  • In 1996, Flag Day & Fathers' Day fell two days apart in this month
  • James Russell Lowell asked, "What is so rare as a day in" this month
  • In both Canada & the U.S., Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in this month
  • In European tradition the 23rd of this month brings midsummer's eve frolic
  • Flag Day
  • In this month in 1777, Congress resolved that the flag "...be 13 stripes alternate red and white"
  • It's the second month of the year with exactly 30 days in it
  • In 1872 Julia Ward Howe, mother of 6, suggested Mother's Day but wanted it in this month, which sounds a bit late
  • Warning about skin cancer, this month is Cancer in the Sun Month; it's also when some cancers are born
  • "I like New York in" this month, "How about you?"
  • A 1941 song asked, "I like New York in" this month, "how about you?"
  • Named after an important goddess & protector of women or a prominent Roman family
  • Bloomsday, a celebration of Joyce & his works, is celebrated each year on the 16th of this month
  • In the musical "Carousel", it's the month of the first clambake of the year

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