We are back with another post of our monthly series in which we gather almost
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all national and international holidays, events, festivals and other important days from round the world. This time we are going to explore June.
June is famous for its hot weather and for the longest day of the year i-e 22nd June but like all other months there are several events and festivals that are celebrated in the month of June. Let us have a look on them.
Month of June
The Days which are celebrated internationally:
1st June
- International Children’s Day
4th June
- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, (recognized by the UN)
- Clean Air Day
5th June
- World Environment Day, (recognized by the UN)
- International Phoebe Day
8th June
- World Brain Tumor Day
- World Ocean Day
10th June
- Ballpoint Pen Day
12th June
- World Day Against Child Labor
14th June
- World Blood Donor Day, (recognized by the UN)
17th June
- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought,(recognized by the UN)
18th June:
- International Ride to Work Day
- Autistic Pride Day
19th June
- World Sickle Cell Day
20th June
- World Refugee Day (recognized by the UN)
21st June
- World Music Day
23rd June
- United Nations Public Service Day
26th June
- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (recognized by the UN)
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (recognized by the UN)
28th June
- International Caps Lock Day
3rd Sunday of June
- International Fathers’ Day
Month of June is also celebrated for many amazing activities worldwide:
- ALS Awareness Month (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
- National Athletic Therapy Month
- National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month
- National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
- Relay for Life
- Seniors Month
- Stroke Awareness Month
- Black Music Month
- LGBT Pride Month
Different Days of June celebrated in specific Countries
1st June
- Children’s Day in Romania and Vietnam
- Madaraka Day (National Day) in Kenya
2nd June
- Coronation Day in Bhutan
1–2 June
- Republic day in Ghana
3rd June
- Father’s Day (First Sunday of June) in Lithuania
4th June
- National Flag Day in Estonia
6th June
- National Day of Sweden in Sweden
7th June
- Sette Giugno (National Day) in Malta
8th June
- Whitsuntide Day in Romania
9th June
- Heroes’ Day in Uganda
10th June
- National Day in Portugal
12th June
- Chaco Armistice in Paraguay
- Independence Day in Phillipines
- Whit Sunday in Romania
13th June
- Queen’s Birthday in Papua New Guinea
- Queen’s Birthday in Fiji
14th June
- Flag Day in United States
- Day of Mourning and Commemoration in Estonia
15th June
- Lucy day in Azerbaijan
16th June
- Youth Day in South Africa
17th June
- Father’s Day in Italy and Guatemala
19th June
- Labor Day in Trinidad
- Grandparents’ Day, Arbor Day and Day of the Never Anymore in Uruguay
20th June
- Martyrs’ Day in Eritrea
21st June
- Father’s Day in Lebanon and Palestine
22nd June
- Anti-fascist struggle day in Croatia
23rd June
- Victory Day in Estonia
- National Day in Luxembourg
- Midsummer Eve in Latvia
24th June
- Midsummer day in Latvia
- St. John’s Day in Lithuania
- St. John’s Day or Midsummer Day in Estonia
25th June
- Statehood Day in Croatia
- National Day in Slovenia
26th June
- Army and Navy Day in Azerbaijan
- Independence Day Madagascar
- Flag Day in Romania
28th June
- Constitution Day in Ukraine
- St. Vitus’ Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina (For Orthodox)
29th June
- Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Malta
30th June
- Army Day in Guatemala
- Army Day in Italy
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