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Saint Jean-Baptiste Day is a holiday celebrated on 24th June in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, the first mention of it being in 1606. It was declared a public holiday in Quebec in 1925,Continue reading “Saint Jean-Baptiste/Nativity of John the Baptist Day”

The national holiday of Luxembourg is celebrated on 23rd June, although this has never been the actual birthday of any ruler of Luxembourg. It is also known as The Grand Duke’s Official Birthday, although if the monarch of Luxembourg is female it is known as the Grand Duchess’s Official Birthday. The monarch’s birthday has notContinue reading “Luxembourgish National Day”

World Camel Day This day honours the Camel and its importance in life. This day was created in 2009 by Dr. Abdul Raziq Kakar, this day chosen because it is the longest and hottest day of the year. World Rainforest Day This day was founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, to celebrate the importance ofContinue reading “Holidays on 22nd June”

International Day of Yoga On 11th December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21st June as the International Day of Yoga by resoluation 69/131. It aims to raise awareness of the many benefits of practicing yoga. World Giraffe Day This holiday was established by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) as a way of celebrating the tallestContinue reading “Holidays on 21st June”

World Refugee Day This is international day to honour people who have been forced to flee. It honours the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home county to escape conflict or persecution. It shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees, helping to mobilise political willContinue reading “Holidays on 20th June”

This is a federal holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on 19th June to commemorate the end of slavery in the Untied States. The holiday’s name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to 19th June 1865 when Major General Gordan Granger ordered the final enforcement of theContinue reading “Juneteenth”

Icelandic National Day This commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on 17th June 1944. This date also marks the end of Iceland’s centuries old ties with Denmark. The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of John Sigurosson, a major figure of Icelandic culture and the leader of the 19th century IcelandicContinue reading “Holidays on 17th June”

Bloomsday This is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed annually in Dublin and elsewhere on 16th June, the day his 1922 novel Ulysses took place in 1904, the date of his first sexual encounter with his wife-to-be Nora Barnacle, and named after its protagonist Leopold Bloom. The firstContinue reading “Holidays on 16th June”