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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”

The Summer Solstice in the Northern Hempishere is when the North Pole has maximum tilt towards the Sun, meaning the longest period of daylight and the shortest night of the year when the Sun as as its highest position in the sky. At the North Pole there is continuous daylight. It usually occurs on theContinue reading “Summer Solstice”

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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”

Global Wind Day This is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth. Global Wind Day is a coordinated action between WindEurope and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) andContinue reading “Holidays on 15th June”

Falklands Liberation Day This is the National Day of the Falklands, and commemorates the liberation of the Falklands Islanders from Argentine military occupation at the end of the Falklands War on 14th June 1982. Commemorations include a thanksgiving service at Christ Church Cathedral, followed by wreath laying at the Liberation Memorial and a military paradeContinue reading “Holidays on 14th June”