Sweet June! The first day of summer, the patriotism of Flag Day, the domestic bliss of Father's Day! Days are long and full of delights: cloud-watching, ice-cream-truck-chasing, watermelon-seed-spitting. As my Uncle Buck, a teacher by trade, a farmer by birth, and a philosopher by nature, explained when asked by a student what he did over the summer, "Sometimes I farm, and sometimes I get a jug and sit under a tree and contemplate the futility of human endeavor." Here's hoping your June is as irreverent as my Uncle Buck.
Monthly Observances
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, as well as International Men's Month and International Child Cancer Campaign Month. It is the National Month for Accordion Awareness, so listen to some Weird Al Yankovic, and is also the National Month for aphasia awareness, bathroom reading, candy, LGBT (Lesbian/ Gay/ Bisexual/ Transgender), iced tea, rivers, roses, safety, smiles, soul food, and steakhouses, so take your favorite bisexual out to a steakhouse by the river and order some iced tea, but save the bathroom reading for home.
Weirdest Holiday: Yell "Fudge" to the Cobras in North America Day (2nd). I don't know where to begin with this one. First of all, I did not make it up. Second, since cobras are not indigenous to North America, I can imagine this would work only if you bother to visit a zoo or herpetarium. Happy fudge-yelling! Also notable: Stupid Guy Thing Day is the 22nd, so put on your beer hat, dust off your Transformers, and enjoy a nice Man Show marathon with a fantasy baseball chaser.
June Traditions
Flower: rose - beauty, love
Birthstone: pearl - tears of a beautiful bride
Gemini's gem: agate
Zodiac sign: Gemini (1-21) and Cancer (22-30; see July for details). Gemini , represented by the Twins, is an air sign, so Gemini people tend to be very changeable and quick to rush into things. They are also represented by the twins because they can sometimes have dual natures, which is a nice way of saying they can be quirky and lie a lot, and yet it is this mutability that can make them quite interesting and charming. As a result of this fascinating combination of charisma and dishonesty, Gemini people make excellent politicians! Best friends: Libra and Aquarius. Best love matches: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
Famous Birthdays: Marilyn Monroe (1st), Tony Curtis (2nd), Rafael Nadal (3rd), Angelina Jolie (4th),Socrates (5th), His Holiness, the Dalai Lama (6th), Prince (7th), Joan Rivers (8th), Michael J. Fox (9th), Judy Garland (10th), Gene Wilder (11th), Anne Frank (12th), The Olsen Twins (13th), Donald Trump (14th), Neil Patrick Harris (15th), Geronimo (16th), Kendrick Lamar (17th), Sir Paul McCartney (18th), Salman Rushdie (19th), Nicole Kidman (20th), Prince William (21st), Meryl Streep (22nd), Jason Mraz (23rd), Solange Knowles 24th), George Michael (25th), Ariana Grande (26th), Helen Keller (27th), Mel Brooks (28th), Gary Busey (29th), Lena Horne (30th).
Catholic Feast Days
1- Ste Gwen, St Justin, St Theobald of Alba
2 -Ste Blandina, St Elmo
3- St Charles Lwanga, Ste Clotilda, St Kevin, St Morand
4 -St Adalgrin, Stes Breaca & Buriana, St Clateus, St Cornelius MacConchailleadh, St Francis Caracciolo, St Nennoc, St Optatus of Milevis, St Petroc, St Quirinus of Croatia, Ste Saturnina of Arras
5 -St Boniface of Mainz, St James Salmonelli
6 -St Claude, St Norbert, St Philip the Deacon
7 -The Venerable Matt Talbot, St Meriadoc
8 -St Medard
9- St Columba, St Ephraem, the Blessed Diana of Andolo, Ste Pelagia of Antioch
10- Ste Olive, St Landry
11- St Barnabus
12- St Onuphrius, the Blessed Guy of Cortona
13- St Anthony of Padua
14- St Dogmael, the Blessed Castora Gabrielli, St Marcellinus
15- Ste Germaine Cousin, St Vitus, St Abraham, Ste Alice
16- St Benno, St Cyriacus, St John Francis Regis, Ste Lutgardis, St Tychon
17- St Botolph, St Harvey
18- Ste Alena, Ste Elizabeth of Schonau
19- St Boniface of Querfurt, Sts Gervase & Protase
20- The Blessed Michelina, Ste Osanna of Mantua
21- St Alban, St Albinus of Mainz, St Aloysius Gonzaga, St Leutfridis, St Méen
22- St Acacius, St Paulinus of Nola, St Thomas More, St Nicetas
23- Ste Agrippina, Ste Audrey, St Joseph Cafasso
24- St John the Baptist
25- Ste Eurosia, St Molaug
26- St Pelayo
27- Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ste Emma of Gurk, St Gotteschalk, St Laszlo
28- St Basildes, Ste Irene of Constantinople
29- St Paul, St Peter
30- The Venerable Pierre Toussaint, the Blessed Raymund Lull, St Theobald of Provence
Want to see what's going on in other months? Check out:
January - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/01/your-january-birthday-january-holidays.html
February - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/02/your-february-birthday-february.html
March - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/03/your-march-birthday-march-holidays.html
April - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/03/your-april-birthday-april-holidays.html
May - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/05/your-may-birthday-may-holidays.html
July - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/07/your-july-birthday-july-holidays.html
August - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/07/your-august-birthday-august-holidays.html
September - https://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2019/08/your-september-birthday-september.html
October - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/09/your-october-birthday-october-holidays.html
November - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2017/10/your-november-birthday-november.html
December - http://bucketofuseful.blogspot.com/2016/12/your-december-birthday-december.html
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