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Line 1: {{monththisyear\|6}} '''June''' (Jun.) is the sixth [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Julian calendar\|Julian]] and [[Gregorian calendar]]s, coming between [[May]] and [[July]]. It has 30 [[day]]s~~. In [[Sweden]] in [[1732]] the month had 31 days~~. June is named for the [[Roman mythology\|Roman goddess]] [[Juno (mythology)\|Juno]], the wife of [[Jupiter (mythology)\|Jupiter]]~~. She is [[Deity\|goddess]] of [[marriage]]. Because of this, getting married in June was thought to be lucky~~. June never begins on the same day of the week as any other month, but always ends on the same day of the week as [[March]]. == The Month == June comes between [[May]] and [[July]] and is the sixth month of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It is one of ~~the~~ four months to have 30 days. No other month of any year begins on the same day of the week as June;: this month and May are the only two months with this property. June ends on the same day of the week as [[March]] every year, as each other's last days are 13 weeks (91 days) apart.[[File:Marilyn Monroe, Photoplay 1953.jpg\|thumb\|246x246px\|[[Marilyn Monroe]] was born on June 1, 1926]]In common years, June starts on the same day of the week as [[September]] and [[December]] of the previous year, and in leap years, [[April]] and [[July]] of the previous year. In common years, June finishes on the same day of the week as September of the previous year, and in leap years, April and December of the previous year. Every year, June starts on the same day of the week as [[February]] of the following year, as each other's first days are exactly 35 weeks (245 days) apart. In years immediately before common years, June starts on the same day of the week as [[March]] and [[November]] of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, [[August]] of the following year. In years immediately before common years, June finishes on the same day of the week as August and November of the following year, and in years immediately before leap years, [[May]] of the following year. [[File:After Hans Holbein the Younger - Portrait of Henry VIII - Google Art Project.jpg\|thumb\|273x273px\|[[Henry VIII]] was born on June 28, 1491]] Line 13: ==Events in June== * In the Catholic Church the month of June is dedicated to the [[Sacred Heart]] of Jesus.<ref>https://books.google.it/books?id=LzctzwEACAAJ&dq=June+Sacred+Heart&hl=it&sa=X&redir_esc=y</ref> * The [[solstice]] occurs around [[June 21]], but it may occur on either the [[June 20\|20th]] or the [[June 22\|22nd]]. It is the [[summer]] solstice in the northern hemisphere and the [[winter]] solstice in the southern hemisphere. * Midsummer is celebrated in [[Sweden]] on the third [[Friday]] in June. * [[Father's Day]] is celebrated in the [[United States]] on the third [[Sunday]] in June. * In the United States, the National Safety Council established June as National Safety Month, with the objective to increase the awareness of all people in the country of the main safety and health risks.<ref>https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/get-involved/national-safety-month\|website=www.nsc.org</ref> * [[Gay pride]] celebrations happen in many countries, in honour of the [[Stonewall riots]]. * [[World]] [[Environment]] Day is celebrated on [[June 5]]. Line 87 ⟶ 89: == Trivia == * June is one of ~~the~~ two months that never begins on the same day of the week as any other months within any calendar year. ([[May]] is the other) * The months of June and [[July]] both start with the "Ju" letter combination in the [[English language]], and in some [[language]]s have only one letter's difference between their names. * June's [[flower]] is the [[Rose]]. Line 93 ⟶ 95: * The Zodiac signs for June are [[Gemini (astrology)\|Gemini]] (May 21 – June 20) and [[Cancer (astrology)\|Cancer]] (June 21 – July 21). * At the [[North Pole]], the [[Sun]] does not set in June; at the [[South Pole]], it does not rise. == References == * [[June 1]] is the only day in June to start within the fifth twelfth of the [[calendar]] year. {{reflist}} {{Months\|nocat=1}} [[Category:Months\|*06]]