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June Holiday / Religious Observance Calendar
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Code used in calendar:
Most frequently observed holidays and religious observances to be aware of when scheduling are printed in boldface type.
- Preceding a date indicates a University or U.S. holiday.
- Preceding a date indicates a religious observance.
Jewish, Islamic, and Baha'i holidays begin at sundown on the previous day.
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2007-2008 Monthly Calendars
Major Religious and U.S. Public Holidays July 2007 - June 2012
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Holidays, Religious Observances, and Other Interesting Dates
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June 1 - 30
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.
Month set aside to celebrate the contributions of gay and lesbian Americans.
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June 1
Madaraka (Self-Rule) Day : Kenya.
Commemorates the beginning of self-rule in 1964.
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June 2
Republic Day : Italy.
Commemorates the founding of the Italian republic on June 2, 1946.
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June 5
Constitution Day : Denmark.
Celebration of adoption of the constitutional monarchy in 1849.
- Ascension Day : Eastern Orthodox & Coptic Orthodox Christian.
Day set aside by Eastern Orthodox Christians to commemorate Jesus’ ascension into heaven.
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June 6
National Day : Sweden.
Celebrates gaining independence from Denmark in 1523.
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June 9
- Shavuoth (Festival of Weeks) : Jewish.
Marks the end of the seven weeks following Passover. Also commemorates Moses receiving the Torah and the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
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June 12
Independence Day : Philippines.
Commemorates independence from Spain in 1898.
Independence Day (Observed): Russia.
Commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Russian Federation in 1991.
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June 15
- Pentecost : Eastern Orthodox & Coptic Orthodox Christian.
Celebrated on this date by those following the Julian calendar.
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June 17
Independence Day : Iceland.
Celebrates the declaration of independence from Denmark in 1944.
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June 18
Evacuation Day : Egypt.
Celebrates the end of the Egyptian monarchy and the proclamation of the republic in 1952.
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June 19
Juneteenth: African-American.
Celebrates the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. June 19th is the date in 1865, 2 1/2 years after the proclamation was issued, when slaves in Texas first learned about their freedom from soldiers in the Union army led by General Gordon Grange.
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June 26
Independence Day: Somalia.
Celebrates the end of the British protectorate in 1960.
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June 27
Stonewall Rebellion Anniversary : Gay/Lesbian.
Anniversary of the day in 1969 when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City. Marks the beginning of the battle by gays and lesbian for equal rights in the United States.
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June 30
- Nagoshi-no-Oharai : Shinto.
Purification ceremony, originally intended for the purification of agricultural workers to ward off mishaps; now one of the two days of national purification in Japan during the year.
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Updated 08/31/2007
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