June

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(jūn) pronunciation
n. (Abbr. Jun.)
The sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

[Middle English, from Old English Junius and from Old French juin, both from Latin (mēnsis) Iūnius, (month) of June, from Iūnō, Juno. See Juno.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - The month following May and preceding July.

pronunciation On this June day the buds in my garden are almost as enchanting as the open flowers. — Francis King

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sign description: Fingerspell J-U-N-E for the month of June.




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  • Periods of Time - June: sixth month of year, containing 30 days, following May, preceding July, including first day of summer



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June (Listeni/n/ joon) is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Ovid provides two etymologies for June's name in his poem concerning the months entitled the Fasti. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera, the second is that the name comes from the Latin word iuniores, meaning "younger ones," as opposed to maiores ("elders") for which the preceding month May may be named (Fasti VI.1–88). See: Months in various calendars also called the season of the unicorn.

In both common and leap years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as June. This month and May are the only two months that have this property. June ends on the same day of the week as March every year.

June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.

In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June.

At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, and ends with the sun in the astrological sign of Cancer.

June is known for the large number of marriages that occur over the course of the month. According to one etymology, June is named after Juno (Hera). Juno was the goddess of marriage and a married couple's household, so some consider it good luck to be married in this month.[1]

In Iceland, folklore says that if you bathe naked in the morning dew on the morning of June 24, you are supposed to keep aging at bay for longer.

Events in June

June, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry
Trooping the Colour is celebrated in June in London

June symbols

Red and white roses

References

  1. ^ Napier, James (August 1, 2003). Folk Lore or Superstitious Beliefs in the West of Scotland within This Century (1879). Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7661-7907-3. 
  2. ^ shgresources.com

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - juni

Nederlands (Dutch)
juni

Français (French)
n. - juin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Juni

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ο μήνας) Ιούνιος

Italiano (Italian)
giugno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - junho (m)

Русский (Russian)
июнь

Español (Spanish)
n. - junio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - juni

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
六月

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 六月

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 6월

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 6月

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يونيو, شهر حزيران‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יוני‬


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