June

       June or Juno is named for the Roman goddess of marriage and children. The Latin word for June, “juvenis” or young people, best fits the month’s meaning and fun experienced by the youth. Of course, if you are living in the South Hemisphere, winter is on its way.

  June is no longer the most popular month of getting married in the United States, it is now being edged out by October. Concerning births, August is the most popular birth month in the USA.

        June’s month-long observances include LGBTQ, Pride Month, American and Caribbean Heritage Month, Black Music Appreciation and National Safety Month.

Special attention or recognition dates in June: 1^st, the Atlantic hurricane season begins 5^th, World Environment Day; 14^th Flag Day; 16^th Islamic New Year; 21^st Summer Solstice, longest day of the year; 21^st Father’s Day (US, UK, Canada).

  Father’s Day became a U.S. national holiday in 1972. The first observance was on June 19, 1910, when Sonora Smart Dodd’s father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. 

Let’s not forget some Awareness Days such as National Frozen Yogurt Day and Monkey Around Day.

        Birth flowers are the Rose & Honeysuckle. Birthstones: Pearl, Alexandrite, & Moonstone.