New in Arthistory Reference, June 2024. June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June contains the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the day with the most daylight hours, and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, the day with the fewest daylight hours. 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 traditional astronomical summer is 21 June. In the Southern Hemisphere, meteorological winter begins on 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. The Latin name for June is Junius. Ovid offers multiple etymologies for the name in the Fasti, a poem about the Roman calendar. The first is that the month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, the goddess of marriage and the wife of the supreme deity Jupiter; the second is that the name comes from the Latin word iuniores, meaning younger ones, as opposed to maiores for which the preceding month May may be named.Another source claims June is named after Lucius Junius Brutus, founder of the roman Republic and ancestor of the Roman gens Junia. In ancient Rome, the period from mid-May through mid-June was considered inauspicious for marriage. Ovid says that he consulted the Flaminica Dialis, the high priestess of Jupiter, about setting a date for his daughter's wedding, and was advised to wait till after June 15. Plutarch, however, implies that the entire month of June was more favorable for weddings than May. Certain meteor showers take place in June. The Arietids takes place May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Beta Taurids June 5 to July 18. The June Bootids take place roughly between 26 June and 2 July each year. Under the calendar of ancient Rome, the festival of Ludi Fabarici took place on May 29-June 1, Kalendae Fabariae took place on June 1, the Festival to Bellona took place on June 3, Ludi Piscatorii took place on June 7, and Vestalia took place from June 7-June 15. A Rosalia was held on June 20. The Secular Games were held roughly every 100 years in either May or June. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. In Catholic tradition, June is the Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. LGBT Pride Month. African-American Music Appreciation Month. ALS Awareness Month. Caribbean American Heritage Month. Crop over, celebrated until the first Monday in August. Great Outdoors Month. National Smile Month. National Oceans Month. Season of Emancipation. PTSD Awareness Month. List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar. List of observances set by the Chinese calendar. List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar. List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar. Bike to Work Week Victoria. Phi Ta Khon Dates are selected by village mediums and can take place anywhere between March and July. See also Movable Western Christian observances. See also Movable Eastern Christian observances. Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. National Trails Day. Saio Matsuri. Armed Forces Day. Children's Day. Father's Day. National Cancer Survivors Day. Teacher's Day. The Seamen's Day. June Holiday. Queen's Official Birthday. Western Australia Day. Global Running Day. Labour Day. National Doughnut Day. China's Cultural Heritage Day. Start of National Dairy Goat Awareness Week, ending on the third Saturday. National Day. Queen's Official Birthday. Canadian Rivers Day. Children's Day. Father's Day. Mother's Day. Queen's Official Birthday. Queen's Official Birthday. Seersucker Thursday. International Surfing Day. Bike Week. Father's Day. National Flip Flop Day. Day of Private Reflection. International Surfing Day. International Yoga Day. Midsummer. National Aboriginal Day. World Music Day. We Tripantu. Willkakuti, an Andean-Amazonic New Year. Take Your Dog to Work Day. Finnish Flag Day.