Results: June Is Bustin' Out All Over
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As the song goes, June is bustin' out all over -- for most people, June is one of the best months of the year. Still not too hot or humid, the rain and uncertain weather of April and May is usually over. Here are just a few things to be looking forward to in June. Are any of these things you are looking forward to?
June is, in most areas, the month in which schools are let out for the summer
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Father's Day is celebrated the third Sunday in June. This year, it will be on the 17th of June.
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The summer solstice or longest day of the year will occur this year on June 21 at 6:07 a.m. EST -- this also marks the official start to summer
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June, while traditionally has been the most popular month for weddings, actually now falls to the third most popular month after October and September. Still, it is a popular time, and many of us will attend a June wedding this year.
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June is graduation month for many universities and colleges, with May as a close second.
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Flag Day is celebrated in the U.S. and has been since June 14, 1777 when the Second Continental Congress passed a Flag Resolution.
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June 28 is Paul Bunyan Day which celebrates American folklore and stories about the legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan
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Juneteenth is a holiday on June 19, commemorating the freedom of the slaves in the United States. The name Juneteenth is a combination of the words June and nineteenth. The day is also called Emancipation Day and Freedom Day.
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This June 7, Ontario will be holding a provincial election, so by the time this survey is published, Ontario may have a new government party and leader
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June is Gay Pride Month, not just in Canada and the U.S., but all over the world. Everywhere there will be parades, festivals, parties and events celebrating the LGBTQ community and their allies.
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For soccer fans, the 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Russia starting June 14
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Here is some fun June trivia. How many of these did you already know?
June is often considered a "summer month", whereas September is not. This is despite the fact that September has twice as many summer days as June.
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The Romans called June "Iunius" or Junius, but it is unclear whether this was after Juno, goddess of marriage, or whether May and June were named for the old and young: 'maiores' and 'juniores'.
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Oddly enough, no month starts on the same day of the week, in common or leap years, as June.
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Antony and Cleopatra and Henry IV Part 1 are the only Shakespeare plays that mention June.
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June Bugs, (Cotinis nitida), are the large bugs found in eastern Canada and the U.S. during May and June. The bugs get this name because the transition of larva to adult happens in this month. These are usually seen in the dark when they are attracted to light.
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Not only is June 21st usually the day of the Summer Solstice, it is also National Nude day.
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Knew none of these
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The June solstice holds a special place of celebration in many cultures. People around the world celebrate the day with feasts, picnics, dance, and music.
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Lastly, here are some quotes celebrating or mentioning June. How many have you heard?
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. -- Bernard Williams
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January. -- Hal Borland
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And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays. -- James Russell Lowell
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All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves. -- Robert Browning
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How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? -- Dr. Seuss
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter. -- Billy Connolly
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Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. -- Al Bernstein
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No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by the poorest comer. -- James Russell Lowell
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To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
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It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise. -- Mark Twain
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