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From World Environment Day to Matariki, here’s our calendar for **June** with links to the Solstice, World Oceans Day and International Surfing Day.

Events

 * June 1** [|Sharing Day]


 * June 3** [|Mabo Day]

[|World Environment Day on Flickr]
 * June 5** World Environment Day


 * June 6** [|National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag)] (Sweden)


 * June 8** World Oceans Day

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Cooktown, Queensland - The annual event comemorates the landing of Lt. James Cook in 1770 and includes a fully costumed re-enactment of his first meeting with the Guugu Yimithirr and Kuku Yalanji people. [|More info...]
 * June 8-11** Re-enactment of Cook's Landing


 * June 12** [|Declaration of Independence] (Philippines)

June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. The month of June—in the Northern Hemisphere—is in Spring until the 21st, when the first day of summer begins.
 * June 21** Solstice

http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm **Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.** Dating back to 1865, it was on **June 19th**that the Union soldiers, led by **Major General Gordon Granger**, landed at **Galveston, Texas** with news that the war had ended and that the **enslaved were now free**. Note that this was **two and a half years __after__** President Lincoln’s **Emancipation Proclamation** - which had **become official January 1, 1863**. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new **Executive Order**. However, with the **surrender of General Lee in April of 1865**, and the **arrival of General Granger’s regiment,** the **forces** were finally strong enough to**influence** and **overcome the resistance.**
 * June 19**

http://www.intlsurfingday.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Surfing_Day
 * Around the solstice**
 * June 20** International Surfing Day


 * June 21** National Aboriginal Day (Canada)


 * June 29** Saint's Day of San Pedro and San Pablo, used a date to plant [|Marigolds (Cempasúchil) flowers] for Day of the Dead (Mexico)


 * June 30** [|Social Media Day]

Floating Dates
Third Sunday in June: [|Father's Day] Matariki in June or July

Wikipedia
[|June]

Quotes
June: The time to make hay. - [|Cupid's Cyclopedia]