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May 30, 2024(1 event) Celebrates GodMay 30, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Corpus Christi or Corpus Christi. It is an essentially Catholic religious holiday designated on the Thursday following Trinity, that is to say sixty days after Easter, or the Sunday after in certain countries such as France. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Christianity #FeastGod #CorpusChristi |
May 31, 2024(1 event) Visitation of the Virgin MaryMay 31, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate the visitation of the Virgin Mary. The feast of the Visitation commemorates an episode from the Gospel according to Luke: the visit that Mary, pregnant with Christ, pays to her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with John the Baptist. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Virgin Mary #May 31 |
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June 8, 2024(1 event) Saint Medard00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Christians celebrate Saint Médard. Best known for the institution of La Rosière, Saint Médard is the patron saint of imprisoned people, people with mental illness or migraines and neuralgia, farmers and brewers. He is invoked against bad weather, for (or against, as the case may be) rain - hence his nickname "rainy saint". #mythology #myth #legend #saintMedard #France #8June #Rosière |
June 9, 2024(1 event) Saint ColumbaJune 9, 2024 
Today, the Scots celebrate Saint Columba. This Irish emissary introduced Christianity to the north of England, notably on the island of Iona where he created his monastic order. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #9June #SaintColumba |
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June 11, 2024(1 event) ShavuotJune 11, 2024 
Today, Jews celebrate Shavuot (Pentecost). They celebrate the start of the wheat harvest season and, in rabbinic tradition, the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. #mythology #myth #legend 1TP5Judaism #Chavuot |
June 12, 2024
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June 13, 2024(1 event) Anthony of PaduaJune 13, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Saint Anthony of Padua. It is notably the subject of chapters 39 and 40 of the legendary stories The Fioretti of Saint Francis of Assisi. Represented as a young, slender man holding the Child Jesus in his arms seated on a Bible, he is one of the most popular saints. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #padua #antoniodipadova #lisbon #13June |
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June 15, 2024(3 events) Amos00:00 – 01:00 
Today, the Orthodox celebrate Amos, the third of the 12 minor prophets. According to the Bible, Amos was the oldest contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760-755 BCE during the reign of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Judah. The prophet is characterized as speaking out against increased disparity between the very rich and the very poor with themes of justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 15 #Amos #Bible #OldTestament Arafat DayJune 15, 2024 
Today, Muslims celebrate Arafat Day. This holy day is the day when the last verse of the Quran was revealed, thus completing the religion. This is the second day of the pilgrimage to Mecca and the following day is the first day of the major Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #islam #Arafat Saint VitusJune 15, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Saint Vitus or Saint Guy. His life is a legend, and this varies from region to region in Europe. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 15 #saintvitus |
June 16, 2024(2 events) Eid al-AdhaJune 16, 2024 
Today, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) or Eid el-Kebir (the Great Feast). This feast commemorates the strength of Abraham's faith in his God, symbolized by the episode in which he accepts to sacrifice, on God's order, his son Ishmael before the arrival of the Archangel Gabriel. This day marks the end of the hajj. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #islam #aidaladha #aidelkebir Saint Cyr00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Catholics celebrate Saint Cyr. Martyred at the age of three, he was killed just before his mother, Saint Julitte, around 304. The Roman emperor Diocletian decreed a great persecution against Christians. Julitte, a widow and noblewoman, was a target by the government. She appeared in court with her son, and confirmed her belief. The child was taken from him, and struggling, he was thrown down the steps by the governor, he died with his neck broken. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 16 #saintCyr #Christianity |
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June 23, 2024(1 event) Fires of Saint JohnJune 23, 2024 
Today, the Spanish and Portuguese make the fires of Saint John. Large bonfires accompany meals, songs and dances during the night before Saint John's Day. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 23 #saintjean #alicante |
June 24, 2024(3 events) Trinity DayJune 24, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Pentecost. It celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the fiftieth day from Easter on a group of disciples of Jesus of Nazareth, including the Twelve Apostles. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Pentecost John the BaptistJune 24, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Saint John the Baptist. He is the prophet who announced the coming of Jesus of Nazareth. He baptized him on the banks of the Jordan, letting some of his disciples join him. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 24 #jeanlebaptiste #saintjean Wattah Wattah00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Filipinos celebrate Wattah Wattah or Basaan. Saint John is the patron saint of San Juan and other smaller towns on the islands. Children and adults walk the streets and generously sprinkle water on passers-by or travelers, with the traditional basaan (wetting of water) or buhusan (sprinkling of water) - to remind them of their baptism. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 24 #WattahWattah #Basaan #Pilippines |
June 25, 2024(1 event) Eid al-GhadirJune 25, 2024 
Today, Shia Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ghadir. It commemorates what is known as the Farewell Sermon delivered by Muhammad on 18 Dhu al-Hijja of the year 10 of the Hijri calendar, during his last pilgrimage. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #islam #aidalghadir |
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June 29, 2024(1 event) Solemnity of Saints Peter and PaulJune 29, 2024 
Today, Christians celebrate Saints Peter and Paul. For the Orthodox as well as Eastern Christians, this feast also marks the end of the fasting of the apostles. It is considered a day when Christians must attend a night vigil or Vespers, as well as the Divine Liturgy. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #saintpierre #saintpaul #29june |
June 30, 2024
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