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June 10, 2024(1 event) Double Five PartyJune 10, 2024 
Today in China and Malaysia is the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Double 5 (the 5th of the 5th lunar month). It commemorates the poet Qu Yan who committed suicide by drowning in the Miluo, for his country. Boat races in the shape of dragons take place on this day. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #doublefive #QuYuan |
June 11, 2024(4 events) 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 Lendit Fair00:00 – 01:00 
Today, and for two weeks, the Lendit fair takes place in the Saint-Denis plain in France. Becoming the largest fair in Europe since the 9th century CE, with the grandson of Charlemagne, the fair is known for having goods from the known world. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #fair #France #SaintDenis #June 11 Kamehameha00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Hawaiians commemorate Kamehameha I. He was the first to conquer and rule the Hawaiian Islands. His grandson, Kamehameha V, erected a statue in his honor and made June 11 a national holiday. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 11 #Kamehameha #Hawaii matraliaJune 11, 2024 
On this day, the Romans celebrated Matralia in honor of Mater Matuta. Indigenous Latin goddess, her cult continued during the Roman Empire. She is the equivalent of the dawn goddess Aurora. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 11 #matralia #matermatuta #rome |
June 12, 2024(2 events) Dia dos Namorados00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Brazilians celebrate Dia dos Namorados (Lovers' Day). On the eve of Saint Anthony of Padua, lovers exchange gifts and do romantic activities. Largely replacing Valentine's Day, St. Anthony was known for blessing young married couples. This date was relevant in the Portuguese Empire but was gradually replaced by globalization. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 12 #Brazil #Namorados #Saint Anthony SkiraJune 12, 2024 
On this day, the Athenians celebrated Skira. The priestess of Athena, the priest of Poseidon and the priest of Helios were performing a ceremony marking the end of the year. The male/female roles were suspended that day. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Athens #Skira |
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 |
June 14, 2024(2 events) Dipolieia/Bouphonia00:00 – 01:00 
On this day, the Greeks celebrated Dipolieia/Bouphonia in honor of Zeus Polieus. A strange ritual was taking place. Wheat was placed on the altar in the presence of oxen. The first to feed was then sacrificed with an axe, and the killer was then tried for his crime. After a ritual judgment, the ax was declared guilty and thrown into the sea. #mythology #myth 1TP5Legend #calendar #June 14 #GreeceAncient #Athens #Dipolieia #Zeus Tecuilhuitontli00:00 – 01:00 
On this day, the Aztecs began the month of Tecuilhuitontli, the small festival in honor of Xochipilli and the goddess Huixtocihuatl. During the festival, a woman was seen as the ixiptla, or incarnation of Huixtocihuatl. This woman was sacrificed at the end of the festival. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Tecuilhuitontli #Aztec #June 14 |
June 15, 2024(4 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 Barsha UtsabJune 15, 2024 
Today, Bengalis celebrate Barsha Utsab. This cultural festival marks the start of the monsoon season. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 15 #bengladesh #barshautsab 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(4 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 Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib00:00 – 01:00 
Today, Sikhs commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib. He is one of the 10 founding Gurus. He was imprisoned, tortured and executed because he refused to convert to Islam in 1606. He was forced to sit on hot plates while hot sand was poured all over his body. This lasted at least five days. On the last day he was taken to the Ravi River and was never seen or heard from again. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #June 16 #GuruArjanDevSahib #Sikh nobannoJune 16, 2024 
Today Bengalis celebrate Nobanno or Nabanna. This is an opportunity to honor Bengali culture. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #16June #bengali #bengladesh 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 |