Shavuot
June 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
Semaine du 2024-06-10
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June 10, 2024
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June 11, 2024(1 event)
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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 |
June 14, 2024
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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 |