Midsummer Day and St. John's Day June 24 Long ago, people in Europe worshiped the sun. So the return of summer was a time of great rejoicing. The people lit bonfires--- symbols of the sun---and...
The Stars and Stripes
Flag Day June 14 Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off! The flag is passing by! from The Flag Goes By by Henry...
The long fast
Ramadan Every day during Ramadan, Muslims read their holy book, the Koran. If a person chooses not to eat or drink for a while, he or she "fasts." Muslims---people who follow the Islamic...
A feast for a king
> Kamehameha Day > > June 11 > > Today, Hawaii is one of the fifty states of the United States. But two hundred years ago it was a group of islands ruled by many kings. One of the kings,...
Day of the Commandments
Jews living in the city of Jerusalem celebrate Shabuot at a holy place called the Wailing Wall. The decorated covering protects a large scroll on which the Torah (the first five books of the Bible)...
Fifth day, fifth moon
Dragon Boat Festival Chinese people in the countries of Malaysia and Taiwan enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival every summer. This celebration comes in the month of the fifth moon on the Chinese...
The month of Juno
June is the sixth month of the year. It has thirty days. In ancient Roman times, when the year began in March, June was the fourth month of the year. Some people say that June was named for Juno,...
June
Brigham Young (1801) American who led the Mormons from Illinois to Utah Pat Boone (1934) American singer and actor John Randolph of Roanoke (1773) American statesman Edwin Way Teale (1899)...
