Day Guide for Thursday June 24th 2021

This is our day guide for Thursday June 24th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 175 of 2021.

Holidays on June 24th 2021

International: St. John's Day. The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.

Regional

Canada (regional): The National Holiday of Quebec. Saint-Jean Baptiste Day, the national holiday of Québec and a celebration of French-Canadian culture held on the birthday of Quebec’s patron saint

Regional

India (regional): Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti. Birthday of a 15th century mystic and poet. Celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima

Latvia: Jāņi. Jāņi marks the summer solstice and the shortest night of the year on St. John's Day.

Not a Public Holiday

Peru: Inti Raymi. The Inca Festival of the Sun takes place on the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

Regional

Philippines (regional): Manila Day. Manila Day is a public holiday that honours the 1571 founding of the city by Miguel López de Legaspi.

Sri Lanka: Poson Full Moon Poya. Commemorates the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Mahinda

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Observances on June 24th 2021

  • USA: National Pralines Day
  • USA: National Handshake Day
  • Brazil: Festa Junina
  • Peru: Inti Raymi

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